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Doctors find brown recluse spider in woman's ear - 08/25/19 02:43 PM
Doctors find brown recluse spider in Missouri woman's ear
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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Doctors in Missouri found a brown recluse spider in a woman's ear after she went to the medical clinic complaining about the sound of water in her ear.
'I was grossed out': Doctors find brown recluse spider in woman's ear
Susie Torres was first assessed by a medical assistant who believed some kind of insect was in her ear.
The medical staff used several tools to extract the spider from her ear and informed her it was a venomous brown recluse.
"Just why, where, what and how? I never thought that they would crawl in your ear or any part of your body," said Torres.
Torres described the sound the bug made as a swooshing almost like when water is stuck in your ear.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "brown recluse spiders are usually found in workplaces with secluded, dry, sheltered areas such as underneath structures logs, or in piles of rocks or leaves."
Brown recluse bites can be painful and do require medical attention if bitten. Symptoms can include chills, fever, and nausea.
" A small white blister usually develops at the site of the bite. The venom of a brown recluse can cause a severe lesion by destroying skin tissue (skin necrosis)," the CDC states on their website.
Torres said she was still in disbelief about the situation but feels very lucky she was not bitten by the spider.
"Never thought that they would crawl in your ear or any part of your body," said Susie Torres. " I was lucky that I didn't get bitten by this recluse."
Torres says she'll be sleeping with cotton balls in her ears from now on.
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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Doctors in Missouri found a brown recluse spider in a woman's ear after she went to the medical clinic complaining about the sound of water in her ear.
'I was grossed out': Doctors find brown recluse spider in woman's ear
Susie Torres was first assessed by a medical assistant who believed some kind of insect was in her ear.
The medical staff used several tools to extract the spider from her ear and informed her it was a venomous brown recluse.
"Just why, where, what and how? I never thought that they would crawl in your ear or any part of your body," said Torres.
Torres described the sound the bug made as a swooshing almost like when water is stuck in your ear.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "brown recluse spiders are usually found in workplaces with secluded, dry, sheltered areas such as underneath structures logs, or in piles of rocks or leaves."
Brown recluse bites can be painful and do require medical attention if bitten. Symptoms can include chills, fever, and nausea.
" A small white blister usually develops at the site of the bite. The venom of a brown recluse can cause a severe lesion by destroying skin tissue (skin necrosis)," the CDC states on their website.
Torres said she was still in disbelief about the situation but feels very lucky she was not bitten by the spider.
"Never thought that they would crawl in your ear or any part of your body," said Susie Torres. " I was lucky that I didn't get bitten by this recluse."
Torres says she'll be sleeping with cotton balls in her ears from now on.