# Doctor pulls live cricket from man's ear

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 8, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790 "2014-10-08T19:11:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790/1 "2014-10-08T19:11:45Z")

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The SDMB Zit-Poppin’ Brigade should just _love_ this one.

Disgusting…but strangely fascinating!

> **[Doctors Pull Live Cricket Out Of Man's Ear](https://www.iflscience.com/doctors-pull-live-cricket-out-mans-ear-25915)**
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> Doctors Pull Live Cricket Out Of Man's Ear

(link goes to article that contains icky and fascinating video)

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**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790/2 "2014-10-08T19:33:09Z")

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That’s just wrong and probably inhumane to the patient.

I’ve always seen a bug in the ear in the doc’s office/ER killed via oil or lidocaine poured into the ear. That way the patient doesn’t feel/hear said bug moving around.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790/3 "2014-10-08T19:48:25Z")

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As a child of the generation that was traumatized by the Earwig episode of The Twilight Zone … I’m just gonna “NOPE!” on out of here.

NOPE! NOPE! NOPE!

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790/4 "2014-10-08T20:02:45Z")

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The cricket shall henceforth be called “Tinnitus”, or “10” for short.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-pulls-live-cricket-from-mans-ear/700790/5 "2014-10-09T12:14:16Z")

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…and then the doctor pulled a quarter out of his ear, to help pay for the treatment.