She said, “So I’m dying inside, thinking it’s a bug, there’s a freaking bug in my ear. [He] brings out tweezers, and it was so painful. He’s pulling really hard, and it’s right on my ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Iram Ahmad: Inside your middle ear is the nerve ... Especially from menaces like bacteria, viruses, and even adventurous insects. And for that, your ears' best defense is earwax.

Narrator: For some bug babies, your body is home sweet ... In 2018, a cockroach crawled inside a sleeping man's ear and laid an egg sac. Luckily, roaches don't go out of their way to do this ...