Gruesome moment tick is removed from man's ear
Updated | By Lee-Roy Wright
This sickening clip left many viewers disturbed when it went viral, and now you're about to be freaked out too!
![image tick in ear image](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/image_tick_in_ear_image.width-800.jpg)
In what may be one of the most disturbing clips we have ever seen, there is a reminder that this could easily happen to any of us.
The video begins by showing a camera entering a patient's ear, travelling all the way in until the eardrum becomes visible.
As the picture becomes clearer, you are able to see the blood-sucking parasite latched onto the man's eardrum.
Luckily, the tick was removed and the patient survived what could have been a terrible infection.
Please note: This video contains graphic imagery.
So, go on, check those ears of yours!
If you are ever bitten by a tick, here's how you can treat it.
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