Coverage dated January 12, 2022

New Zealand man has cockroach extracted from ear three days after feeling wriggling

Headline from The Guardian

Zane Wedding said he initially thought the problem was just water in his ear and later gave the insect to the ear specialist as a memento

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Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

Local News 8
'A cockroach moving in my head': Insect removed from man's ear after three days (opens Local News 8)
Published Jan 12, 2022
Local News 8's feed description
When 40-year-old Zane Wedding went swimming last week, he left with more than he bargained for -- a cockroach, which burrowed inside his left ear and stayed there for three days.
Waco Tribune-Herald
'A cockroach moving in my head': Insect removed from man's ear after 3 days (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)
Published Jan 12, 2022
Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description
The man had taken a dip at his local pool in New Zealand when, unbeknownst to him, the creature had crept inside his ear.
The Guardian
New Zealand man has cockroach extracted from ear three days after feeling wriggling (opens The Guardian)
Published Jan 12, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Zane Wedding said he initially thought the problem was just water in his ear and later gave the insect to the ear specialist as a memento

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