A little girl suffering from ear pain was horrified to discover she had hundreds of ticks wriggling inside her.
Hayfa Nasir, from Malaysia, had been complaining for weeks about an earache that her mother dismissed as a common ear infection.
But Hayfa was taken to hospital when the pain migrated up his neck and he developed extreme fatigue.
Doctors placed a camera inside her ear and found hundreds of baby ticks, each smaller than a grain of sand, clustered on her ear.
Her mother revealed the case online in a warning to other parents, adding that fortunately her daughter had recovered quickly once the ticks were removed.
The mother said her mistake was probably allowing her daughter to pet strangers’ cats, which may have carried the ticks.
Malaysia’s climate is ideal for ticks, which prefer mild weather and humidity.
Ticks are dangerous because they can transmit bacteria, viruses and parasites that cause diseases in humans and animals, such as incurable Lyme disease.
Hayfar Nasir, from Malaysia, was found to have a tick infestation inside her ear

The image above shows the baby ticks inside the girl’s ear
They are also a threat in the United States, with more than 31 million people bitten each year.
Half a million Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, although the number is likely much higher due to the number of patients who never receive treatment.
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Ticks can climb into the ear by crawling on the skin around the ear and then navigating through the ear canal.
Some experts say they prefer to target the inner ear because the skin here is thinner, making it easier to bite to suck blood.
Revealing her daughter’s case, Aqila said: “Lessons for mothers: Don’t ignore your child’s complaints of pain.”
After the ticks were removed, your daughter’s ear was also thoroughly cleaned to remove any eggs left behind.
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