Dr. Nam removes a giant living leech from a man's nose in a hospital of Nghe An Province, Vietnam.

Dr. Nam said that the man went to the hospital and said that an animal had entered his nose and caused him pain.

After examination, the doctor discovered that there was a giant leech up his nose.

The man said that he swam across a stream and a leech might have entered his nose.

The doctor said the leech was attached to the man's nasal canal and sucked blood.

The leech damaged several parts of the nasal passages and this is the cause for pain. Luckily, the leech did not go deep inside.

The man will need several days of treatment to heal the wound in his nose.

The video was filmed with the patient's permission.
Video captured on August 12, 2020.

Video captured the moment of The doctor removes the giant living leech in the man's nos in hospital in Nghe An Province, Viet Nam.
According to the doctor, Dr. Nam said that the man went to the hospital and said that an animal had entered his nose and caused him pain.
After examination, the doctor discovered that there was a giant leech in the nose of the man.
The man said that he swam across a stream and it was possible that a leech had entered his nose.
The doctor said the leech was attached to the man's nasal canal and sucked blood.
The leech damaged several parts of the nasal passages and this is the cause for the man to suffer. Luckily, the leech did not go deep inside.
The man will need several days of treatment to heal the wound in the nose.
The video was filmed with the patient's permission.
Video captured on August 12, 2020.