A Vietnamese doctor was surprised recently to discover dozens of small 'mushrooms' growing in a man's ears.

The patient came to Dr Cuong in Ha Noi in December complaining of painful and itchy ears.

On examination with an endoscope, Cuong found the 2 cm-long fungi growing just above the eardrums.

He quickly removed them and told the patient it would take a few days for his ears to recover.

The fungi were causing inflammation and his uncomfortable symptoms, Cuong said.

The patient had likely transferred the fungi into his ear after sharing ear hygiene equipment with others, according to Cuong

This video was captured with the patient's permission.

A fungal ear infection develops when fungi grow inside a person's ear canal.

The condition, technically known as otomycosis, can be caused by various species of fungus and is fairly common.

Video captured the moment of Dozens of large mushrooms grows in the man's ear in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
According to the doctor, Dr. Cuong said that the man came to his clinic and said that he had pain and itchy ears.
The doctor examined and found dozens of mushrooms growing in the man's ear. The mushrooms are about 2 cm long and grow just above the eardrum.
The doctor quickly removed the mushrooms from the man's ear. The mushrooms caused his ears to become inflamed which made him feel pain and itchy.
The doctor examined and found dozens of mushrooms growing in the man's ear. The mushrooms are about 2 cm long and grow just above the eardrum.
The doctor quickly removed the mushrooms from the man's ear. The mushrooms caused his ears to become inflamed which made him feel pain and itchy.
The doctor says it will take a few days for the man's ears to recover. The man can become infected with ear mushrooms by sharing ear hygiene equipment with others.
The video was filmed with the patient's permission.