A doctor removed a live poisonous ant from a 10-year-old girl's ear canal in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 27.

According to the doctor, the girl arrived at the hospital complaining of an earache. She explained that an ant had crawled into her ear, causing discomfort.

The doctor promptly extracted the ant from the girl's ear using a cotton swab, opting not to use tweezers or forceps to avoid causing panic or further ear pain, given the girl's young age.

Fortunately, the ant did not cause any damage to her ear canal.

The girl recounted that the ant had crawled into her ear while she was sleeping, and the doctor advised using a mosquito net to prevent insects from entering her ears.

This footage was filmed with the patient's permission.

Video captured the moment of Doctor removed a live poisonous ant from a 10-year-old girl's ear canal in Ha Noi, Vietnam.
According to the doctor, the girl came to the hospital with an earache. The girl said an ant had crawled into her ear and was attacking her ear.
The doctor quickly removed the ant from the girl. Because the girl was young, the doctor used a cotton swab to take the ant out, not using tweezers or forceps because it could cause her to panic and cause ear pain.
Fortunately, the ant did not damage the girl's ear canal.
According to the girl, while she was sleeping, the ant crawled into her ear.
The doctor said you should use mosquito nets when sleeping to prevent insects from getting into your ears.
This footage was filmed with the patient's permission.