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2018-03-17 04:44:02
Can any insect go to brain through ear. I mean like the way tapeworm enters our brain through cabbage . So can any such insect enter our brain through our ear ?
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Ear is a rigid structure and it is protected by all around by hard bone. Insects can reach upto the ear drum and then they can't go any further. So there is no way any insect can enter brain through the ear. Only exception being maggots in the ear which is a rare condition.
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