I found a worm in my ear just now. After looking it up on Google it turned out to be an earworm. I am freaked out and disgusted. I have been feeling a tingling sensation in my ear since a few months but never but never gave it much thought. I do not use Q-tip to clean as I have heard it further pushes the ear wax in. I just clean it with my towel.  How is this possible? Can it be due to excess use of earphones? What measures can be taken to prevent this? Can there be more worms inside?