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Worm in baby ear
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I saw a small white colour worm, outside my 8 months old son's ear. Want to know, could a small worm get in brain through ear, could it damage ear drum, what happened if ear drum damaged. Is it possible to hear with damaged ear drum?
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Dr. Vinay S Bhat
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
It is unlike that worm can get inside ear without causing any symptoms in baby such as excessive crying and ear discharge. Though it's unlike to cause any significant damage you should visit nearby ENT as soon as possible
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