In both cases the maggots were removed by forceps.

Haug has observed a tic (ixodes ricinus) in the ear of a lad of seventeen.

The creature was killed by a mercuric-chlorid solution, and removed with a probe.
There is a common superstition that centipedes have the faculty of entering the ear and penetrating the brain, causing death.

The authors have knowledge of an instance in which three small centipedes were taken from the ear of a policeman after remaining there three days; during this time they caused excruciating pain, but there was no permanent injury.

The Ephemerides contains instances in which, while yet living, worms, crickets, ants, and beetles have all been taken from the ear.