Literally proving one’s worst nightmare true, a Chinese man who complained of an itchy ear found out it was caused by nothing but a spider. A horrifying video from China has recently surfaced online and chances are it’ll make most people quite uncomfortable. It shows a doctor flushing out a live spider from a man’s ear. Identified as Li, the man went to seek medical help when he had an itchy feeling inside his ear. A video of what doctors found inside has been made online.

The patient, identified as Li, is in his early 20s and he visited the affiliated hospital of Yangzhou University Medical School in Yangzhou to seek help from an ENT specialist his itchy ear. According to the sources, the man was experiencing a  “crawling sensation” and constant itching in his right ear for a prolonged period.

Initially, doctors failed to notice anything abnormal with their bare eyes. However, with the help of a microscope, they were shocked when they spotted a grey spider crawling in the patient’s ear canal. The tiny size of the arachnid made it impossible for the doctor to grab it with tweezers. So, he filled the ear canal with a few drops of saline solution and forced the spider to crawl out. The process was recorded and shared online. 

Luckily, the spider was removed in time and the patient did not sustain any injuries.: Watch Video