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Are these the best mates in the world? Friends pluck trapped moth from man's ear canal Are these the best mates in the world? Friends pluck trapped moth from man's ear canal
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Do you happen to be eating? If so, put the food down.Do you happen to be eating? If so, put the food down.
Stomach-churning footage of a man having a live moth plucked from the inner cavities of his ear with a tweezer has gone viral.Stomach-churning footage of a man having a live moth plucked from the inner cavities of his ear with a tweezer has gone viral.
The man, only known as Mikey, is filmed by friends (who needs enemies?) writhing on the floor in agony after a moth flew straight into his ear canal.The man, only known as Mikey, is filmed by friends (who needs enemies?) writhing on the floor in agony after a moth flew straight into his ear canal.
He can be heard saying “It’s just f***ed up man” and that he could hear it in his head.He can be heard saying “It’s just f***ed up man” and that he could hear it in his head.
His pals decide to remove the moth themselves, in addition to a tick that also happened to make its way into his ear. And it's all on camera.His pals decide to remove the moth themselves, in addition to a tick that also happened to make its way into his ear. And it's all on camera.
Warning: video contains footage of a disgusting nature and a lot of (understandable) swearingWarning: video contains footage of a disgusting nature and a lot of (understandable) swearing
 
 
His friends successfully manage to extract the moth, amidst a cacophony of screams and laughter, to find the brown moth fluttering still half-alive and actually quite large.His friends successfully manage to extract the moth, amidst a cacophony of screams and laughter, to find the brown moth fluttering still half-alive and actually quite large.