A Man Inserts a Grub Into His Ear to Eat the Wax
An English adventurer named Will Millard went to the jungles of New Guinea to study the Korowai people who still live in tree houses and use stone tools. It ended…
CHENGDU, CHINA – MARCH 11: A woman sits and relaxes while having her ears cleaned in Guanying pavilion of teahouse on March 11 ,2017 in Chengdu ,Sichuan Province,China.Ear-cleaning is a dying trade that originated with street barbers and has been passed down for generations in Chengdu. Practitioners use a variety of tools such as brushes with copper and wire handles and a tuning fork to massage acupuncture points inside the ear. Ear-cleaning has been traditionally viewed as a therapeutic form of Chinese medicine. (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images)
(Photo by Wang He/Getty Images)An English adventurer named Will Millard went to the jungles of New Guinea to study the Korowai people who still live in tree houses and use stone tools. It ended up as a two-part series on the BBC called "My Year With the Tribe".
In one clip a tribesman inserts a grub into Will's ear to clear out the waxy buildup. And it works. He can actually hear it eating the wax. It eventually comes out on its own.
