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TIANJIN, CHINA - MAY 2: (CHINA OUT) A doctor puts plasters on acupuncture points in an overweight patient's ear to reduce his appetite at the Aimin Acupuncture Weight Loss Hospital on May 2, 2005 in Tianjin, 120 km southeast of Beijing, China. The hospital specialises in weight loss by means of acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, regular exercise and a strictly controlled diet. More than 20 percent of Chinese adults are overweight, according to the International Obesity Task Force. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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Doctor pulls live cockroach out of patient’s ear

James // Dave & Chuck the Freak June 22nd, 2018

A man in China was experiencing some discomfort in his ear so he went to the doctor.  The doctor discovered that a live cockroach was the cause of the issue.

In a video made using an otoscope you can see the doctor reach into the patient’s ear with tweezers and pull the bug out.  The cockroach can still be seen moving around once taken out of the man’s ear canal.

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Doctor pulls live cockroach out of patient's ear

June 20 (UPI) -- A doctor in China used tweezers to reach into a patient's ear and pulled out the cause of his discomfort -- a live cockroach. A video recorded at a hospital in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, shows the doctor using an otoscope to peer into the man's ear after he came in complaining of discomfort.