Wednesday, July 8, 2009

So Gross I Needed To Share

In addition to my kiddos M,S, and J, I have six other munchkins in my life. On the side, when my kiddos are in school or on vacation, I pick up some extra hours babysitting my friend Kristen's* six wonderful children. While I was not actively involved with this story, or even there when it happened, it is just so gross I felt it needed to be shared with everyone! The other day Kristen called me to fill me in on a funny Harry* (her 12 year old) story. I was expecting something that I would be hysterically laughing about... not something I would be so horrifically grossed out about!

So last week Harry ended up spending the night at his cousin's house. The next day when he came home he was so tired from all the fun that he had had the night before that he ended up taking a little nap (outside on the porch). After he woke up he decided to go get clean and take a bath. A little while later Harry emerged from the bathroom and went to hunt down Kristen (who at the time was frantically scurrying around the house getting ready to leave for a wake that was starting in just a couple of hours). Harry announced to Kristen that he had a "bug" in his ear, and that he had tried to wash it out in the tub but had no luck. Kristen, who happens to actually own a doctor's ear scope, took a peek inside Harry's ear. Sure enough there was something inside his ear. GROSS! Kristen couldn't tell quite what it was but she could see it moving, and Harry could hear it buzzing, so they assumed it was something with wings! After poking and prodding at Harry's ear attempting to catch the "bug" with tweezers, Q-tips, the vacuum cleaner, and flushing it with hydrogen peroxide there was still no luck, so they called the pediatrician. The dumbfounded pediatrician had no advice, and told them to seek out some help at the ER. Once at the ER Kristen had hoped Harry would have a total meltdown, so that they could be seen right away (as she was now late for the wake). However, Harry being ever so uncooperative refused to play his mother's game. But... the fact that he had a "bug" in his ear apparently proved reason enough to be seen quickly. Thank goodness! Once Harry was ushered to a room EVERYONE at the ER wanted to come visit the boy with the "bug" in his ear. The doctors tried various different ways to extract the creepy crawly from Harry's ear but they too were unsuccessful at first. Harry had to keep reminding them after each failed attempt, that even if they were making some progress the "bug" was still alive. The doctors didn't exactly believe Harry... until he explained that he could still hear it buzzing inside his ear! EEK! Finally the doctors had some success with several large syringes filled with water. They were able to push the water into Harry's ear just so, and eventually the "bug" floated to a place in Harry's ear where the doctor could catch it with some tweezers. A very wet Harry proclaimed that the water sounded like Niagra Falls, but he was relieved that the "bug" turned out to be a moth and not a bee. So, somewhere between his cousin's house and his backyard a lovely little moth decided to fly into Harry's ear and make it its new home! Harry is now developing a new phobia to moths!

*name change!

2 Reactions:

Elizabeth said...

I want to sleep with ear plugs now, so creepy!!!

Joanna said...

I got the chills reading that. i'm still goose-bumpy.

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