Tick Found Attached to Eardrum of 9-Year-Old Boy in Connecticut After He Reported Hearing Buzzing

Tick Found Attached to Eardrum of 9-Year-Old Boy in Connecticut After He Reported Hearing Buzzing
In this file image, a boy, receives an ear exam in Cicero, Illinois on Feb. 22, 2005. Tim Boyle/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
By Simon Veazey, Freelance Reporter
Updated:

A 9-year-old Connecticut boy who first reported hearing a buzzing sound was found to have a dog tick attached to his ear drum.

The case of the unnamed boy was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 2, along with a picture of the tick inside his ear.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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