A YOUNG man made a vile discovery when clearing out his earwax.
Ellis Lloyd Jones, 24, bought a tiny camera attacked to an ear picking stick to dig down and remove stubborn wax.
But he found more than he expected – spotting a white round object that was hiding deep in his ear canal.
Ellis managed to pull it out to discover it was a sticker from a Gala apple – and says he hasn't eaten one since he was a child.
The stand-up comedian and drag queen, of Treorchy in the Rhondda Fawr valley, South Wales, then shared the video on TikTok.
Ellis, who has over 200,000 followers, said: "I've been going at it just to see like what's inside my ears and what I can get out. You see the usual wax, you see hairs and stuff like that.
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"But I found something which I don't think you should find in your ear. Here's a warning, you're gonna see something really disgusting."
Ellis managed to get it out of his ear before he cleared away the wax and put the sticker on a piece of kitchen roll.
He said: "I haven't had a Gala apple in years. So this by here has been stuck in my ears for years."
The clip has now been shared over four million times – and viewers were left baffled how it had been hidden for so long.
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One said: "This is not what they meant by an apple a day keeps the doctor away," while another said: "I don't know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't that."
Another follower asked: "How did that get in there?" – and Ellis replied: "I can only assume I put it in when I was a child."
What to do when something is stuck in your ear
Regardless of what’s in the ear, it’s important to get it out as quickly as possible. Here are some important steps to follow:
- Try to see if the object will fall out simply by tilting your child’s head.
- If you can see the object in the ear and think you can remove it easily, carefully pull it out with a pair of tweezers. Be careful not to push it in deeper, and don’t poke at the ear or try to remove the object by force. The ear canal is very sensitive, and this could be painful.
- If it is a live insect, kill it before you try to remove it. Put a few drops of warm (not hot) baby oil or vegetable oil in the ear. Have your child tilt and gently shake their head to dislodge the bug. Don't use this method for anything other than an insect, and don't use it if your child is in pain, the ear is bleeding, or if they have tubes in their ear.
- If you’re sure the eardrum isn’t injured and your child doesn’t have tubes in their ear, try washing the object out with a little warm water.
You should see your doctor immediately if you can’t easily get the object out by yourself, or if parts of it remain in the ear. You should also get medical help if there’s pain, hearing loss, or discomfort after the object is removed.
Source: WebMD
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