How Can a Cockroach Get Inside You?

A cockroach in your ear can cause a variety of issues, including bleeding, pus, and even loss of hearing. The roach would have to chew through a series of layers of skin, hair, and wax in order to enter your ear. Your ear canal is about 0.8 cm in diameter and contains a tympanic membrane. If a cockroach managed to make its way through this barrier, it would not move for several minutes. It might even die, depending on the level of infection.

If you are worried about an insect invading your ear, you can take action to eliminate it. You can kill it with mineral oil or a numbing drug called lidocaine. However, be aware that some chemicals may cause you to vomit or poop. The cockroaches that live inside you are responsible for releasing fungi and bacteria. It is unlikely that roaches will cause you to vomit or poop, but you should never ingest the cockroach’s excreta.

There is one case of a woman who lived in a home where cockroaches were abundant. She woke up one morning with a piercing pain in her left ear. She was taken to the emergency room and was treated. A doctor discovered a live cockroach in her ear. The cockroach had been there for 12 hours.