CAN BUGS CRAWL IN OUR EARS AND INTO OUR BRAIN....?

Question

WHEN WE ARE SLEEPING? i have a habit of keeping my hands on my ears when i'm getting ready to sleep i just can't help but think that bugs will come into my head arrr help me!

Answer 1

I suppose bugs could crawl in; it is possible, but unlikely.  I saw an interview with a pediatrician who said that lots of kids come in with bugs in their ears.  But the kids probably put them in there.  I think it is fairly unlikely one would crawl into yours.  Oh, and now that I think about it, I remember my grandma telling me about one time when she had a bug crawl into her ear.  Sorry if that freaks you out!  But I'm sure the chances of it happening to you are very small, and even if one did you could flush it out with water.

I know where you are coming from, though.  Back when I was a kid I saw a Star Trek movie where they put a bug in a guy's ear (I think is was "Wrath of Khan") and for the next 15 years or so I always had to sleep with a blanket pulled up over my ear!  I'm not exactly sure how I was able to stop, it just happened gradually.  Good luck in getting over your phobia!

Answer 2

not really, in central and south america there are beetles that do, but most bugs stay away   and they can't get into your brain

Answer 3

okay, but how about making sure that there are no bugs; check before you go to sleep this might help you see that there are no bugs so you won't feel traumatized--your behavior can become an obsession so check around the room and leave it at that--there are no bugs so I can now go to sleep without fear.  The idea here is to change your thinking--cognitive therapy--changing how you think

Answer 4

Yes, but they would have to CHEW their way through your eardrum and then go through your auditory canal to get to your brain. That happening is less likely than you being killed by pamela anderson.Calm down, goodnight.

Answer 5

No if they did you would die.