A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine details a rather unusual and unsettling situation involving a 64-year-old woman. She sought medical attention after experiencing persistent clicking and rustling in her left ear for four days. Upon examination, doctors were surprised to discover a small spider and its exoskeleton inside her ear canal, as documented in a video.
Reference: Liyin Weng, B.S., and Tengchin Wang, M.D., A Spider and Its Exoskeleton in the Ear Canal, New England Journal of Medicine, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2307942