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| Woman finds flesh-eating bugs in ear after Peru trip | Woman finds flesh-eating bugs in ear after Peru trip |
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| A woman has spoken of the moment doctors discovered flesh-eating maggots in her ear after a trip to Peru. | A woman has spoken of the moment doctors discovered flesh-eating maggots in her ear after a trip to Peru. |
| Rochelle Harris, from Swanwick in Derbyshire, was on holiday with her boyfriend James earlier this year when she walked through a swarm of flies. | |
| During the flight home the 27-year-old developed a severe headache, shooting pain in her face and noticed "scratching noises" in her head. | During the flight home the 27-year-old developed a severe headache, shooting pain in her face and noticed "scratching noises" in her head. |
| Doctors at Royal Derby Hospital found the New World Screwworm Fly larvae. | Doctors at Royal Derby Hospital found the New World Screwworm Fly larvae. |
| Surgeons later said the fly had hatched eggs and had then chewed a 12mm hole in her ear canal. | Surgeons later said the fly had hatched eggs and had then chewed a 12mm hole in her ear canal. |
| 'Writhing mass' of maggots | 'Writhing mass' of maggots |
| "I was very scared. I wondered if they were in my brain," said Ms Harris. | "I was very scared. I wondered if they were in my brain," said Ms Harris. |
| "I thought to myself 'This could be very, very serious.' | "I thought to myself 'This could be very, very serious.' |
| 'I just wanted them out of me and now I knew what was causing the sensations and sounds it made it all the worse." | 'I just wanted them out of me and now I knew what was causing the sensations and sounds it made it all the worse." |
| Ms Harris' story features on a new Discovery Channel documentary, called Bugs, Bites and Parasites which starts on Sunday and follows the work of specialists treating mysterious illnesses. | Ms Harris' story features on a new Discovery Channel documentary, called Bugs, Bites and Parasites which starts on Sunday and follows the work of specialists treating mysterious illnesses. |
| Ms Harris said she remembered walking through a swarm of flies when in Peru and a fly had got inside her ear. But once she had shooed it away she thought nothing more of it. | Ms Harris said she remembered walking through a swarm of flies when in Peru and a fly had got inside her ear. But once she had shooed it away she thought nothing more of it. |
| A surgeon who treated Ms Harris said: "We needed to fully explore inside to make sure the maggots hadn't extended anywhere dangerous." | A surgeon who treated Ms Harris said: "We needed to fully explore inside to make sure the maggots hadn't extended anywhere dangerous." |
| During a closer inspection using a microscope and speculum he described a 'writhing mass' of maggots and found a family of eight large maggots. | During a closer inspection using a microscope and speculum he described a 'writhing mass' of maggots and found a family of eight large maggots. |
| Ms Harris has suffered no long-term effects of the encounter but says she is no longer squeamish about bugs. | Ms Harris has suffered no long-term effects of the encounter but says she is no longer squeamish about bugs. |