A doctor in China removed a dandelion that was growing in the ear canal of a 16-month-old girl earlier this week, according to Shanghai Daily’s translation of the Beijing Morning Post.



The girl called “Ranran,” had been scratching at her ear for months. When the itching had become excessive her mother had a look and saw 'something' inside her ear canal.

Apparently a seed had lodged in her ear canal, and by the time her parents brought her to the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, “the dandelion had totally grown into Ranran’s ear and filled her ear canal wall,” Dr. Gu Qinglong said.


Doctors said the dandelion had grown into the girl's ear and had completely filled the canal wall, which could have caused the infant severe damage. 'Even the slightest bit of pressure put her at risk for internal bleeding so it had to come out,' said Gu Qinglong, the hospital's chief physician of otolaryngology.

The warm and humid conditions in the ear canal are likely to have encouraged growth, added the doctor. According to the Beijing Morning Post, the flower had grown to nearly 2cm long, with the humid conditions in the ear canal encouraging its growth. Doctors were able to surgically remove the flower. If the thought of a dandelion growing in your ear scares you, you should know that much more disturbing things have been found in ear canals.

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