One day, a 21-year-old woman from Dharan, Nepal, suddenly developed ear pain, hearing loss, and dizziness. The cause turned out to be a tick lodged in her ear canal. The woman had been ...

Buried in the skin of her ear canal was a tick, according to the report. Ticks have an enzyme in their saliva that causes inflammation and, in some cases, paralysis, doctors said. Erik Karits via ...