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BANGKOK, April 27 (Reuters) - Doctors found around 50
maggots in the ears of an 84-year-old Thai man after he went to
hospital complaining of an itch.
Wednesday's Nation newspaper said Anan Temtan, who lives in
the tsunami-hit southern resort island of Phuket, had used
cotton buds to relieve the itching, but had scratched so hard
his eardrums ruptured and started bleeding.
"We believe flies might have gone inside his ears to lay
eggs, which hatched into larvae and caused the itching," said
Somsak Nonthasri, the doctor who treated him.
Somsak, who used tweezers and a small suction device to
remove the maggots, said Anan would be kept in for observation
for a while to make sure no more eggs hatched.

'inserting cotton buds into ears can cause maggot infestation and death'

but can anyone tell me what they make and sell cotton buds for if you're not meant to stick them in your ears to get out the gunk?