Live crab removed from Abu Dhabi beachgoer’s ear

Live crab removed from Abu Dhabi beachgoer’s ear

  DUBAI – We don’t typically hear of this news in the UAE, but doctors in Abu Dhabi have found and removed a live sand crab from the ear of a shocked expatriate. Doctors at Burjeel medical centre at Marina Mall said the man had complained of pain in his right ear, which had swollen up. The 38-year-old man, who refused to be identified, said he was lying on the beach when he felt something go inside his ear. “I couldn’t figure out what it was,” he said. When doctors took a closer look, they found a tiny crab inside his ear canal. "All I could feel was that it was annoying. But never had I thought that it would be a crab," the man said. Dr Prabir Paul, specialist otolaryngologist, said the critter had to be quickly removed to avoid damage to the man’s ear structures. The crab was extracted alive through an endoscope-assisted procedure. Dr. Paul said it was good that the man did not attempt to remove the crab by himself as it might cause more harm that good. “Any attempts to remove these foreign objects may cause various complications like bleeding and damage to the organs," Dr. Paul said. ICA/PR/Expat 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