Mother shares horrifying moment she found ticks living in her daughter’s ear

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I went to wash my daughter’s ears during bath time, and it looked like she had shoved something in her ear,” she wrote in the text over the photo. DeLoach also included a photo of her child at the doctor’s office, sharing that her daughter “acted fine, except for when someone messed with or wanted to look in her ear”. She noted how the tick could have gotten in there, adding: “We had been working in the yard the day before…Our poor baby girl.” Speaking to The Independent, the mother noted that her daughter used antibiotic ear drops for seven days, after her visit to the doctor. “Especially when toddlers that can’t tell you if it feels like something is in their ear.” DeLoach also spoke to People about fellow parents who’ve reached out to her, explaining: “Other parents have told me about similar experiences, even ticks crawling onto their child off of their dog.