JAKARTA - It might be a good idea to ask a doctor to clean your ears because there are decades old objects that may be hiding there. It sounds far-fetched but it is a true reality for one TikTok user.
Jordan, 26 years old (@dogs_over_ppl) shared her story on the app in a video with the caption: 'When you go to the doctor with a cold and they water your ears and find a surprise.'
He then showed an image of the grim discovery which was a wax-coated object he described as a 'tube.'
These tubes are grommets that are often inserted into children's eardrums to allow air to pass and maintain the same pressure on both sides. This device prevents fluid buildup behind the eardrum.
Jordan put it in when he was four, which means it's been stuck in his ear for 22 years.
Grommets are supposed to fall out naturally after six to 12 months, but for Jordan, this never happened. After the discovery, Jordan said he 'didn't know if he heard better at this point.'
Those who commented were horrified by Jordan's story and many feared their own ears.
'Oh, my God. I hope mine isn't there! I had 3 sets when I was a kid,' wrote one concerned user.
While more explained that they experienced the same thing but had to undergo surgery to solve the problem.
“My bruh made a hole in my eardrum and then I had to have surgery to patch it,” one user said.
'Yes! I had it when I was 10 and the doctor was supposed to remove it but forgot! 12 years later I had to have surgery to get it out,' another commented.
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