How Ants are Like Hobbits
If a hobbit by the name of Frodo Baggins felled the Lord of the Rings, Sauron, then a small ant can wreak havoc with a human’s health and disposition.
I was thrown into a small panic yesterday, 24 January 2009, when I noticed that ants had crawled onto the wire of my lapel mike, which I had left in the girls’ dressing room in between the matinee and evening shows. The ant invasion was most probably caused by the sweet smell of fruits that a co-actor had thoughtfully brought to share.
It was most unpleasant remembering my first, and, hopefully, last experience with an ant in my ear. Liesl Batucan chimed that she also experienced the same thing, and recounted the loud scratching, the crawling, etc.
However, unlike me, she knew at the time the first aid for such an occurrence, while I did not. My ignorance landed me in the hospital for a consultation with an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor, and then Mercury Drug with a prescription for eardrops and antibiotics.
What is the first aid when an ant crawls into your ear?
According to the ENT doctor, the best thing to do is to pour oil into your ear. The heavy liquid will immobilize the ant before it can cause any major damage to your ear drum, and then drown it to death.
Aside from thumping my things to dislodge the critters and pouring alcohol on affected items, I requested the ants to leave and, for those who remained, I apologized for the death that will surely come their way.
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