Teen Had Pain in His Ear, Felt Something and Pulled. The Result? Pure Horror.

An Arkansas teenager woke up this week with pain in his ear. When he felt something in there, he pulled.

Now, get ready to gag.

What 14-year-old Grant Botti yanked out of his year on Tuesday was a 4-inch long centipede — still alive.

Shocking discovery for a Saline Co. teen, as he pulls a 4" centipede out of his ear - https://t.co/JZxlPN5owE #KATV7 pic.twitter.com/rnmtMjhFTa

— KATV News (@KATVNews) June 30, 2015

According to KATV-TV, his ear was still hurting, so Botti's mother took him to the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas, where doctors found the arthropod had damaged his ear drum. The injury is being treated and he is expected to recover, at least physically, the news station reported.

This Kid Pulled A Centipede Out Of His Ear And There Are Photos And Oh My God https://t.co/CQmwAEcFy6 via @BuzzFeed pic.twitter.com/UVHCjq8wTO

— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) July 1, 2015

As for where the centipede came from, KATV reported that the family is unsure exactly but noted that the teen had been outside swimming recently.

This is not the first time we've seen creatures crawl out of people's ears — check out those other stories here and here.

(H/T: Buzzfeed)

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