Fifteen or twenty years ago, I woke with a buzzing in my ear, went into the bathroom, began to fiddle with my finger - then a Q-tip. A giant earwig crawled out!!! I FREAKED!!!!!!!!!!! The worst part was that there was no information available at that time, and I thought they had to be known as EARWIGS for some reason. I called my doctor and spoke to our pharmacist. Neither could offer any help. With visions of thousands of them hatching in my head in the following weeks, I did buy the strongest ear-cleansing products that could be purchased over the counter, and flushed my ear for a couple of days. I still shudder when I think of it, but I'm still here, and my brain still works.