Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/woman-sneezes-out-maggots-after-fly-larvae-get-trapped-in-her-deviated-septum/

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PostaL@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 169d (1 reply)

Learn how to read, they said. It will be fun, they said.

Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d

And now I can't un-hear that. Fabulous...

billwashere@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 169d

Thanks. I hate it.

human@slrpnk.net · 29 pts · 169d

The aristocrats! 👐

Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 169d

My day was better before I saw this.

AmidFuror@fedia.io · 25 pts · 169d

On a hot and dry September day, she recalled a swarm of flies bombarding her face. About a week later, she had facial pain and then developed a cough over the next two to three weeks. Those were her only symptoms until October 15, when she sneezed and reported that “worms” came out of her nose. They were, in fact, late-stage sheep bot fly larvae.

SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 169d

dizzle18@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 169d

Nope.

SalamenceFury@piefed.social · 11 pts · 169d

Oh HELL NO.

GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 169d

What the hell is wrong with you? Delete this from the internet!

throws phone across the room

Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 169d

God is a jester on meth and these are his ideas of jokes.

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 169d

No thank you.

Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 169d

Oh

ikidd@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 169d (2 replies)

Oh, man. Seriously, don't search for "nasal myiasis" on YT if you are squeamish at all.

It's awesome.

alt_xa_23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d (1 reply)

I saw some pictures of oral myiasis once, and they were pretty freaky

ikidd@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d

The one where they're pulling maggot out behind the woman's front teeth is mesmerizing

auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 169d

As flies go it’s kinda cute

pageflight@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 169d (1 reply)

I see you, too, enjoy a good Beth Mole article.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 169d

shd gets paid to shit post, what's not to like ?

rbos@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 169d

NOPE

TronBronson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 168d

Cocaine Blaine. Dats my dawg.

Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 169d

man am I glad I stopped doing blow

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 169d

Probably felt really good