Özet:

Ticks can be rarely seen in the external auditory canal (EAC) or on the tympanic membrane. Ticks can cause many diseases. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the most important diseases in our country caused by ticks due to the lack of effective treatment. Ticks in the eksternal auditory canal can turn into a life threatening situation due to CCHF. The way that is important in terms of disease risk. In this article, we presented cases of ticks extracted from the EAC of two patient and from the tympanic membrane of one patient. This article also describes the technique of removing ticks from the EAC. In addition, it was aimed to draw attention to CCHF disease caused by ticks. It is pointed out that spilling of solutions such as alcohol used in other living foreign bodies will increase the risk of disease.

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