Taipei Times
Date: Aug 23, 2019
By: Hsieh Chieh-yu and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer
A doctor in Nantou County advised people not to share personal hygiene products, after a growth of
Nantou Hospital otolaryngology department physician Wu Chao-kuan points to an image of a surgically removed wart yesterday in an examination room at the hospital.
Photo: Hsieh Chieh-yu, Taipei Times
warts inside a 70-year-old man’s ears was likely caused by a reusable ear pick used at a hair salon.
The man, surnamed Huang (黃), experienced itchiness inside his right ear and occasional pus and bloody discharge, Nantou Hospital otolaryngologist Wu Chao-kuan (吳昭寬) said.
Huang visited the hospital after losing hearing in the ear, Wu said, adding that an endoscopic exam confirmed the growth of warts.
The warts were surgically removed and Huang’s hearing gradually recovered, he added.
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