Got a leech in my nose after drinking a sip of spring water.

Quang Binh A few days after drinking spring water, the 31-year-old man had itching and discomfort in his nostrils, occasionally bleeding, and the doctor discovered a leech in his nose.

On the morning of June 10, doctors at the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi said that the leech was still alive and wriggling in the patient’s nose. The doctor successfully removed the leech using an endoscope.

Leeches often appear in mountainous areas, mixed in stream water. Initially, leeches are very small in size, difficult to detect with the naked eye. In the human body, leeches suck blood and grow very quickly.

A leech was removed from a patient's nose. Photo: Long Nhat — A leech was removed from a patient's nose. Photo: *Long Nhat*

Many people use their hands to scoop up spring water to drink, the leeches are as small as threads mixed in the water, invisible to the naked eye. When they invade, the animal sticks to the lower throat - larynx, sucks blood and grows as big as a finger, at which point it will cause symptoms of throat obstruction and difficulty breathing.

In many cases, doctors cannot see the leech because it is hidden in the crevices. They have to examine it many times before they can detect it.

Doctors warn people not to wash their faces or drink stream water when going to forests or streams. If there are any unusual symptoms in the nose or throat, go to the hospital immediately for a check-up.

Long Nhat

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