Miss M (Woman with roach in ear)
Appearances
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
It was about 2 o'clock in the morning. I was laying on the couch. I was on the couch because all the rooms was full. And I just felt something in my ear. And I knew exactly what it was when I felt it. And it was making this shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. And I jumped up and I started screaming, Ma, Ma, got to wash my hands. She came out the room and
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
We told everybody else in the house we were on our way to the hospital. He stuck this thing in my ear about this long. Pulled it out. It did take but a minute to get out.
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
It was a big one. It was a big one, no little tiny one. It cost me about $165 to get him out. The doctor's going to charge me.
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
You've got to have a lot of roaches in your house to get them in your ear. Because one or two, they're not going for your ear. They're looking for some food.
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
Yeah, by mistake. And then they can't go backwards. So they can't come out. Of course, it's only crawled one way.
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
Y'all have to say anything about bushes. I'm going to think about bushes. It's a normal thing around here, you know. We just live with it. We just live with it.
This American Life
361: Fear of Sleep
We didn't know exactly what it was, but, you know, something was biting us.