BUG... EARED!

FOOT LOOSE

- RON MOON

IT WASN’T funny, even though most people laugh outright or at least chuckle when you first tell the story. In this case it was a bug that crawled into my ear while camped on the Starcke Track, about a five-hour drive north of Cooktown. I’m prompted to tell this yarn as bugs in ears have been hitting the headlines of late, and in every case it’s anything but funny and the first aid, especially out in the bush, seems to be little known. And from what I’ve read in recent days, camping, especially in summer or up north when its pleasantly warm, is the peak time for bugs to crawl into ears.