Now, a video of the crustacean being extracted has unlocked new fears, leaving netizens terrified online.
After several seconds of the person trying to pull out the thing inside the ear canal, netizens were taken by surprise to see a tiny crab coming after a lot of prodding and jumping onto the floor.
The woman is seen reacting in pain and stunned to find it hard to believe how it got inside her ear in the first place.
With nearly 2.5 million views on the original video, it has gone viral on other platforms as well.
From medical professionals to other content creators, several people have joined in the video app to express their disgust and fears with many left in disbelief.