Man in his 50s in Guangzhou, Guangdong, likes to pick his ears. He feels uncomfortable if he does not do it for a day.

After developing left earache, ear discharge and other symptoms, it was diagnosed that Mr. Zhou was suffering from the rare "squamous cell carcinoma of the left external auditory canal" Dr. Ni Rongsheng, director of the Otolaryngology Department of Nanjing Jiangbei Hospital, said that frequent ear picking leads to ear inflammation and even tumors.