Can pinworms survive in your nasal passages/ears?

Pin worms survive on the basis of anal-hand-mouth-anal cycle….meaning the eggs are passed onto the mouth by scratching and develop in the intestine and adult female lay eggs in the perianal region, causing severe itch….and the cycle continues. read more

Firstly, it is impossible for any intestinal worm to survive in the nose or sinuses. The case of pinworm reported in the nose is unverified, and goes against all knowledge of medical science. Intestinal parasites are highly specialised, so much so that a worm that lives in the small intestine wont live in the large intestine. It is absolutely impossible that you are having intestinal worms in your nose or ears. read more