Young Indian girl's ear becomes infested with thousands of ants

Doctors are baffled after a 12-year old Indian girl's ears become a breeding ground for thousands of ants.

More than 1000 ants have been removed from the ear canal of Gujarat schoolgirl Shreya Darji since she visited doctors last August with an irritation, and the insects are continuing to breed at an alarming rate.

More than 10 ants crawl out of her ears everyday despite senior Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon Dr Jawahar Talsania's best efforts to permanently remove the insects, The Mirror reports.

"We cannot find any abnormality in her ears. She doesn’t experience any kind of pain - despite the ants biting her - and no damage has been found to the eardrums,” he said.

"We don’t believe the ants are laying eggs inside the ear as we've not spotted a queen ant inside. We are completely perplexed."

Shreya's father believes his daughter's condition is getting worse.

"I have taken her to the best doctors but they have failed to solve the problem. I just hope things get better," he said.