I’m a doctor — the disgusting reason why I never eat in bed

This news will have your skin — and bed — crawling.

A Singapore-based TikToker who claims he’s a general practitioner has revealed the gross reason he never snacks while lounging in bed: Cockroaches.

“Do you like eating in bed?” the GP inquired, kicking off his TikTok video that has attracted more than 64,000 views this month.

“Well, I’ve got news for you,” continued the TikToker, who goes by Samuel.

He cited a case study of a 24-year-old Chinese man who allegedly had “a habit of leaving unfinished food packets by his bedside.”


Dr. Samuel on TikTok
The TikToker “unlocked” a new fear for his audience.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

TikToker talking about people eating in bed
Citing an alleged case study of a 24-year-old, Samuel said the man regularly ate food in bed, attracting cockroaches.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

One night, he felt a sharp pain in his ear, Samuel claimed, and was rushed to the doctor by his family.

The doctor reported finding a cockroach with a growing family of 10 babies nesting in his ear canal, “crawling and scratching” and “causing a lot of discomfort.”

“Before you panic,” Samuel assured his viewers, “this is rare, but can happen to anyone in different countries.”


TikToker and cockroach
While rare, the phenomenon isn’t unheard of.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

The Post reached out to Samuel for comment.

Entomologist Coby Schal previously told The Verge that it’s not unheard of for the pest to weasel its way into the human ear — in fact, it’s “attractive.”

“The smell that emanates from the ear is attractive to the cockroach,” Schal told the outlet in 2018.

Ear wax emits the same fermented fragrance that emulates from volatile fatty acids found in our favorite indulgences like bread, cheese and beer.

And roaches are keen on a midnight snack, making sleeping beauties an ideal target.


Baby cockroaches in ear
The man’s ear was allegedly home to a family of 10 babies.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

In the clip, Samuel showed footage of a cockroach being evacuated with hydrogen peroxide while recommending olive oil to achieve the same result.

“Do not try to use an instrument to remove the insect yourself,” he warned, while instructing viewers not to panic. “You may end up doing more harm to yourself than the insect.”

Disgusted users watched aghast, realizing their days of noshing in bed were over.


Cockroach crawling out of someone's ear
Flushing the ear could push out the bug, he said.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

“Omg Nooooooo!!! I have this habit,” admitted one TikToker.

“This story really bugs me,” quipped another.

“Welp… Ima be wearing ear plugs now,” one person declared.

“Not me eating in my bed rn while watching this,” another user wrote.


Ear diagram
The ear is a “dead end,” he assured his viewers who feared the roach could end up in their brain.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

The practitioner cautioned against using any kind of instrument to remove the bug
The practitioner cautioned against using an instrument to remove the insect, as it could make matters worse.
Tik Tok / GP Samuel

The ear canal isn’t the only crevice the leggy insects can burrow inside.

A gynecologist in Honduras recently revealed that a curious roach found its way into a patient’s vagina.