JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF HEAD NECK & SPINE SURGERY Abstract Objective: Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal generally occur in children, and are generally inert. Ticks constitute live foreign bodies. This is important, because ticks are vectors of many diseases, including Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever. This article throw as light into a clinical problem seen frequently especially in rural population. Material and Method: Patients living in rural areas diagnosed with ticks in the external auditory canal were retrospectively studied. Twenty- one patients treated in otorhinolaryngology clinic in the Northeast Anatolian region of Turkey were examined in terms of demographic and seasonal features, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Results: The usual complaint was increasing ear pain. On parasitological examination, all ticks were Otobius megnini. No patient developed Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever or any other illness. Conclusio