An infestation of the mite Sancassania berlesei (Acari : Acaridae) in the external auditory canal of a Korean man

We here report the case of a storage mite, Sancassania berlesei, infestatio n in the external auditory canal of a 46-yr-old male. He complained of feel ing a foreign body and itching in the left external auditory canal for 1 mo , with accompanying otalgia for 3 days. Considering the duration of the pat ient's complaint and the 8-9-day life cycle of the mite, the mites are beli eved to have lived in the patient's ear for more than 3 generations.