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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> I have a small tick at the back end of my deep navel cavity. The area
> is too small for tweezers. Having poured alcohol in there repeatedly I
> am sure it is dead. Internet searches are inconclusive. Being loathe
> to pay the local doctor unnecessarily I ask if any of you have
> experience.

I had one there once and was able to get it out with tweezers. I'd use
the peroxide or alcohol and then rub some antibiotic ointment around
in the crevice. I always use antibiotic ointment on the spot of the
bite, otherwise I get some redness.

Rob - Va