Then there is the story of Dr. Robert A. Lopez, a veterinarian, who infected his own ears with mites (from a cat) to see what it would feel like. He even won an Ig Nobel prize for his efforts.
ENTOMOLOGY Robert A. Lopez of Westport, NY, valiant veterinarian and friend of all creatures great and small, for his series of experiments in obtaining ear mites from cats, inserting them into his own ear, and carefully observing and analyzing the results. [Dr. Lopez's report was published in "The Journal of the American Veterinary Society," vol. 203, no. 5, Sept. 1, 1993, pp. 606-607.]
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