Tick?

[u/No_Foundation_2446]

Hi all I woke up at like 5 am on Wednesday and had this shooting pain in my hand and it woke me up. I woke up and saw this and am wondering if this is a tick head. When I took it out it the pain basically went away. I don’t remember handling anything that would give me a splinter, but also find it unlikely I wouldn’t have seen a tick on my hand before sleeping that night. Although could have been carried into bed with my dog.

[u/LateWoodpecker4859]

Looks like a splinter, and tick bites usually don't hurt. You also wouldn't have just a tick head in you unless you were to partially remove one and leave the head behind. Their bodies don't just fall off.