I believe that was NIGHT GALLERY, a later Rod Serliing program. Basicly, Twilight Zone in color.
If I remember, the worm was to be placed in the ear of a man so another man could steal his wife. But, the worm got placed into the ear of the man who wanted the other man’s wife.
As the worm ate it’s way through the man’s brain they had to tie him up to prevent him from clawing his head to pieces.
whe the worm emerged from the other ear, a physician grasped it with a pair of tweezers, tht is when the worm laid it’s eggs.
Dog gone! It’s been 36 years and I still remember it!
It was about that time Rod Serling died. Night Gallery was combined with some failed series about a psychic and went down hill after that.
Another guy said they were called earwigs... weifs, wigs, regardless, Islam is them.