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Get an empty bottle, preferrably a spray bottle, and add white vinegar in it with 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of alcohol. Keep it by your bed and spray every hour. If you need to do it more often, do that. You will see they will stay away.
Always have your doctor prescribe medi-honey. It's an ointment, very sticky, but the ones on you will die and the rest will try and stay away while it's on you. Rub a nice amount on your neck and back.Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I have something in my hair, that is eating my hair and biting me
It sounds like you may have head lice, even if it is something else the shampoo that is used to kill head lice should kill whatever it is. I would try the head lice shampoo that can be found at any drugstore. Be sure to follow the directions exactly as the box instructs. You will need to not only treat your head but your bedding and surrounding areas will need to be washed in hot water. Be sure to wash your brushes and and hair accessories also.
I have the same problem with the little black bugs. They are hard and shiny and come out of my hair, my butt, my skin...basically every pore on my body that has a hair in it. I have no idea what they are but I have been bothered for years. Recently we painted the top floor of our house, got brand new furniture, a new bed... cleaned and cleaned and October came and they were 5x as bad as ever. I have tried every treatment I can think of and nothing helps except a spray made with 20 drops of grapefruit oil, 15 drops of eucalyptus and 15 drops of lemon. It is like a natural Lysol and gives me some relief when I spray it around the house but they never completely go away. It seems when you clean the house it stirs them up and theyre worse than ever.
I was having the same issue. Get athlete foot spray. Spray your scalp and shoulders down.
Vacuum everyday
Wash the floors with bleach
Disinfect your vacuum
Ask your physician about Tinea Incognito. Ringworm that has changed its normal characteristic becoming unrecognizable due to using topical steroid either by misdiagnosis or use on one's own. You can look it up online and see if you have the symptoms. Be persistent because I had 8 doctors treat me like I was crazy and didn't have it then finally found one who prescribed oral antifungal medication that I was on for a while.
This is my first time replying to anyone so I hope this goes through. These little black bugs that you are talking about, do you see them just on your body? Or have you thought to look EVERYWHERE in your home? My problem seemed to start cpl yrs ago. Saw these little black bugs on my window screens. I know they were bugs, even though you couldn't see legs, but because they moved. I showed my husband 2 springs and summers and he really didn't think much of it. I could go on and on but I don't want ppl to think I'm writing a thriller here. When I really started to look and research wth these things could be, damn it was way late and now we no longer live alone in our home. These tiny, and sometimes microscopicly tiny black bugs are Carpet Bettles! I Have Never heard of such a thing in all my life but after countless research and Common Sense, I found out I'M NOT CRAZY like my husband once thought. They sound too easy right, carpet? Well they go from carpet (because they love the stuff the backing of the carpet is made with. Ok once again, just Google and vaccume (and YES. ALL THE TIME disposing of the waste properly and quickly) I felt like a relieve. Silly me. I will tell you what to use, Google me to make sure I'm not lying to you, and open your eyes beyond your skin! And don't think if you have hardwood or other, non carpet type flooring your in the clear. THEY LOVE FIBERS, like that in your clothing, yes even undies ladies, which is howned they start to get on you. Altho they don't bite you yourself. They are on a mission to your bed sheets and again happen to cross your body.
Try taking charcoal supplements, use charcoal soap by bore, wash your hair with it too. Add 1 cup of bleach to your batch every other day. Then alternate with vinegar. I use Neem Oil Body Wash and T/Gel anti itch shampoo and a Coconut Conditioner. Also rub your body and hair with extra virgin olive oil after baths. Especially your neck, back, and legs. I put it all over. I use a psoriasis lotion on itchy spots throughout the day and salt in every bath. Tea Tree oil is in my bath too. I believe this may be a fungus. I have it too. Alcohol/aloe hand sanitizer helps. Wash your hands a lot. I use all of this and a laundry booster in my laundry too. My clothes are in containers. Separated by person. My clean clothes are also. I bought a soft bristled brush for my hair. The Dr gave me a rinse for psoriasis of the scalp for my hair and a lotion for my body. Keep your hands out your hair. I know that's hard. Good luck and God bless.
Look up rat mites. I think this may be your answer. They get under the hair follicle and suck blood. It's also the supposed culprit of morgellins. I've gotten better. Try charcoal soap by Biore, T/Gel shampoo for itching, Neem Oil Body Wash and ACV, Peroxide, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Epsom Salt in Bath then shower and wash with regular soap. Use the Extra Virgin Olive Oil as a leave in Conditioner and all over for a couple days. They will come out. Rub them off your skin with cotton. Drink ACV morning and night and water with lemon squeezed in it throughout the day. No dairy, carbs, bread, or processed foods. Get a probiotic supplement. And hand sanitizer is your friend. Use borax in your mop water and laundry on high heat. Vacuum daily. Keep everyone's dirty clothes in separate air tight containers and wash separately. Dry until no lint is coming out. Wash bed clothes daily. Cover tooth brushes and clean bath between use. Wipe counters and flat surfaces daily. Wipe baseboards weekly. Keep everything as dry as possible. Get a dehumidifier and HEPA filter for your HVAC and Vacuum. Good luck!
Google rodent/ bird mites. We lived in Alabama and had quite a bit of open land around us we caught 17 field mice in our house in one day. One of them had died underneath the refrigerator and we did not know it and it had mites the 9th left it and moved to my dog who laid on my bed my couch my floor everywhere one day I started seeing it look like little specks of salt jumping all around me and making me itch all over but once they would finally land it would turn black everyone thought I was crazy I was ready to rip my hair out my dog was a Saint Bernard we shaved him and bathe him everyday then finally someone else told me to get the green rubbing alcohol and spray it everywhere keep my dog outside for a while clean my house thoroughly take a warm shower wash everything down we wash all of our clothes anything that was stuffed just keep spraying the green rubbing alcohol after about a week it stopped I hope this is helpful
If you had a fungal infection First. Springtail eat fungus.. I had this. Lost all of my hair. Its been six months and Im still stulick from it. Also look up morgellons disease. Mine started with springtail.
I have been suffering from something in my hair. It has been 1 year now and I have been going through hell. It started in June of 2019 and is still going now. When I first started experiencing something moving on my head was right after me having scabies. I was treated for scabies twice. I don't know how I got scabies, but I did. After my skin started to clear up I started to feel like something was crawling on my scalp so of course I told my family, but no one wanted to believe me so I tried a Nix treatment and after doing that I started to see bugs come out my hair. I freaked out crying. I live alone so I called my family to tell them what I was experiencing and still no one wanted to believe me. They kept saying African American people don't get lice cause that's what I thought it was. So as I continue to comb them out my nerves are all over the place so I go days of doing this but things was getting no better. I am washing clothes and bedding everyday, wiping things down, and I vacuum everyday for at least three months straight. I am just a nightmare, getting no sleep, bathing constantly, working with no rest while trying to deal with it. I have been to the emergency room four times.
Each time the doctors say they don't see anything. This causes me to fall into a deep depression, so as time goes on I stop eating, sleeping, and drinking. I was losing my mind. My family kept saying they don't see anything on my head. I started to take pictures and they would still keep saying I don't have anything in my hair. I had a nervous breakdown trying to prove to them that I'm not crazy and there is some on my head. I have tried every over the counter shampoo and even seen a dermatologist and he prescribed ivermectin. It did not work. I'm so exhausted for trying everything. I cut all my hair off my head, my hair is to my scalp and it's still on my head moving around. I think I need someone to shave my head completely bald cause I'm tired of going through this. I have tried every over the counter shampoo, ivermectin, permethrin, olive oil, coconut oil, tea tree oil, neem oil, mayonnaise, and conditioner. Nothing is working. I'm so emotionally, physically, and mentally drained I don't know what to do anymore. I cry every night. I need help and the doctors aren't helping.I went through all of this for 5 years. My child was misdiagnosed with scabies and the family was given prescription ivermectin cream. After the first 24 hour treatment I started itching and feeling creepy crawling all over me. I went back to the doctor and was instructed to put the creme on and leave it for 48 hours. At this point Im wanting to rip my skin off I feel crawling, pinching, itching everywhere. Went back to the doctor and they said theres no way we can put that chemical creme on you again. Saying I reached my limit for a lifetime. At this stage I Started getting lesions that were very painful and kind of look liked pimples but whatever was inside set my skin on fire when I squeezed it and would leave a pretty nasty sore. So I was given antibiotics and steroids. And stayed on that rotation for well over a year being told I had severe acne. Now mind you I lost most of my hair not bald but like it rested too soon and a whole bunch came out at once so my hair was thin curly and different growth lengths were obvious. just really unhealthy looking all over. I would also see black specs, lint bugs (I called them that because lint normally doesnt bite you )etc ... pretty much everything I read about Morgellons matched exactly to what I was going through even down to Dr. reactions. long story short everyone thought I was crazy, Ive been kicked out of the dermatologist office because they thought I was on meth!!! No one believed me, my whole family thought I was going crazy and I was so close to ending my life. I just decided to get the courage to make one last doctor appointment ( if you are going through this you know how scary that is at this stage ) and start with a brand new doctor once again... He listened and didnt judge me. I didnt give him any other doctor history I made him start with a clean slate. I wanted zero chance of him calling my normal Dr and getting his opinion of me. I said Ive been suffering from this for five years and thats as far as I went with that information. I was given a referral to an amazing dermatologist. He was specialized in infectious disease. The following week I was able to get in to that dermatologist. So he looked at all my lesions and asked me to not touch them for five days no matter what and sent me away with some steroid cream to calm my touch sense. I could literally feel a piece of lint fall on my skin, Very sensitive and very aware In a very unhealthy way. After five days I went back. As soon as the doctor saw my untouched lesions he said he had bad news and good news. The bad news was the steroids he prescribed makes my condition worse but the good news was he had a diagnosis. I was diagnosed with pityrosporum folliculitis it started on the scalp and moved down my body. It is a deep hair follicle fungal infection (not the same as tinnea). And it requires a different antifungal medication to treat called fluconazole. He said that whether I had scabies or not the ivermectin killed off all the good bacteria on my skin and the natural fungus on my skin Was allowed to overgrow and caused this condition. I couldnt believe what I was hearing. That damn cream is nothing but a pesticide and Ive always had very sensitive skin And I just could not tolerate it as well as everyone else in my family. It makes so much sense. So With the first pill of antifungal I felt like everything crawled off of my body..After 10 days I was cured. It was scary to me that I almost nearly killed myself due to a fungal infection and reckless drs. Suffering for 5 long years Over something that shouldve been a very simple diagnosis. I will tell you that once you get this fungal infection it does have a tendency to come back in the summer but...you will be able to recognize it and get to the doctor and get that refill of medication before it ever gets a chance to escalate. My condition started exactly like you maybe others on here have not started in the same way and might think this doesnt apply to them but you can use a loofah and scrub too hard on your skin and mess up the balance of your good bacteria and fungus on your skin and it will allow one or the other to overgrow Leading to this fungal infection or a bacterial skin infection. The dermatologist explained it as you have bacteria and you have fungus that are necessary on your skin to sluff off the dead skin cells. They are always in constant war with each other and thats what keeps your skin in balance and healthy. If one is allowed to become stronger than the other it takes over... And thats when your skin becomes unhealthy and will be infected depending on which won. Bless all of you. I sure hope this is the issue you all have been dealing with and you get help and healing. I also hope you get the opportunity to prove to everybody that youre not crazy...most importantly your Incompetent Drs.
I recently have been finding bugs. But it looks like maybe there are three different types. Some look like fuzz or dust or even lint. And some are kind of clearish. It is hard to tell what they are and they are in my hair and they go in my nose and ears and other areas of my body.
I have chopped my hair off and used every kind of treatment I know of. Plus I got a prescription treatment. They won't go away. Please for the love of God, can someone please tell me what they are and how to get rid of them!I am so sorry you are dealing with this. It sounds like you have tried a doctor, so maybe get a second opinion since the medicine has not helped.
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If it is not fleas or lice, it could be bird mites. I would get an exterminator.
I have springtails bugs and they have been getting in my eyes, as well as, my hair. What do I need to do to get them off me?
Please help me with this matter.
Are you sure they are springtails? I ask because usually these pesky things stay to themselves and eat decayed leaves, cardboard and such. I have not seen them get too close to people...but again, this is only my experience. Others may have other experiences.
Springtails and body lice look a lot alike to me so if they are small and clear-ish in color, they may be body lice.
In this case, talk to your pharmacist or doctor and get one of the over the counter treatments. You will need to wash all fabrics in your home with hot water (or steam clean furniture) so you don't keep getting reinfected.
Post back with an update! Prayers for a quick resolution!
If this is the case the bugs could be body lice and not springtails. You will need to clean your house, furniture and bedding and treat them like body lice. You can get some special shampoo for your hair and I would go to the drug store and buy some products to help you with this problem.
I am new here and glad to see I am not crazy. I too have the same issues and these are not head lice at all. They look like little lint specs on your clothes and in the light or as it gets closer to your skin the color becomes darker. It has gotten so bad that when I hop into the shower they attack me in hordes.
I washed my hair and got attacked so severely I had to use a hard brush in the area just to sooth it. Then I wrapped my hair up, but they were already going crazy stabbing me in the scalp and I couldn't even touch it. I don't know what to do if it seems my hair is gonna get wet my hair sticks up and stiffens up.
They could be fleas or mites. Go to a dermatologist
I found this over my neck and I dont know what it is ! It doesnt look like lice, can someone please tell me what is it?
This appears to be a pantry weevil, which are harmless to humans but kinda gross. Check your grain goods carefully! Make sure all containers have tightly fitting lids. (I like the kind that snap down.)
Can any please tell me what this is? I have had this for almost three years. I am so frustrated. The doctors can't help. They run their hands through your hair and say I don't see anything.
I tell them it's under the scalp and to scrap it and send it to the lab. And they won't. I just don't understand why someone can't help.
It could be bird mites. See a dermatologist if you havent already.
I can see that you are frustrated but apparently your doctor (dermatologist?) does not believe your problem is a bug/insect but may feel it is psychological in nature and he cannot help you.
You do not say if you have any signs of bites on your scalp or if this is a feeling of something crawling under/in your hair/scalp that is causing you to scratch.
Sorry - Your pictures of your hair are just not clear enough for someone to say there is something there.
I can only think that you may have to try and 'capture' whatever is there and take it with you to a dermatologist.
You may be able to snip a couple of strands of hair and place them in a baggie; seal it and save in freezer until you see your doctor.
Some people capture them with sticky tape (any kind - even scotch tape) while others used a tissue and alcohol and rub on the hair and scalp.
Without some type of 'evidence' you may not be able to convince a doctor of your problem and when you ask for a 'scraping' you need to understand that a doctor has to justify requesting any type test, especially if insurance is involved (all types of tests are expensive).
You may be able to find a cosmetology school near by that you could make an appointment and discuss this with a teacher but you'll probably have to convince them it is not lice before they would see you.
I live near the University of Florida and I feel sure that if this was my problem I could contact the head of their dermatology department and they would see me for a discussion.
If you live near a university that has a medical department you might want to talk to them.
This could be Demodex Mites- that live on your body, and Demodex Folliculorum- Hair follicle mite, that lives in the follicles . So very small ,hard to see by the naked eye. It is microscopic small and often missed during regular exams. Here is more info and how you may be able to help yourself heal of this.- www.medicalnewstoday.com/
I think my cousin has fleas in her hair, but I am not sure because they have a wing on their body. I have a picture of it. Plus she has a 6 nests in her hair she picks them out about all day.
Plus she uses the Dawn, Caderwood, apple cider vinegar, and other things, but they are still living in her hair.
She needs to get a lice shampoo. It will kill the fleas also. If it doesn't work, the doctor will have to prescribe something.
Please have your aunt or uncle take your cousin to her PCP or doctor's office to be checked out and figure out exactly what is going on so she can get the right treatment.
Home remedies are not always effective and sometimes you need to have a prescription or approved over the counter medicine to treat.
Post back with an update. Prayers for healing.
A heavy coating of petroleum jelly applied to the whole scalp and then the scalp wrapped in plastic and left in place for 24 hours should suffocate and kill the bugs.
If nothing worked, I would shave my head before I would walk around with 6 nests of bugs in my hair.
Something is amiss, here. Could you and your cousin be related to a contributor who recently posted an article about his neighbors being cruel to animals, goats in particular?
dont use apple cidar vinegar they are attracted to it they use it to trap them as a home remedy so dont use tht on your hair it does work for lice eggs it loosen them nits up
I have the same problem, first had bad sore on my head. Then the different kinds or mites or bugs, emergency room two times doctor couldn't see anything, they don't care! Lice stuff don't work. Is this being done to us on purpose?
A friend of mine went through a similar situation & it was from a Diptera fly otherwise known as a biting midge. Try Googling Diptera flies/Biting midges since there's several different species that can infect humans
I call them no-see-ums. I have them too. It has been awful dealing with this. I have been to a Dermatologist and had injections in my scalp and compounded cream and tried every remedy I had Heard of and they still came back. Most doctors thought I was crazy I only found one doctor that tried to help me and now he retired. they did go away for about 4 months til warm weather came back. How are you now?
