covered up in chigger bites

Feel for you. I my wife and I were at Bug Cedar Lodge and sitting at a bench for a little bit. I ended up with about 10 or 12. I hate those bugs.

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By scratching, you are spreading the eggs which hatch fast.

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I may be wrong but I don’t think that’s true.
According to the interwebs the lesion only forms after the chigger larva has had its meal and dropped off. Larva hatch from eggs in the grass and then latch on to idiots like me

regardless, I’m going to need to be sedated. I’d forgotten how miserable this is.

Larva hitch a ride on ya , burrow, eat shite n gone !
By the time ya see red whelts- too late . Try Benadryl, cortisone cream , Campho phenique ,chigger rid , etc . Bad for a week or 2 .

Not finger nail polish. Use polish remover. Big difference. Also a couple ounces of bleach in the bath water works for me everytime

How to treat chigger bites

It can take anywhere from one to three weeks for chigger bites to heal. If you suspect you have chigger bites, immediately wash with soap and water. This will get rid of any remaining chiggers on your body. Then apply an antiseptic to any welts.

In the meantime, try to avoid scratching, as this can cause infection. You may use over-the-counter anti-itch medications like hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion. You can also apply ice to the bites to relieve the itch.

Avoid very hot baths and showers. If you become infected or symptoms don’t improve, see your doctor. It’s a common misperception that chiggers burrow under the skin. They don’t, so there is no need to try to remove them.

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Avoid very hot baths and showers.

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Why is this? A good hot shower, as hot as I can stand, makes the hitches feel super sensitive while the hot water is running over it but after you get out they stop itching for several hours. That and swimming are the only sure fire way to get rel3if for me

They could be oak mites. They are bad up there this time of year. All our sets are in pine trees because of it.

I soak in a hot bath with Dreft baby laundry detergent. It’s not very manly to take a bubble bath, but it gets rid of the itchiness.

Feel for you. Those things are absolutely miserable.

Prayers sent. I’ve had them 4 or 5 times and I’ve tried everything that the internet suggests. Chiggerx is the only thing that works for me. It’s easily found at Walmart, Walgreen’s, etc. Rub it on and the bites are numb for an hour two. You have to constantly reapply but it’s better than dealing with that insane itching.

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I have two weeks of misery upcoming don’t I?

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Lord I hope not. The times I’ve had it the itching stops after 2-3 days.