Remedies For Insomnia
remedies for insomnia
Sleep Tight, Don’t Let The Bed Bug Bites
Bed bugs are flat, reddish-brown and wingless nocturnal pests ; about a quarter of an inch in length, roughly the size of an apple seed that are adapted to feed on the blood of their victims during the night. Many people who are being bitten don’t even feel the bite until eventually getting out of bed in the morning itching.
Bed bug bites look very different from one individual to another but often resemble mosquito bites or pimples. In contrast to other insect bites or rashes, they often appear in groups of two or three, or a line, or a circle. Even doctors cannot easily distinguish a bed bug bite from another insect bite simply by examining it. Bed bug bites are usually most commonly seen on the face, neck, hands and arms and tend to swell, become red and itchy.
One way to know if you’ve been bitten by bed bugs would be to search for small brown spots on your bedsheets and mattress, as well as around the seams of the mattress. These may look like mold spots. These, and the distinctive linear or grouped bite patterns, are some of the best methods to be reasonably certain that what you are dealing with is bed bugs.
Treating of the itchiness or rashes is easily accomplished with over-the-counter remedies. Topical antihistamines such as calamine lotion or benadryl cream are highly effective, as is most any bug bite relief product.
For home made remedies, a paste of baking soda and water can help, as can the application of honey to the effected area. General solutions such as polymyxin creams (Neosporin, Polysporin) can help with the itching as well as aiding the bites to heal and prevention of any scarring. An oral antihistamine can significantly help reduce symptoms as well. Bear in mind, it is very important not to scratch the bites, no matter how much you want to – as scratching can cause infection and scarring!
Bed bugs themselves can be easily eliminated by sealing the mattress and pillows with hypoallergenic, zipped bed bug mattress cover to prevent them from feeding and biting you or your family members. This can take over 1 year to fully get rid of the bugs stalking in your mattress considering that bed bugs can survive for many months without feeding on a host. A different solution is to steam the mattress with a professional grade bed bug steamer, and wash bed linens in a hot dryer for twenty minutes. In many cases, a qualified exterminator will be needed.
The good news is that bed bugs are not known to be carriers of diseases and the bites, while unpleasant, are not harmful. Bear in mind the keys to identifying bed bugs: their unique bite patterns and checking mattress and bed linens for dried blood or dark red or brown spots.