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If you have a bed bug infestation you are probably going to need help with treating
bed bug bites.
How much help you are going to need will depend upon your sensitivity to the bite. Responses
to bites can range from them being almost unnoticeable to them being extremely painful
and itchy where the bite site swells and turns red. It can cause a rash or intensive prolonged
itching that will keep you awake at nights and steal away your sleep.
This range of reactions is also the reason why some people can have an infestation and
never really notice it while others notice even the smallest infestation. But even a
slight itch from a bite can be intensely annoying when it gets multiplied by dozens of bites
each night.
How Do You Tell If You If You Have Been Bitten By A Bed Bug:
It can often be difficult to determine if a bite that you have is from a bug bite or
some other insect since BedBug bites look a lot like other insect bites.
One way that you can tell is by the unique way that the bugs bite. Even though there
might be individual bites most of the time the bugs will bite in a row of three to five
bites at a time. They do this while they are looking for a vein to get at your blood.
You might also determine who bit you by checking the time or location where you are being bit.
If you are being bit at night and only in your bed then the chances are that you are
being bit by bed bugs.
More than 90% of any bedbug infestation is going to be found on or around your bed. So
if you have unidentified bites you should check around your bed to see if you can find
some of the bugs. Here are some more tips for finding the bugs.
How to Stop the Itch From A Bed Bug Bite:
Once you have determined who bit you, you can use one of several different methods to
stop the itching and swelling. Many people find relief by applying a steroidal anti-itch
over-the-counter (OTC) cream that contains hydro-cortisone or cortisone.
You can also saturate a cotton ball with lemon juice, St. John's Wart or witch hazel. All
of these are natural astringents. Dab the wet cotton ball at the site of the rash to
help dry it out and control the itch.
However, just in case you don't have one of those products in the middle of the night
or prefer not to use them here is a great and inexpensive way to stop the itching that
is also pretty easy.
Just steep a hot cup of tea with a tea bag. After the bag becomes saturated with the hot
water, squeeze it out. Take the bag, add a few drops of lemon juice if you have it, and
wipe the bag on any itching areas. It takes a couple of minutes but this will relieve
the itch for hours.
Treating Bed Bug bites can be done at home with these easy tips and ideas. Of course
the easiest way to make sure that you don't have to treat for the bites is to kill the
bugs and get rid of them.