NOT Bird Mites

[milly]

Hi LNova
I just read the article from your provided link. Only thing I’ve read that actually computes and makes sense for me. It would explain the tiny (microscopic) black hairs I find after sweeping my skin with Alcohol or Peroxide and looking at various things from chairs and sofas in home. I’m exhausted from the cleaning, washing floors, walls ceilings, emptying closets and drawers, laundry, steam ironing, steaming rugs etc ad infinitum. Nothing has made much difference, and I’m still left with more questions than answers. Acrually feel as if a lightbulb has lit after reading this article. Thank you – I shall proceed with the instructions given, and a lot more hope. 🙂

[milly]

….and also, my story is similar to yours – suspected bedbugs, pest control could find nothing, sprayed anyway. Then I found a little dot that under a magnifyer looked like a carpet beetle. Little black, unmoving dots in various places which looked like nothing insect-related, (actually suspected mold spores, but that was ruled out).
The situation improved has never gone away. It ebbs and flows, but in 2 years have not had a proper night’s sleep. Woke up one morning covered from head to toe in an ugly rash. Dermatologist suspected an allergic reaction to something, but never got to the bottom of it. We are surrounded by palm trees, and after reading about bird mites it seemed to sum up the problem, even though I have never actually seen anything alive! I read once that bird mites are self limiting, but due to the amount of non-stop cleaning I started to disbelieve this theory. My husband is totally unaffected and so has everyone else who has stayed here. Yes, I warned them before thay came – family, so easy to talk about. However, they all now think I’m a little crazy – I just let them think that’s indeed what it might be because I had no answers and was too tired to explain any further. I was happy enough to know I wasn’t crazy – something was getting at my skin and causing dreadful reactions – the pin pricks and the ‘bite’ marks! All the symptoms I’ve read about on here. So, thanks again for your post. Maybe this is it!

[Lnova]

Hi Milly,

Oh, I hope you’ve found a solution! Washing your bedding doesn’t work, Orkin told me, you have to vacuum it or throw it away. We threw all of our bedding away, replaced it with new and more more “bites” in the morning! Also, vacuumed all our upholstery and carpets like crazy for several weeks straight to get rid of the allergens they can leave behind.

Please let me know how you are doing 🙂

[af2k18]

Hi,

Thanks for your post, your story seems to be identical to mine. I have had this intense itching problem for nearly 2 years. Pest control came to the house but did not find anything, the only insect I have seen in the last 2 years was a single carpet beetle.

Please could you let me know what other symptoms you had? I seem to have white lint-like fibers all over my house and clothes which I am wondering if you had the same experience.

Thanks!

[Lnova]

Hi af2k18,

I’m sorry to hear of the itching that you’ve experienced for nearly 2 years. I’m not certain what the white, lint-like fibers could be. If you believe they might be insect-related you could view them under a high-powered magnifying glass or take them in an envelope to your local University Extension for examination.

The itching could be an allergic reaction to something. Does an antihistamine such as generic Claritin help? You might see a dermatologist for advice. My experience was different in that there were no white fibers around the house and I didn’t experience itching.

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