Bird Mite Infestation Forums General Discussion Bird mites tearing my family apart. Desperately needing help!!

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    • #1161

      Please help my family!!
      My husband has been tortured endlessly for the last 9 months. He’s experiences a crawling, moving, and biting sensation all over his body in different areas. He’s had bug bites all over his body too. We believe that he is infested with bird mites. We live in a rural area in OK. We’ve had lots of chickens over the last 3 years. The birds were itching constantly and you could tell that the birds were uncomfortable. We have also had an infested birds nest on our front balcony. We actually saw the mites on us that were from the infested nest on front porch, little black dots all over us! Wild birds like cardinals (and various other types of birds) populate the area that we live in. The wild birds would land on our porches multiple times a day. (We have resolved the wild bird problem by hiring an exterminator to spray bird repellent.) We can’t see what is on his body, it must be something microscopic. We have been pursuing this problem relentlessly for the past several months. My husband has had many doctor’s appointments and many dermatologist appointments with no help or relief from either. He’s sprayed/fogged our house many times with several different types of chemicals. We’ve even tried all natural sprays. We’ve implemented stringent cleaning regimes.
      My husband can’t find any relief or break from this. His vehicle and work office are infested too. We’ve had professional exterminators come to our house as well. This is severely effecting my husband’s life in all aspects. His physical, mental, emotional, and psychological health is rapidly declining. He has even quit his job recently. Nothing is working! We need any help or advice. I’m not sure where to turn to next…. I don’t know if we need to talk to an entomologist or have a specialist exterminator come out. If so, where to start with that? I don’t know how to show proof of the infestation? Or who to turn to next? Any help or recommendations would be greatly appreciated and much needed!
      Thank you,
      Amanda

    • #1169
      AdamMPhilly
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      I’ve had them for over a year. I can’t begin to explain how my I feel for Your family and especially your husband. I’ve only recently had relief from these god damn things. Although I still have them for some reason they haven’t been as bad recently. What I’ve been through over the last year and a half I didn’t think anyone else could’ve done it until I found this site. Reading other people’s stories is the only thing that’s kept me going. I was suicidal for a good bit. I’ve tried anything and everything and somethings help somethings don’t. Every time I read another story like this I break down. I’m a 39 year old male, I’ve quit my job, spent in the ballpark of 25,000-30,000 over the last year and a half just trying to get rid of them, I’ve lost my family, my girlfriend, my friends basically my life. I’d like to talk over the phone because there’s too much to go over but if not the best advice I could give is stick to the info on this site. They are the only accurate site I’ve found yet. My email is Mansfieldadam0@gmail.com. Email me and I’ll give you my phone number if you’d like to talk Over some things I’ve found that’s helped and what I’ve found to be waste of time

    • #1170
      AdamMPhilly
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      You’re not alone.

    • #1180
      gee117
      Participant

      Hi,
      Have you tried a dehumidifer in the rooms your husband use. He will be able to feel the wretched things falling off his skin also – dead, if he sits in the room while it is running.

      The dehumidifier will definitely kill them.

    • #1187
      Swan
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      I’ve been having these for 3 weeks and getting no where.
      Doctor, dermatologist, etc.
      Monday I’m having the rugs professionally cleaned.
      Taking MSM and odorless garlic as suggested on this site, just began this 2 days ago.
      The crawling and biting during the night is beyond describing.
      How do these things survive for so long?
      What temperature do they die?
      I live in Massachusetts and 3 pest controls already came and they don’t treat for bird mites.
      I’m hoping one guy will get back to me on Monday, he said he might have some relief for me. I’m praying for a miracle.
      Dear Lord, Please help all of us in this unbearable living environment.
      Thank you Father, We Love and Honor you with everything we have besides these horrible mites.

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