Hi I was wondering if you have figured anything out that helps with sleeping? I am also having problems sleeping. Half of the problem is getting bitten at night, and the other half is my fear of it happening, which keeps me awake.

Any advice would be appreciated!!

Before I go to sleep I shower with sulfur soap, then rub in witch hazel oil. I also keep a dehumidifier in my bedroom set very low, to 30% humidity. I find this routine definitely helps.

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I wish i would have known these things when i first had it. Sadly after 8 yrs, they’ve returned, due to an abandoned nest near my air conditioner. I can say, that even though the crawling, stinging, burning sensation has returned, i know how to handle them, and am confident they will be gone soon. As i write, i haven’t felt any activity all day, so i know i am getting rid of them soon, not like the 2 yrs it took the first time. Please contact me if you want tips, cause they do work

Joyce, you’re not alone with this. It’s such a pain, and as I’ve been fighting them for months (as a bird owner) I understand what do you feel.

First thing you were supposed to do was take all your clothes off (socks/jacket/shoes/etc), put them in a plastic bag, seal them and throw them away. Then, take a HOT shower for about half hour. If will help you to relax as well.
Sleep naked in a white blanket and rest until the next day.
Keep in mind that you Should NOT USE YOUR WASHER OR DRYER TO CLEAN THOSE CLOTHES. You have to throw them away.

Please, have a look at post by CNDN Girl here: https://www.birdmites.org/forums/topic/strategies-for-making-it-through-each-night/
It might help you, Carabear.

What has helped me is this: I sleep in a spare bedroom that has nothing in it except my bed. I bought one of those folding metal frames and a tri fold mattress on Amazon and encased the mattress. I don’t go in there except to sleep and its right after my shower. In the morning when I wake up I take the sheets and blankets off and put them in a garage bag and put it in the freezer for a few days before washing. Then I spray the bed mattress (underneath too, thats what the folding mattress helps with), frame and floor underneath with Lysol. I spray the walls about every few days. I spray my pillow with 190 proof vodka and put it in a garage bag. It will be evaporated by bedtime. After my bath I do nothing except go straight to bed. This is very important. I very seldom get bit at night with this
routine.

One more thing. I don’t make the bed up with clean sheets until I am ready for bed. That keeps me out of the room until sleep time. I also taped the legs of the bed with double sided tape. I also don’t have the bed against the wall.