After living in an extended stay motel with my boyfriend and dog we began to have the telltale signs of bird mites. We had never even heard of them. After complaining to management they would come and spray monthly. But my dogs and my symptoms got worse and worse. They were in my genitals, ears, nose, mouth, eyes, and throat. We were finally able to move into an apartment and we left everything except for the clothes kept in vacuum-sealed bags, a TV, and a computer doused in 91% alcohol. The apartment we moved to now has mites probably from my dog and I. My chest hurts. I’ve been vomiting and coughing up mites. I have a bad headache from them going way up in my ears and sinuses. I don’t leave home anymore. Tomorrow we sign the lease. I’m afraid to tell the owner, we can’t afford anywhere else. We used all our money trying to unsuccessfully get rid of these terrible parasites.

I want to take legal action against the owner of the motel. I have not been to any doctor yet out of shame and fear of being called crazy or dirty. Has anyone ever successfully sued the people who caused a bird mite infestation? For the 1st time today, I woke up feeling like I might really die from this infestation.

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