My story

[Westwardbound]

Mine started simply enough. I’m recently retired, and had finally gotten settled into the retired life. A neighbor moved out of our complex, and as happens too often, left their cat behind. The thing was so cute and crying, crying, crying, I decided to adopt it. That’s when any semblance of a normal life ended.

He left us with bird mites and scabies. Thank God my wife is mostly unaffected. I wish I could say the same for me. My life has become a sleepless nightmare. I don’t think there’s much that I can add here that hasn’t already been shared. Exterminators don’t want to touch them. Doctors are useless. I’m trying all the usual (and unusual) things to eradicate them, even just to cope at night. I’m still trying. If I knew my wife didn’t depend on me so much, I might just ….well, you know. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. NO ONE deserves this. If I find anything that works, I’ll post a follow up. God bless all of us here.

• This topic was modified 5 years ago by Westwardbound.

[CNDNGirl]

Let us know how you get on. Definitely try the things posted on this forums and on the site. Good luck.
– J

[Rom. 8:28]

Something that helps to give some sleep for someone close to me is the following :
1. Shower as normal
2. Take a bucket and fill it with a layer of salt (iodized or kosher or sea salt, not sure if it matters), and fill that bucket with water, making a salt solution.
3. Turn shower off
4. While still in shower, cover yourself in the salt solution, even putting it in your hair. This is just pouring water over yourself, like if you were to go swimming in the ocean.
5. Blow dry yourself to get dry. Do NOT use a towel, since this will rub off the salt from your skin.

Let me know if it helps at all, it seems to be one of the more effective methods of at least getting some sleep, as they don’t bite for a few hours after the salt shower.

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