really need some help with head louse?

Question

befor you read this is a head louse http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=head+louse

i have had these head louse for a couple months now and i've tried atleast five different kinds of of tick and flea shampoo. and i have no idea where i got the pests from and they are realy starting to piss me off i lost a chance at a job because my interviewer saw one by my ear. anyway when i look at the tub floor when im done washing my hair for an hour and a half i see bout a hundred of them dead small ones big ones. these things have become ahuge burdon on my life i wake up every hour cause they bother me so much hell i think i only got 7 hours of sleep in the past 6 days and all the websites ive been to arent very helpful. so does any one have any sugestions?

Answer 1

OK. these things are insects- so they can be killed.

First of all, face the problem. If you have head lice, they are also probably in all your apartment, also clothes, hats, etc. Also anyone you are in close contact with.

For the hair- it is easy. Simplest solution is to shave all hair. I do mean ALL hair, because lice lay eggs on any hair (including eyelashes, armpit hair, pubic hair) they get across (they look like silvery streaks and are almost impossible to get rid off by conventional means)

It also means you have to boil all your bedclothes, clothes, caps, etc. and spray all over the flat (including the walls and behind/above/under the bed) with some good bug killer- preferably the kind for crawling insects (longer lasting). I hope you're not allergic.

If you don't want to shave all hair, cut it as short as possible then soak in vinegar for a couple of hours at least (covered in a towel) then comb out with a special comb- very close set teeth (some pharmacies may have them). You have to repeat it at least once a week for 3-4 weeks. This is because new lice hatch from eggs every 2 weeks or so, so you have to kill them before they have a chance to lay new eggs.

For mature insects it is easy enough- rub oil or butter on your hair, leave it on for 3-4 hours. Blocks the bugs breathing holes and they die. Not quickly, but they die eventually.

Hot iron treatment may suffice- both for clothing and for hair. Not as effective as shaving, but worth a try.

Remember you got the bugs from somewhere- so you're likelly to get them again from the same source

In any case, they are alive and therefore they can be killed- just "stay the course". A bit like fighting the Taliban- some say hopeless- but if you persevere long enough they quit living

Answer 2

Bet you are just *itching* to get out of this situation.

One thing to remember here is that each adult louse feeds and then will lay a nit (egg) It takes between 3 and 14 days for the nits to hatch and they need to feed within a day or they die.
If you are treating yourself with lice shampoo's to make sure you are free of them - are you also treating your environment? (beds, pillows, couch, all clothing and coats - everything needs to be cleaned). Steam cleaning is good for carpets and furniture.

If you haven't been getting rid of the nits and they are hatching and re-infecting you - that might be where your problem lies.

Answer 3

I would contact a physician. The situation is definately out of controll and you deserve your life back.

Best of luck

Answer 4

I didn't know blood sucking leeches could get head lice.

Answer 5

oh lice suck very itchy go to your local drug store, cvs/osco dru/walgreens and there is treatment for it that should halp ask the pharmasit for some insite

Answer 6

Go to an ER where they can isloate you and kill all of them and then burn your house.

Answer 7

Go to www.nixlice.com and find what you need to know.