In November my husband and I bought new mattresses. Shortly thereafter, and maybe it's just a coincidence, maybe not, but i have been getting bit by SOMEthing. I don't know what. But I have looked in the seams of the mattresses for bed bugs and there is nothing. The mattresses are white, and I have done alot of research on bedbugs and know that you are able to see, if not the bug, the blood spots. There are NO signs of bedbugs. I am MISERABLE. Everyday, there are more bites on me. Mostly my arms and legs. Recently on my hands. They look like welts, are red in color and have a white spot in the middle and they are bumpy. They look almost like mosquito bites, but they aren't and they ITCH LIKE CRAZY and last for WEEKS!!!! I've tried calamine lotion and hydrocortizone and benadryl....nothing works for the itching. I vacuumed my mattresses and washed all the blankets and pillows. Please, somebody help me!!!
2007-03-18 16:20:02 · 4 answers · asked by QDPie 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
The mattresses were brand new in the plastic.
2007-03-18 16:26:13 · update #1
Well you could sleep on the couch for a couple days and see if you stop getting the bites. If you still find new ones, then you know it's not the mattress. Is your husband getting them too? Because if he's not, then I don't think it's bug bites but maybe an allergic reaction of yours. Check to see what the mattress is made of and ask your doctor if you might be allergic to something in the mattress. Also, think whether anything else changed around the time you got the mattress, such as new laundry detergent or body soap, bugs in your car or office space, etc.
2007-03-18 16:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, try Witchhazel, benedryl antihistamine, and/or Dermaplast.
As for the mattress, you could be allergic to something. And plastic or no, it may be infested with something. You COULD putting the mattress vertical and then using a "bug grenade" fumagation device. At the very least talk to the dealer, or even better - a competing dealer, and ask what it is. I'm sure that SOMEBODY knows.
2007-03-18 23:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by thedavecorp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i bought a matress protector at walmart. its usually used for asthma patients. but before i could buy that i used plastic bags to completely cover my whole bed. i also lay down baby powder.
and for the itchy..
oatmeal b ath..
put some oatmeal in a sock
and when filling the tub witt the sock open end covering the faucet and as hot as you can take it... then after you are done filling the tub take that sock and rub it on your body or where you itch at...
2007-03-18 23:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by dazed n confused 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all did you buy the mattresses BRAND NEW>? maybe your allergic to something on the material yea. Good luck
2007-03-18 23:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by GOINGCRAZY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋