How do I encourage the skin around tick bites to heal? It seems every time I'm bitten by a tick (even if I get it off ASAP) that I end up with an oozing sore that takes forever to heal. Anyone out there find a way to get tick bites to stop itching, scab over and go away?
BTW, I'm not in a Lyme disease risk area. So no worries about long-term affects....other than months of annoying itching.
2007-11-19 02:41:31 · 3 answers · asked by sci55 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
How are you removing the tick?? This could be your problem. To remove a tick you should gently pull the tick out with tweezers and be sure you have the head. If you burn a tick, put Vaseline, or or alcohol you get the tick to regurgitate under the skin and this is no doubt causing your irritation. P.S. while you are not in a "Lyme disease area" you are not 100% safe. Be more careful.
2007-11-19 02:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had/have two bites from confirmed deer ticks and the doctore had me antibiotics just two be safe. They have been itching for months. I guess that is just how they are or can be. The mouth parts I think were in the skin so that might be why they are taking so long to heal. They are weird little bites that itch periodically so much I want to cut the bumps off.
2014-01-29 17:46:37 · answer #2 · answered by Garf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be too sure you're not at risk for Lyme disease. Lyme-carrying ticks are carried by birds and rodents and have been found in all fifty states as well as all continents except for Antarctica. There are many tick-borne infections, all of them illnesses you don't want to catch, believe me.
Good sources of info about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases:
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymenet.com
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.betterhealthguy.com
http://www.publichealthalert.com
http://www.freewebs.com/teenswithlyme
http://www.lymetimes.org
2007-11-19 03:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dekayel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋