I stayed at a motel last night. I've stayed here before and I have a severe phobia of lice. I've read a horror story on how a couple stayed at a motel and ended up with a head full of lice. So the other time I stayed, afterwards I went to the doctor to be checked. I didn't have lice. Well I stayed at the same motel last night and the sheets seemed clean but I'm still paranoid... I'm going to the doctor to be checked again but what if I have lice and sleep on my own sheets tonight? I don't want to deal with the hassle of having to clean everything in my room! What should I do!?
2007-12-12 08:11:24 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Yes.
Your shafts of your hair could be teeming with freshly-laid eggs of lice, which are tiny wingless parasitic insects that feed on your blood. They hatch in about a week.
Itchy yet? Hey, those are just the head lice.
Remember, you also have BODY LICE to worry about...hiding in the seams and folds of your clothing. They're spread by direct contact with louse-infected clothing, bedding or people.
Get yourself a good lice comb and delousing shampoo.
2007-12-12 08:13:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2007-12-12 14:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you some words of advice. Motels are very affordable and that means everyone can sleep there. You don't know if couples (including gay) with HIV lived there or dog with fleas on the bed. Maids usually get a job at motels and work their way up. Maids don't care if they wash pillow cases and bed spreads, as long as they get paid! So the next time you stay at a motel, examine the things around you!
2007-12-12 08:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by Pinkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible but not probable. The sheets and pillow cases are changed with every new customer. Lice can only live for 24 hours off of a host. The nits can live for two weeks but they are killed when the sheets are washed in the washer and dryer. You do not have to go to the doctor to see if you have head lice. Anyone can look for you. You can check yourself with a comb and a mirror.
2007-12-12 08:16:57 · answer #4 · answered by kim h 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that going to the doctor is a bit ridiculous and it takes several days to detect once you have it. It is not that bad to get lice only bad if you keep it. That is a risk every time you stay at a hotel but most upscale hotels you probably should not worry. Stop staying in that hotel if you are so worried and have to rush straight to give the money to the Dr. to check your head shell out the extra to a better hotel
2007-12-12 08:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes its entirely possible but I think you are being completely paranoid over nothing. A lot of people stay in hotels every day and don't come home with lice. Its mostly prevalent in little kids who don't wash their hair very often. Sounds like someone has a bit of hypochondria.
2007-12-12 08:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by *Cara* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah...since motels aren't high class and are usually meant to be a cheaper alternative to hotels you could get lice since they might not have great service. if the sheets smelt clean like just from the dryer than most likely you don't have lice...since u need to go to bed get some old sheets and throw them ontop of ur bed and covr everything else up and stay away from other ppl...as soon as you wake up change ur clothes and bed sheets and wash your hair...i think you'll be ok though.
2007-12-12 08:16:50 · answer #7 · answered by lol! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
calm down dear, anyway i'm sure you haven't got lice but to be on the safe side buy lice shampoo and put it on if your paranoid. Next time you go to a motel take an extra pillow case and swop it with the one in the motel. ; )
2007-12-12 08:17:48 · answer #8 · answered by yemeni 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ok, i used to work at a hotel and they dont just use any ole washer, the washer they use heats up to like ten times more then the one at your home and usually goes through more cycles. only if you stay at a very dirty motel that does not change their sheet can you get lice. the detergent alone would kill everthing that is on the sheets. soooo i would say not to worry about it cause what you heard was prolly just a urban legend
2007-12-12 08:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by kaylabug 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get some of that spray that kills lice. They sell it in the store and it would be right next to the lice shampoo. Get a couple bottles of that and spray your bedding down and anything else that may be contaminated. It's not toxic to humans and animals and it works great for killing the little buggers (and their eggs).
2007-12-12 08:16:44 · answer #10 · answered by rottentoffee 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋