Posted: 7/26/2016 6:04:59 PM EDT
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Holy fuck...give me some remedies please. |
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Trombicula irritans.
The only insect that I hate so much I know its scientific name. That's the little bastard that was popular in Georgia. Nuke them with fire & Sevin dust or spray - spray everywhere - even the dirt - even your neighbors dirt. They Must Die CVS or Walgreens... Little bottle named Chig-a-rid. Dab it on the bite & listen to their tiny primordial screams of liquid suffocation. Or nail polish if CVS has been looted by BLM. Avoid blackberry patches unless you hose it down with a flamethrower first. |
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Yup, clorox works. Oatmeal bath. Alcohol + Calamine lotion. All that stuff releases the pressure a bit but basically you're going to be miserable for a few days. Enjoy! Use a permethrin based bug spray next time. When I was stationed at Fort Chaffee we practically swam in Permethrine. They literally gave it to us by the case. It kept everything off....except chiggers. Two full years of chigger bracelets and a chigger necklace. It kept them from getting under our uniforms but the exposed areas (neck and wrists) were horrible. You're not supposed to get it on your skin, just spray your clothes, so there wasn't much we could do. And "Chigaway" was useless. Nail polish remover helped with the itching. |
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I just scratch the shit ouf of them and let 'em ooze. They'll stop itching in a couple weeks.
They tend to like pines near water in my experience. Stand at a place with pine needles in the summer and you'll get 'em everytime around here. They tend to gather at high spots too. So if you ever stand in the pines on a small hill near the water, I feel sorry for you. |
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Nail polish and suffocation are complete BS - face the fact that you are going to be miserable, and sleepless for a week or two.
Use 2% hydrocortisone cream - spot application (do NOT slather it on over broad areas) If after a week goes by and it's getting worse, see your Dr for a steroid shot (Square needle in left nut) Chiggers suck, but agonizingly I have not had a single one since moving to Vermont. Tennessee? FUuuuuuu. |
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Holy fuck...give me some remedies please. bleach water....I had turkey like a few years back. I could literally feel them eating my feet. I jumped into a tub filled with bleach water, and it killed them pretty quickly, and really helped with the itching and pain as well. |
here I don't even know where to begin.
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Permethrin, for next time - so there isn't a next time. https://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Products-Permethrin-Clothing-Repellent/dp/B00MA950E0 You are welcome. |
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Usually you get rid of the bugs the first time you scratch but what itches is the tunnel like thing they've injected to get to your blood. Nail polish and other remedies to kill the bugs don't usually work because the bug is already dead.
What you want to do is avoid them, sulfur works to keep them off you. But if you get them, anti itch stuff is what you want. Why Noah brought them on the Ark is one of life's greatest mysteries. |
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Went to BCT with a guy who had horrible body odor. Our Drills had him taking 2-3 showers/day. Summer at Fort Knox. We couldn't handle sitting in a closed room with him. It was truly horrendous. I felt sorry for him, it's a condition I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Well, maybe Hillary, but that's it.
First day of field week. We're in the woods for a couple of hours digging foxholes and they had to call a medevac. First time I ever saw a Blackhawk. They had him stripped down to his underwear pouring cold water on him to help relieve the itching. He was in tears. I took one look at him and thought maybe he'd been attacked by a swarm of hornets. He was more red bumps than actual skin. Wasn't hornets...he was covered from head to toe with chigger bites. I had no idea what a chigger was but after seeing him in misery all red and swollen wanted the fuck out of those woods. He had hundreds if not thousands of bites. He looked like he rolled around in them. Medical discharge. He spent a couple of days in the hospital then was permanent CQ/Firewatch until they processed his medical. We graduated and left before he did. Chiggers suck. |
Here is what happened to you. The chigger created a drinking straw through your skin to slurp up the gooey tenderness of the deeper layers of your skin. The drinking straw is created by enzymes they regurgitate into your skin which form the wall of the straw. They feed for several hours then drop off, leaving behind the open straw. It takes couple weeks for the straw to dissolve, and therefore you itch and ooze from it until then.
By the time you see the bump forming and it starts itching, the chigger has long gone. |
This picture is probably 6-7 years old... it wasn't a particularly bad case, but when they're down on your feet, your socks pull the scabs out and you get pus and blood everywhere everytime you take them off. It's mostly healed here. My worst case was probably 3-4 times as bad as that... not much fun. |
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Yup, clorox works. Oatmeal bath. Alcohol + Calamine lotion. All that stuff releases the pressure a bit but basically you're going to be miserable for a few days. Enjoy! Use a permethrin based bug spray next time. Yeah, what he said, or just burn every bite w/ a Cigarette That will stop the itch. Think about it at 2 am when you can't sleep. |
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Nail polish and suffocation are complete BS - face the fact that you are going to be miserable, and sleepless for a week or two. Use 2% hydrocortisone cream - spot application (do NOT slather it on over broad areas) If after a week goes by and it's getting worse, see your Dr for a steroid shot (Square needle in left nut) Chiggers suck, but agonizingly I have not had a single one since moving to Vermont. Tennessee? FUuuuuuu. Nail polish remover does provide some relief from the itching. It's temporary but it helps. That's not bullshit. As for suffocation, it's my understanding it's just a bite. There's nothing to suffocate. Burrowing under the skin is a wive's tale. Or so I've been told, though it certainly feels like it. |
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Yup, clorox works. Oatmeal bath. Alcohol + Calamine lotion. All that stuff releases the pressure a bit but basically you're going to be miserable for a few days. Enjoy! Use a permethrin based bug spray next time. OP's State....check Last time I had them really bad was in Virginia as well, where we spent a lot of time out in the forest where people never go, extended duration dismounted reconnaissance patrols during training. Consequences are pure misery for many days. Tried all the remedies at the time. If I got them again, I would try lavender oil, because that stuff works wonders for me with sunburns and mosquito bites, almost instant relief. |
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Quoted: Here is what happened to you. The chigger created a drinking straw through your skin to slurp up the gooey tenderness of the deeper layers of your skin. The drinking straw is created by enzymes they regurgitate into your skin which form the wall of the straw. They feed for several hours then drop off, leaving behind the open straw. It takes couple weeks for the straw to dissolve, and therefore you itch and ooze from it until then. http://www.beaufortusa.com/beaufort/080/2.jpg By the time you see the bump forming and it starts itching, the chigger has long gone. Yup, as another poster stated the "smothering them" shit is complete BS, since they are already gone. |
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Trombicula irritans. The only insect that I hate so much I know its scientific name. That's the little bastard that was popular in Georgia. Nuke them with fire & Sevin dust or spray - spray everywhere - even the dirt - even your neighbors dirt. They Must Die CVS or Walgreens... Little bottle named Chig-a-rid. Dab it on the bite & listen to their tiny primordial screams of liquid suffocation. Or nail polish if CVS has been looted by BLM. Avoid blackberry patches unless you hose it down with a flamethrower first. Chiggers bite you and leave. They do not burrow into your skin and remain there. Nail polish and other similar remedies do not suffocate the bug. The bug is long gone by the time you start itching. Why this myth persists is beyond me. |
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Here is what happened to you. The chigger created a drinking straw through your skin to slurp up the gooey tenderness of the deeper layers of your skin. The drinking straw is created by enzymes they regurgitate into your skin which form the wall of the straw. They feed for several hours then drop off, leaving behind the open straw. It takes couple weeks for the straw to dissolve, and therefore you itch and ooze from it until then. http://www.beaufortusa.com/beaufort/080/2.jpg By the time you see the bump forming and it starts itching, the chigger has long gone. ^^^^ This. I have scratched them with a scotch-brite pad and pour rubbing alcohol on them, the burning sensation is a relief. Spray Permethrin on all clothes and shoes before venturing out again. Try not to get it on your skin. |