>>Secondly, I must have slept on a mosquito, or something, because I have been bitten hundreds of times on my right cheekbone, brow and eyesocket. I don't deal well with bites in general, and my face has swollen up - my eye is swollen nearly shut. The bones of my face hurt and it's not really adding to my festive mood.<<
Ugh. :(
1) Check for bedbugs. Another possibility is fleas. You might also check if you've changed laundry supplies or sheet type recently, in case of allergies. In any case, you can start by changing and washing your bedding and vacuuming the room, which will reduce the population of any pests or allergens.
2) Take a bath with something skin-soothing like oatmeal. Here you can buy oat powder at the store, not sure about your part of the world. But you can make your own if necessary.
3) The most effective antihistamine is ... massage. Use a mild oil like almond (not mineral oil) for lubricant. Stroke over the whole body with long smooth sweeps. This encourages the body to flush out toxins and stress chemicals, including histamines (which make you itch). 30-60 minutes should help.
How we discovered massage as a treatment for bug bites: we were working an outdoor event and our door guard got eaten up by mosquitoes. So we provided an extra massage to make up for that. Next morning, what had been big silver-dollar-sized welts were barely visible pink specks. We had known about massage flushing toxins, but the visible effect was quite dramatic.
Alternatively, over-the-counter antihistamines for allergies will work on bad bug bites too, whether pills or topical cream.
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Date: 2022-12-27 01:40 am (UTC)From:Ugh. :(
1) Check for bedbugs. Another possibility is fleas. You might also check if you've changed laundry supplies or sheet type recently, in case of allergies. In any case, you can start by changing and washing your bedding and vacuuming the room, which will reduce the population of any pests or allergens.
2) Take a bath with something skin-soothing like oatmeal. Here you can buy oat powder at the store, not sure about your part of the world. But you can make your own if necessary.
3) The most effective antihistamine is ... massage. Use a mild oil like almond (not mineral oil) for lubricant. Stroke over the whole body with long smooth sweeps. This encourages the body to flush out toxins and stress chemicals, including histamines (which make you itch). 30-60 minutes should help.
How we discovered massage as a treatment for bug bites: we were working an outdoor event and our door guard got eaten up by mosquitoes. So we provided an extra massage to make up for that. Next morning, what had been big silver-dollar-sized welts were barely visible pink specks. We had known about massage flushing toxins, but the visible effect was quite dramatic.
Alternatively, over-the-counter antihistamines for allergies will work on bad bug bites too, whether pills or topical cream.