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How can my 10 year old get rid of head lice? |
We thought we had eradicatged them. We even got her ahir cut short. Then they appeared again. We washed the sdheets, sprayed the room, couches, pillows, bike helmets, stuffed animals etc... We have given her the RID shampoo and pick her hair with a lice comb daily. They can be a pain to get rid of, but you're doing everything right. I know this is going to sound funny, but I'm a family daycarer with 7 kids a day, and headlice make the rounds all the time.... and this is what I do. I don't wash the sheets or pillows. Well, I do - but this is the way I do it. Lice can't live for more than 48 hours without a human host. So while I treat the kids hair, I strip all the sheets, blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, towels, face cloths etc... and spread put them out in the yard or garage. I don't wash them for 2 days. I then wash them as usual, with a disinfectant added to the wash, and then hang them outside for another 2 days. Iron them when they're dry, if you can. Don't put the same sheets or pillowcases on the bed, always use fresh ones that were laundered at least 3 days ago. I use Lice mousse, which you apply and leave for 10-15 minutes and then shampoo and condition as normal - but don't rinse the conditioner out. Leave the conditioner on for at least 30 minutes, with a shower cap on, as it smothers any lice that are left, and softens (and kills) the eggs. Then rinse as normal, and use the nit comb, dipping it in boiling water every few minutes... to kill any remaining lice and eggs. Lice seem to like the fruity smelling shampoos and conditioners, so use regular shampoo and a regular conditioner - or use a medicated type. have your daughter use her own brush, comb, hair-ties, head bands or whatever, and make sure they are lice-free as well, by not using them either for the 2 days.. having 2 sets of everything is a lot easier than treating lice constantly. Vacuum everything throughly, including the couch, carpet and mattresses, and place a clean sheet or towel over the head rest areas of the couch, chairs, etc so that anyone sitting on the furniture can't pick up a bug when they lean their head back.. Don't allow your daughter to lay on the couch, or on the floor for at least those 2 days. As long as lice or eggs have no human host, ( they won't bother animals) for 48 hours, they will die - so your furniture, bedding, bike helmets etc will be lice-free after 48 hours. Any eggs that are left, will hatch in less than 5 days, so every day or so, check her hair throughly, because the nymphs, when they hatch, are almost clear and next to impossible to see. The re-treat her hair after 7 days ( or whatever your product reccommends) You should wipe them out in one go - but chances are she's getting them from her friends at school, so keep an eye on them too - so talk to their parents about treating their kids too. I hope this helps... Even typing about it made me start to itch ! LOL ! it can be coming from other kids if you have done all the right things to prevent her from getting lice You need to find the source of the recurrent infestation, and for that you need the help of your county health department. Call 'em - before someone calls 'em on you. If she has friends that are fully treating their homes as you are, the problem persists and keeps cycling through the kids and their friends, at home and at school. It is a frustrating thing to get rid of, and costly as well. It sounds like you are doing all you can, maybe check with the neighbors and see if someone seems to be constantly infected and spreading back to the others. Bedding and mattresses need treatment also. Keep doing it but if it cont. and she goes to a school, daycare, &/or church let the teachers know so they can all be treated. She might be getting reinfected at school maybe? Ask the pharmacist for another shampoo to try. Don't forget to wash her hats, scarves, etc. in hot soapy water. Getting rid of head lice is very difficult. Don't give up! Common methods used to treat head lice include: Topical pediculicides. The most common and first choice of treatment for head lice. Topical preparations (e.g., permethrin, pyrethrin, malathion) are effective in treating head lice in the vast majority of cases. However, resistance to these treatments by lice is an increasing concern. After the scalp has been washed with shampoo, rinsed with water and towel dried, the scalp is saturated with the appropriate topical pediculicide. It remains on the hair for 10 minutes before it is rinsed off with water. A second application is usually recommended within seven to 10 days after the initial treatment due to increased resistance by head lice to these preparations. Products containing permethrin and pyrethrin are available in over-the-counter medicines. Products containing malathion must be prescribed by a physician. Lotions with malathion may not be preferable, as they must be left in place for eight to 12 hours before being washed off. Lindane shampoo may be effective in some instances, but it is generally not used due to the risk for serious, though rare, side effects (e.g., seizures) and growing resistance from head lice to the drug. There are more treatment ideas below, as well as some additional information that I think you'll find helpful: http://skin.health.ivillage.com/skinrela... |
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