3 Things You Didn’t Know About Head Lice

It’s that time of the year again. The time that parents dread yet don’t wish upon their worst enemy. Prepare for the onslaught of head lice. It might not be fair but…

You Aren’t the Only One Dealing with a Head Lice Scare

Collective misery somehow gives us the patience and strength to deal with the issue at hand; know this, all ye miserable parent of Florida. There are others dealing with head lice too. Think of those parents with more than one kid! Oh, you have 3 kids too?

It’s estimated that 6 to 12 million head lice infestations occur each year! These numbers mostly include infestations among children, 3 to 11 years of age.

Don’t Lose Your Cool

Receiving a lice alert from your child’s school nurse may have been humiliating. Why? How? He takes a shower every day! She doesn’t play with the neighbor’s kids who all have head lice.

Don’t scratch your head in confusion. There’s a lot more at play here;

An Itching Scalp Doesn’t Always Mean Head Lice

There are many reasons why our scalp itches. It may be due to dandruff or a skin disease. Itching of the scalp isn’t a reliable symptom of head lice. Only about half of children and adults experience this symptom even with a head full of crawling lice and nits! This means you won’t know your child has head lice, until you don’t have their heads inspected thoroughly!

Start At the Bottom – Get Rid of the Nits To Do Away With the Infestation

Lice eggs or nits may look harmless, but these little eggs pose the biggest threat to your lice removal efforts.

Many parents think removing live lice is more important from hair as it will quickly break their life cycle. However, it only takes a few days to a week for nits to hatch into nymphs! Don’t forget that head lice like most pests breed often. A manual comb is required.

Lay off the Selfie Stick For A Bit

Head-to-head contact is accredited as one of the reasons why lice spread easily. This is also why teenagers get more lice than adults—because of their penchant to take pictures with friends.

You don’t know who has lice. You can’t tell your teenager to stop taking selfies (imagine the horror!). You can, however, visit our lice clinic in Pinecrest and Kendall to undergo professional lice removal inspection and treatment.     

You have come this far. Don’t quit just yet! Getting rid of head lice is an insurmountable task. Visit your nearest Urgent Lice Removal’s clinic and receive the best in lice removal treatment.