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Help me end the pain!!!

RedlegRedleg Member Posts: 417 ✭✭✭
edited October 2001 in General Discussion
OK, I know this is way the h**l out there, but what do you guys and gals do to alleviate the discomfort of chigger bites? I have 4 on my hand from putting up my treestand and they are driving me crazy!Thank you more than you know!Brian
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bourbon. Drink same.
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  • bfairbfair Member Posts: 250 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Fingernail polish on each bite.What you have is a little red bug that has burrowed under the skin. It's going to itch until he dies. The fingernail polish seals him off and he dies. Creams etc relieve the itch but hes is still digging around in there and your going to itch much longer.Live in the land of "redbugs'" No land of bugs.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There are some things at the drugstore these days for treating insect and chiggar bites and stings that are pretty effective. fingernail polish helps.
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  • BlueTicBlueTic Member Posts: 4,072
    edited November -1
    Baking Soda paste applied to the area and liberal amounts of whiskey as an internal wash.........
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  • varmit huntervarmit hunter Member Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    1part clorox to nine parts water for all stings and bites.Got it from the poison center when Black Widow bit me on neck.Put a little on a old rag and hold on bite for 30 min.Trust me it worked on the Widow.
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  • boogerbooger Member Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bactine seems to have more Lidocaine (or whatever) numbing ingredients so it works better for me than Sting Eze, Benadryl "tube" thing and all the rest I've tried. Chig-a-rid is hard to find and may be no longer made for all I know, it's like fingernail polish with Lidocaine, works pretty good.
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  • opentopopentop Member Posts: 143 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    bfair has it absolutely right. I know it sounds odd, but clear finger nail polish covering the entire bite seals the bite and keeps air from the exposed cells, which is what causes the itching. It also seals in the skin cells natural moisture and allows them to heal more quickly.
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  • Gene B.Gene B. Member Posts: 892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get a candle, light it, and put the flame on the bite for less than a second. The fire will kill any bacteria and seal the wound. Then put finger nail polish on it to keep any germs from getting in. Do not put the nail polish on first, then do the candle thing, youll give yourself 3rd degree burns! Trust me I know!
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  • wiredogwiredog Member Posts: 116 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    campho-phenique found at wally world or any other retailer, comes in a green glass bottle. Or just camphor oil will work.
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Zone A ForteCombination of a topical anesthetic to numb them and hydrcortisone to decrease the allergic reaction.cpermd
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  • smokinggunsmokinggun Member Posts: 590 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just four bites? Man you've got it made. I bet I had hundred and fifty about three weeks ago. Teeny tiny little rascals but they sure do have big teeth. Don't worry, you'll be OK in about 8-9 days. Four bites , HA!
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    Mix a cup of bleach with a gallon of water and soak your hand for 15 minutes. Let it dry, then put clear finger nail polish over the area. The bleach water will put him to sleep, then the finger nail polish will suffocate him to death.
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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    fingernail polish works, when used in conjuction with darvocet
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  • salzosalzo Member Posts: 6,396 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    GUNNUT- Darvocet?! HEHEHE. That is my favorite remedy to cure anything.
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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep, take two and call me in the mornin
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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Notice, you must apply the fingernail polish before taking the darvocet
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  • salzosalzo Member Posts: 6,396 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    GUNNUT- Of course you do. You would not be able to find the nail polish after taking the darvocet.
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  • legn4legn4 Member Posts: 481 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rub the clorox on straight ,burns like hell but works!
    Work'n like a dog all nite
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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cutter Green applied BEFORE you go into the woods!
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You guys are forgetting about the BEST remedy! What the heck about Bob's Best Elixr? By the way, what ever happend to Bob in St. Louis?
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  • shaneshane Member Posts: 882 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any of you guys ever get'em around your crotch area? I got ate up with them once and two of them found there way to the same NUT. Just let me tell you........That wasn't any fun!!!!!!!!!!!! Nail polish worked for me but I'll never put it on my joy sack again!
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  • biganimalbiganimal Member Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I got bit by a black widow once but she didn't hurt me none!!!
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  • rodgergliderodgerglide Member Posts: 184 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Instead of nail polish,try super-glue...works great,lasts longer
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    bfair, I wouldn't trade all of our pansy Kansas chiggers for one little nest of your fire ants. Once while I was camping on P'cola N.A.S. I went out to pick up my dogs food after dark and put my arm down in a den, hive, coven or whatever them little devils live in. Other than your bugs I am very impressed with your town. I was there on a 4th of july and saw the best fireworks display ever. Also the Blue Angels coming over the campground at tree level when your not expecting it can be a life time thrill.
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  • SP TigerSP Tiger Member Posts: 872 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Man I hate chigger bites. Especially because of where they like to bite! The only remedy I have is to scratch the shiz-nit out of the bite until it bleeds. It burns, but it doesn't itch. Of course now you'll have an open wound to keep clean and disinfected. I'll take the burn over the itch any day.
    Better to have and not need, than need and not have.
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  • bfairbfair Member Posts: 250 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    wundudnee,Fisty little buggers arn't they
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