Re: Have had mites for 2 years...I can relate

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Thanks Rita for the update. I am sorry for how long you too have been bothered by them. This year has marked the 5th year for me, but it has been a lot more manageable with the things I have done and continue to do. (I am always reluctant to post this as I don't want others to get discouraged). For there are always success stories. As was recently reported on a WRAL TV broadcast follow up. It is a lot of hard work, mental anguish and a lot of money for most of us.

Here is the link to the story:

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2107991/

Hang in there kiddo,

Tim

>> My husband and I caught some type of mite from our bird feeders 2> years ago. Our life has torn apart by this little demon from hell.> Like everyone we went through all the creams,lotions and doctors and> found out that we were on our own. We found the Birdmites.org site and> we began the long road to getting these mites under some what of> control. What we learned early is that Clorox kills these things. We> threw out all our furniture and tore out our carpet. We saw about an> 80% improvement after the carpet left the house. We threw out all our> cloths and we buy cheap new ones and rotate them monthly. Everything> is washed in 2 cups of Clorox. I have found out that if I put the soap> and Clorox in first then fill up the washing machine with water then> add the blue jeans they wash without spotting or bleaching stains. Our> beds are covered in the heavy plastic that painters use to spread on> floors when they paint, this is found at Walmart. After vacuuming the> floors and walls each day I spray our plastic covered beds down each> day with a 32 ounce bottle of water that has about 1 inch of clorox in> it. We shower each night with Dawn dishwashing liquid followed by> straight clorox poured on with a squirt bottle from head to toe. We> wait for the burn and then immediatly shower the clorox off. We step> out of the shower and blow dry off with a hair drier, we never use> towels any more. After we are dry we apply the 10% or 7% horse> permenthrin bought at the local farm supply store on the areas where> we have redness or rashes and then cover the permenthrin with a heavy> coat of vaseline along with the rest of our body. We go to bed on> satin sheets that have been washed in the 2 cups of clorox. Nothing> touches our skin that has not been washed in the 2 cups of clorox.> During the day we cover the rashes and red areas with the Arrid dry> deodorant spray and clearasil tinted acne cream. This keeps the skin> dry during the day and wet and moist at night. It seems that changing> the wetness and dryness of the skin throws the mites for a loop. We> have found that by using a small 18 inch florescent black light bought> at Walmart we can see and therefore remove tiny white specks from our> eye lashes and brows and the itching stops. Being able to see the> white specks helps in removing them. We keep a thin coat of vaseline> on our eyes at all times. Our car, which had cloth seats was full of> them and after using everything we could think of to kill the things> we ended up having to buy a new car which has leather seats. Our skin> is clear now. We have out breaks every once in awhile but we have it> more under control right now than ever before. I do not carry a purse> any more after discovering that my purse was loaded with the mites and> each time I picked it up they would get all on my arms and legs. How> much longer we have to live like this is anyone's guess. It is a> living nightmare. I hope this information will help those you who have> just now come in contact with these terrible mites. God bless each of> you and don't give up fighting. This is spreading and hopefully one> day a cure will be found. Rita>