By Karen Keavey
May 28, 2020
This question comes up quite often and unfortunately, the answer is YES. Because lice are shifty little creatures, you may be infected without realizing it. Believe it or not, many people with head lice have no idea they have it at all! Not everyone has symptoms of lice.
By Karen Sokoloff
May 21, 2020
If you look at the above picture of a paper towel, can you tell which are lice and which are nits (lice eggs)? In the hair it can be very challenging to see evidence of a head lice infestation. You need to know what you are looking at.
By LiceDoctors Technician, Kelli Ogle
May 14, 2020
Believe us when we tell you that you are not alone when it comes to getting head lice. Millions of children and their families get lice each year. Children are in close enough contact to their friends that lice can be transmitted easily.
By Karen Keavey
May 1, 2020
You may feel embarrassed, as well as upset when you find head lice in your family. After all, isn’t head lice a sign of poor personal hygiene? The answer may surprise you.
By Lice Technician Jessica Zachar
April 30, 2020
When treating for head lice, you want to be sure that you have high quality tools. It can be challenging to get out all signs of head lice and having the proper tools is important.
By LiceDoctors Technician, Sean McGee
April 27, 2020
Can a single nit (lice egg) keep your child out of school? The answer used to be “yes”. Today, many schools across the country are dropping their “no nit” policies. Why is this happening?
By Head Lice Technician, Sean McGee
April 24, 2020
At LiceDoctors, our mission is to take the burden from you and put this case of head lice in the past. We make sure that all of the lice eggs are removed and that is where you cannot equal an in-home professional lice treatment service like LiceDoctors.
By Lice Technician Sean McGee
April 25, 2020
Like hats, wigs may carry lice but are only a problem if the bugs crawl off the wig and onto your own hair. Lice cannot get their food, human blood, while residing on a wig.
By Chelsea Lonergan
April 20, 2020
Clients often want to know how long we think that they have had lice so they can get to the bottom of how they got it. While we cannot give you an exact answer, we can give you an estimate. Usually clients have had lice longer than they think!
Schools in Downers Grove and Wheaton districts allow students to remain in school until the end of the day when lice lice are found. Students are expected to be treated at home and return to school the next day free of lice. Students with nits only may stay in school.