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Yes, lice are annoying. In fact, they can be VERY annoying. Below are five facts to keep in mind to help you maintain your sanity. Anyone can get a case of lice. Getting head lice does not mean that your children are dirty or that you have been a negligent parent. What it means is that your children are out in the general population. No one is immune to head lice and they are very common especially among today's school-age children. Children are no longer prevented from attending school in most school districts.

Can you drown lice? How long can lice survive in water? Read our blog post to find out if you can get rid of lice by drowning them in water.

Do-It-Yourself lice treatments can drive people crazy. Below, LiceDoctors’ client Nicole M. describes her lice treatment journey: I am a writer and a mom and a client of LiceDoctors. After our recent experience with head lice, I offered to write about our experience with the hope that you will learn from it and not make the mistakes that I made. You see, I am a do-it-yourselfer. Yes, I make bread from scratch, paint our house, and even make my kids’ clothes. So when they came home from school with lice, I got to work removing the bugs. After all, how difficult could it be?