LICE TIPS

Many families have experienced or know someone who has experienced head lice in Texas and in other states. You may hear people say in amazement that they can't believe how prevalent the incidence is.

Teens may be especially sensitive about having lice. In general, the group that dislikes getting lice the most is definitely teenagers. Young children often feel no stigma and some may not even feel itchy. Teens, on the other hand, have their hands full dealing with every day social issues.

There is an easier way to treat kids than having to pack them up in car to drive to a treatment place. Call LiceDoctors for convenient, at-home service today. Let's face it, as a parent, you are in the car way more than you want to be.

We know the positives of family and friend get-togethers to celebrate the holidays. How fun it can be for little cousins to play with each other and for multiple generations to be in one room. Of course, in our honest moments, we may acknowledge that we are not so crazy about loud Uncle Bill or clingy cousin Michelle.

Lice have become so commonplace in school that parents are really afraid that their kids will pick up a case from another student. It is not an unreasonable fear, given that head lice affect a reported 12 million school children each year.

Adults can get head lice even if they are not in direct contact with children. Louise, a single woman called us at LiceDoctors two weeks ago from Multnomah County and she was upset and perplexed. She had been quite itchy on her scalp over the past couple of weeks and finally went to the dermatologist, thinking that she had some kind of dry skin situation.

This woman with the long beautiful hair looks happy and even carefree. No way does she have lice, right? Not so fast. There are plenty of people out there with lice who have no idea that they have it.

Many people start out with the expectation that they will be able clean all of the lice out of their child's hair. After all, they reason, how difficult can it be?

How many times have you been told not to rely on the Internet when looking for diagnoses or solutions to medical issues. You probably have disregarded that advice (haven't we all?) and may have even scoured the Internet looking for advice on how to treat head lice; if you have done so then you know there is plenty of conflicting advice about lice.

To quote Mike Myers as Linda Richman, "Can we talk?" Let's be honest...no one wants to find lice in their hair. We really don't like to think about those yucky critters residing on our child's head! The fact is that lice are very common today and many people, including millions of school children, are diagnosed with it each year.