My mother has been dealing with these invisible biting insects for five months now. They don't seem to bother my dad, just mom. They have bombed the house inside and out, torn out all carpet, got rid of all furniture, she washes daily, and cleans house over and over, they have two outfits only, sleeping on blow up mattress, and sit in camp chairs which she sprays daily. She won't let me or other family come help or see her. I have sent her all types of info and products that I have researched on line. Her doctor thinks she needs to see a Psychiatric doctor. He has never even looked at her bites. I really need some help. I believe she is close to ending her life over this and I am desperate.

Wondergirl

Is there some way to get her to a psychiatrist?

Catsmine

There are microscopic skin mites that can cause dermatitis. Google "Collumbola"

There is also a dermatitis caused by anxiety, which is actually more common than the skin mites, hence the doctors' suggestions.

It sounds like your mom should try one more dermatologist to be checked for the mites.

Another possibility can be found in very moist conditions: psocids, or "booklice." They can be seen if you can trap them, possibly in a bowl of water underneath some furniture.

kathywithak

She is not crazy!

There are many possible answers, including bird or rat mites (1/4 of a millimeter at largest), and bed bugs (expert hiders come out only at night). Why your father shows no reaction - many people are still getting bit, but are not allergic. Only 60% of people react to their first bed bug bite.

We still don't know for sure what's biting us, and exterminators can't find anything, But we've cut it down from 20 bites a day to 5 a week by millimeter (walls too) every day, murphys oil soap on wood, and keeping clean clothes in ziplock bags after washing with borax added. This is probably nothing compared to what your Mom is doing already - it takes some time, but once you get the routine down, you can live life again while you try to figure out what it is for sure.

Try an exterminator who knows mites and bed bugs. Not all really do. Read up and interview them!

Doctors and dermatologists say see exterminator, exterminator says see dermatologist. We have also benefited from prescription Ivermectin, sort of a Advantage-type medicine for people which kills what bites.

Good luck.

Kw/K

kathywithak

that's supposed to say by vacumming every day, murphys...

Catsmine

Kathy,

If your post goes up with an error, it will have a button under it to "Edit." I use that button a LOT.

Bed bugs are fairly easy to identify from their leavings on sheets and pillowcases: little brown flecks of dried blood (digested or not) and they are naked eye visible when you find them.

Most of the mites require an elevated humidity level to survive unless they are true parasites, living on the host throughout the entire life cycle.

mitmit_motmot

Hi,

my husband and I are strugling with this problem about 5 months. They bite him and all over his body become red. They don't bite me but they are walking all over my body that they make me crazy but I can do nothing. Even we asked one of the Pet controls to come to our apartment and they had toxit all over the apartment but it does not work. We have washed and dried all our clothes but they are still alive. Please help me too. I want to move from this furnished apartment but I am afraid that those mites come with me. Please help us too.

Thaks

Catsmine

What did the Pest Control people say they were treating for?

notdelusional

Did you ever consider that these might not be external bugs? I can't speak for everyone who has written comments here and on other blogs but I do want you to know what recently happened to me and my husband, both of us were suffering for several weeks with this odd problem, but here's the good news.

I never believed my husband and I had Morgellons because we did not have any open sores or lesions, only crawling, biting, and stinging sensations, at times producing small red welts that itched a bit and lasted about 24 hours. My husband began getting bumps on his head too. Well, there is a very good chance we were in the early stages of this odd illness as many of you may be as well. Some people apparently never break out in lesions but are still afflicted for a long time. I personally have been battling a systemic yeast infection since April and that could very well have made me a prime target. If any of you are experiencing intestinal yeast or any type of fungus, or perhaps you don’t even know you are, you might be a target too. There's good reason the whole probiotic movement has ramped up; lots of people are not balanced.

One of the BIGGEST mistakes my husband and I made was to continue using chemicals. As it turns out, these collembola or springtails feed on both fungus and chemicals, because it is their job to eat and turn over the bad to make good. Collembola live everywhere, they are the reason we have fertile soil and water on this planet (or at least we are supposed to). But if your body is out of balance, you could be a target because you harbor what they eat, mainly fungus but also other toxins in your system that you ingest or inhale. The key is to bring your body back to a natural balanced state.

Now again, I am not diagnosing everyone as having this affliction but it may behoove you to at least give this a shot.

Remove all chemicals, pesticides, food with preservatives, genetically modified foods, creams, lotions, detergents etc. from your life and eat only organic foods (a strict Candida diet is best to follow), preferably vegetarian, but free range chicken raised using no hormones and no antibiotics is OK, and use only pure soaps, lotions, on your body. Make sure there is no build up of water or mold in your bathroom, kitchen, basement, wherever you spend any time.

Eat LOTS of raw organic garlic, raw organic almonds, and perhaps pop a few activated charcoal tablets (great filter remedy) and within time (depending how long it’s been going on for you) perhaps like me, your problem will be close to being resolved. For me it’s been overnight, I’m absolutely astounded at how quickly I got this under control, although not quite 100% yet, but maybe 95%.

Try it; you’ve got nothing to lose. Permethrin, Cedarcide, Sevin-05, Windex, Bleach, all these things merely exacerbated the problem for us. You may even consider taking food grade diatomaceous earth to take internally, which eradicates parasites but is also great for your bones and joints.
Granted, I’m not 100% there yet (it’s only been 24 hours) but I’m about 95% or so under control. My husband has had no symptoms since yesterday and that's a first after 5 - 6 weeks of this hell.

I hope you all find this information helpful but especially successful because I was where you all are for a good 6 weeks thinking there was no end in sight. Early detection is key but it’s possible you may be on the road to recovery once you get your body balanced and dump the heavy metals!

Catsmine

Please cite your source. One would think you were trying to sell something. If improved nutrition and a cleansing routine are working for you, that's good.