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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 527590" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Witz, please don't think I am nuts. I don't know if it is just here in OK, but it is pretty common for new people and visitors to end up with very large, irregular shaped mosquito bites. If you have ANY of these, please take benadryl IMMEDIATELY. I have had to take people to the ER for this because they insisted that mosquitoes couldn't cause a reaction that made you sick. They can and do, and some types are worse than others. Please keep benadryl on hand and take it at the first sign of lots of bites or any irregularity to the bites. A friend of mine almost didn't make it to the ER and we were only 3 blocks away when she had trouble. They had to treat her for shock and anaphylaxis and some type of other problem that was contributing to or caused by the amt of swelling she had. She was in the hospital for 2 days from mosquito bites. People stll think it can't happen and the ER here treats people every week with this in the summer.</p><p></p><p>Those mosquito dunks are awesome. For a while the neighbors had a pond that they did not maintain and it was really really bad in our yard with the bugs. I just got the dunks because I was tired of them not treating it and they worked really fast and lasted almost a month each time. </p><p></p><p>Have you seen those bug bite sticks at the store? The ones to treat the itch of mosquito bites? If you read the label, they are just ammonia and maybe a fragrance. So you can save a bunch of $$ (the sticks are $3 here this year) by getting a small spray bottle and putting ammonia in it. I tend to use half ammonia half water, but you can use full strength if you want. Just a dab on the bite stops the itch immediately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 527590, member: 1233"] Witz, please don't think I am nuts. I don't know if it is just here in OK, but it is pretty common for new people and visitors to end up with very large, irregular shaped mosquito bites. If you have ANY of these, please take benadryl IMMEDIATELY. I have had to take people to the ER for this because they insisted that mosquitoes couldn't cause a reaction that made you sick. They can and do, and some types are worse than others. Please keep benadryl on hand and take it at the first sign of lots of bites or any irregularity to the bites. A friend of mine almost didn't make it to the ER and we were only 3 blocks away when she had trouble. They had to treat her for shock and anaphylaxis and some type of other problem that was contributing to or caused by the amt of swelling she had. She was in the hospital for 2 days from mosquito bites. People stll think it can't happen and the ER here treats people every week with this in the summer. Those mosquito dunks are awesome. For a while the neighbors had a pond that they did not maintain and it was really really bad in our yard with the bugs. I just got the dunks because I was tired of them not treating it and they worked really fast and lasted almost a month each time. Have you seen those bug bite sticks at the store? The ones to treat the itch of mosquito bites? If you read the label, they are just ammonia and maybe a fragrance. So you can save a bunch of $$ (the sticks are $3 here this year) by getting a small spray bottle and putting ammonia in it. I tend to use half ammonia half water, but you can use full strength if you want. Just a dab on the bite stops the itch immediately. [/QUOTE]
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