It’s the summer vacation. You are out with your girls for a much needed spa day, followed by dinner and drinks. Peace and relaxation envelops your mind with each glide of the masseuse’s talented hands on your body. The scented candles are soothing and you feel
nothing can spoil this experience
. Suddenly your phone vibrates on the table, jarring you away from your tranquil thoughts with its incessant silent ringing.
Honey, I Just Spied a Louse in Our Daughter’s Hair… No Reason For Concern Though
Head lice detection is difficult, okay. You see one louse by chance and remove it, thinking it’s surely a fluke. Think! That sole louse must surely have originated from somewhere or
somebody’s head.
Here Is a Fact (Or Several) About Head Lice
Look at a louse from a microscope and you will see a tiny body, claws for legs and a venomous looking jaw. What, no wings? The common head louse cannot fly, which is a fact. Another one: lice cannot jump from an infested head to your kid’s. What lice can do however is crawl, incredibly fast which is how these pesky critters spread.
Do you want to know another fast fact about these disgusting creatures? It’s difficult to detect head lice, even with the classic symptoms that point out ‘Red Alert’!
Classic Head Lice Detection Signs That Fool Us
Let’s count off the usual suspects first. These are:
- Itching
- Scratching
- Bumps on the head
- Sores and rashes
- A phantom feeling of something crawling with their tiny feet!
Why Is Lice Detection Difficult to Conduct?
One word: dandruff – you know those little white, sometimes off-white flakes of your
scalp’s dead skin! Dandruff is the one (condition?) most commonly mistaken for lice nits, which is probably why people turn a blind eye towards thorough lice detection and screening.
Another commonly thought symptom for head lice detection is itching which leads to scratching, especially behind the ears. Brace yourselves for the news we are about to disclose. Head lice doesn’t always cause scalp to itch. In fact your child (and by default you) won’t know of this festering issue until after three months!
How To Break Away From This Supposed Dead End?
You might think it is the end of the world. Going home to such a horrible situation
and the day just started! Yes, head lice detection is difficult. We have established that at least two times so far however it isn’t mission impossible!
Yes, you may have to take out a magnifying glass and ponder every clue (is that an unhatched egg or not?) but this isn’t a reliable diagnosis.
Manual Testing… 1, 2, 3, and Take-off!
Sometimes it’s a good idea to try what our forefathers did in their time. However, replace ‘sometimes’ with always when it comes to head lice detection and screening. Finding one louse or even an empty eggshell in your daughter’s head won’t prepare you for an infestation. Confirm an active infestation by detection combing i.e. picking at your child’s head at 2 A.M in the morning with a lice comb.
Sometimes it’s a good idea to try what our forefathers did in their time. However, replace ‘sometimes’ with always when it comes to head lice detection and screening. Finding one louse or even an empty eggshell in your daughter’s head won’t prepare you for an infestation. Confirm an active infestation by detection combing i.e. picking at your child’s head at 2 A.M in the morning with a lice comb.
We salute your hard work, diligence, and determination but there is another, simpler way! So, when are you booking an appointment with Lice Troopers for best
lice doctors in Kendall?
