We had a roommate move in three years ago, she had a dog who itched and flopped its ears a lot. Our dogs started itching and flopping there ears and then we started itching and getting bit and it never stopped. It comes in cycles, starting with light crawling that seems to be worse at night but happens during the day as well. It intensifies in a day or two and i can feel little pin prick stings as well as crawling and this lasts for a few days intensely with a lack of sleep and scratching all night. It seems to get better for a few days of a less intense relief and then its back and starts all over. It doesn't look like scabies bites or follow the pattern of scabies rash. I have bites focused mainly around my chest neck behind ears and on my face and upper back, they are other places as well but they are focused there and we have scars. The do seem to like areas where clothes are the tightest. Our dogs have scratch marks in ears and around the neck and on the chest and back legs as well. I have been to the doctor and treated with permethrin and taken the dogs in and treated for mange..numerous skin scrapings have come up negative. The dogs were given a dose of ivermectin injection three different times and we have done Permethrin three times from the dr. as well as got rid of dog beds and soaked them in medicated shampoo. We bagged all our stuff and washed and dried everything before we used and vacummed like crazy and mopped with bleach mixture even the walls numerous times. We have a plastic cover on our bed and pillow cases. We have moved five times since this started and we deep clean everything and treat before we move but its still haunting us..We have tried lintox, permethrin and ivermectin (orally) on the dogs as well as sulfur dips and peppermint tea tree soaks and tried the borax and hydrogen peroxide recipe for dogs. I have made medicine for in there ears used at the same time as well. On us i bought the permethrin for horses and we made our own 5%. We have also tried neem, peppermint, tea tree oil, lavender and sulfur lotion, pastes and soaks. We have tried all these things for a month each and still no resolve. We have a Son on the way in a couple weeks and i have come to terms with the fact that we will not be rid of this mystery mite by then and it scares me to death. I have only been able to do natural oils while pregnant. I bought a microscope and have been taping itchy parts and taping around the dogs at night and our bed and looking at whatever i can try and find under the microscope and nothing... I even do skin scrapes with a razor blade and mineral oil on slides. I am at a loss and feel hopeless. as of late i have been seeing tiny little red pin point marks where the skin is white around it, they are not raised at all though and i am unsure if it is related. I have thought some sort of demodex, bird mite, rat mite or scabies and even bedbugs? I cannot find anything on the microscope. They are relentless and i am about to burn everything we own and bomb the cars and buy all new clothes and treat us all then camp out for a month!! I don't know what else to do. Any input would be helpful. I have attached pics of bites and a strange pattern of worm shaped demodex like shell or casing that might be mite related and a picture of a bite site under microscope.
I have a very similar problem. It started about a month ago. It seems to be everywhere. In my clothes not worn for ever. I can feel them moving. Just rubbed in a tube of Permethrin and put on a polyester sweatshirt to avoid cream from rubbing off my skin felt good and noe I feel them crawling like they were in the sweatshirt. It looks very similar under the 125 magnification microscope.
we have this also, going to health dept to see if they can help identify species. im going crazy! when scab removed we noticed many moving worms moving. used cell phone camera. some sort of mite? parasite? nothing is killing them they look like slivers of wood.please informg
please let me know if you found what they ate please.
hi! did hi you ever find our what it was??
Hello, I would like you to share the photos of the mite with me. My wife and I have had the same problem. After 4 months we are getting it under control. Under the microscope we also find elongated and thin shapes. However, we have not been able to identify them; they do not look like mites. The symptoms are intense itching mainly at night, papules, tingling. The cause not visible to the naked eye. It gave us results to improve the immune system, bath with antiseptic solution, keratolytic shampoo, shampoo with phenothrin and thyme oil, besides the exhaustive disinfection of the clothes and environment. We plan to write an paper about our experience, and hope to share it in a couple of months. Facebook: Eduardo Baltierra Trejo.
These are my photos. My comment in the previous post.
It it is in the water it develops from bacteria, Drs will not recognize it because it would cure too many illnesses that make the government alot of money!!!
I have been to 8 Drs and numerous testing they said I was crazy but yet my family dr retired all of a sudden with leaving no backup dr.
All they have to do is put enough chemicals in the water system to kill the bacteria.
It’s getting worse by the day.
I have attached pics these are just a few of many pics …
If anyone knows how to kill this â– â– â– â– please help!!!
Hello, I’ve had the same issue for about a year now. I itch pretty much all over with what looks like small bite marks, with red/white puffy lines. There is also “debris” that rubs off when i scratch.Before the bite marks appear, there is a stinging, burning, then itching sensation…like any insect bite. I have never seen with the naked eye what bit me. around six months ago, I got a portable microscope. At first, I thought it was scabies because it looked very similar to me. My doctor never tested it, but went ahead and gave me permethrin cream to see if it would help, even though he didn’t think it was. it did help! However it came back in about a month. On my skin where it itched, under my microscope, I had what looked like two different kinds of black fibers, the occational red fiber, clear fibers, thicker, clear/white shapes sticking out of skin,(similar to yours), and glowing/irridescent, elongated shapes in different sizes on and under my skin. My body hairs had these as well. Occasionally the fibers would move, especially the clear ones. There are also black, round, oval, and triangular bits, as well as brownish, oval “domes” on my skin. I have many broken capillaries as well. These are all seen at 80 on up magnification.. In these areas, my skin has a rough texture. not surprising due to all the debris! my doctor referred me to a dermatologist. Of course I made the mistake of mentioning invisible bugs biting me, bringing in tape samples, and saying that I had a microscope. Between that and being on a couple of psych meds, I was immediately dismissed and was not even looked at closely. I was prescribed a pill for itching and a steroid cream. I was even told to make an appointment with my psychiatrist! Yes my skin had looked better at the visit but that was because I had already been treated with permethrin cream. I started doing some research and found some over-the-counter treatments. Teatree oil and sulfur cream work best for me. Anyways, long story short, after extensive research online, I believe I have a Demadex infestation. there is definitely a stigma about invisible biting bugs and mites. Even with my research, everything I’ve read is really brushed over and without the dirty details and pictures. last week, I went to a new dermatologist and mentioned I thought it was Demadex. I even got the same negative response from her! However, she did take a biopsy of an itchy patch. I’m hoping it will confirm whatever it is so I can take care of it.
Hello to everybody,
I would like to share with you my experience with this ■■■■. So, I have it for more than 20 years but the terrible moment came 2 years ago when I had a very strong itching all over my body, everywhere! I visited doctors but they diagnosed scabies. They gave me one dose of ivermectin and they thought that everything would be ok. No, it wasn’t. For 2 last years I am looking for the solution for it. Now the autum came and the problem occured again. This horrible itching and my poor skin.
I have spent a lot of time looking what I can do to rid it away forever.
First of all I think that it is demodex, maybe canis demodex, not human and it adopted itself to human skin, or maybe both kinds of demodex. Because if you look at your skin carefully, you can see very small black (grey with red- the blood) points, really very small but if you know what you are looking for you will seet even without a microscope. So, you can see also in your skin very thin and small lines in different colours: from black to beige. They are in different stage of growing that’s why the different colours. We can have them everythere!
The only way to rid them away is to treat them from outside and inside with the poison. Inside ivermectin or moxidectin, and outside permethrin (10%, 5% is to small dosage) and benzoat benzyl 30%.
Also we must eat every day a garlic, some people say that it helps and rids them away. The terapy can last for months but only many methods together can give us a hope.
The problem is that this â– â– â– â– is really dangerous and the doctors know nothing about it. They can cause skin cancer and sure they are a cause for the angiomas. Also they cause the brown moles. And can cause the loss of sight. I have already problems with my eyes. I have read some articules in research gate about it but not many people know about it.
So, I ordered everything for therapy and I want to start it in some days.
Greetings from Germany where the doctors know nothing and give you only antibiotics for the acne without remove the cause: parasites!
Hello, I am scheduled to see an Infectious Disease Doctor on Thursday, and another one in Philadelphia on Tuesday. You described my exact situation as well as my dogs. All 3 of my dogs are suffering, and my one boy went deaf, and another half deaf. After their ivermectin shot, my deaf one starterd to hear! Now, the evil mites are at full force again and all 3 dogs are in pain. This Friday is 2 weeks for the 2nd Ivermectin shots, but I am, taking them today.
As far as me, I am a mess! I have sores everywhere, and some are volcano looking sores, that are hard and grey (which you need to get rid of the bastards from under there). All the other sores/bites are in somewhat of a pattern. I am determined to solve this mystery because my dogs are suffering, and of course I am suffering terribly also. I have finally captured what I believe to be the culrpit on the microscope. I also took photos of what came out of the dogs ears after their ivermectin shot. I literally watched these evil things bore their way out of my dogs ears and they have holes everywhen in their inner flap. Im hoping we all can get the answers we need to get better.
Has anyone found help?
I’ve been having the same thing me and my doggy I did apple cider vinegar rinses I actually can see stuff coming off of me when I do a rinse or rub my arms or legs feels like sand coming out of my legs and I see a little white tissue rolled up things I’ve seen some strange stuff so I could see some I can’t it’s ongoing I wash my clothes so often so frustrated and I need help and nobody believes me or listens to me if you found out anything please help thank you take care
Try an over the counter cream. The local pharmacy can prescribe something for that.
omg, I have gone through the same thing. four or five years ago my dog picked up ear mites and it’s been on and cracking ever since. just when I thought I had it cleared up they pop up again and the doctors are of no use to me. I’ve done the same stuff you’ve done natural remedies, constant vacuuming, constant bleaching the kitchen, and taking care of my dog. but I’ve had them pop up again recently. and there is no use going to the doctors because they think I’m crazy. and I know better! I’ve done the microscope I’ve taken pictures blown the pictures up so that I can see details. the doctors didn’t even want to see what kind of things I was able to bring to an appointment. it’s insane what I’m going through.
I have had the same thing for 4 years , I was told carpet beetles, bedbugs, pin worm, scabies …ext. nothing ever works and it pulls threads out of all fabrics and bumps in scalp ,face and neck ..fells like a tingling muscle pain and feet swelling itchy more at night and have insomnia because of skin problems.
I would like to start with " I am not a doctor and I would never tell anyone to try anything!" but this is what is working for me. I too have had some sort of mite infestation for the past 3+ years and have tried everything. I have been to 7 doctors including a dermatologist that did biopsies and 3 health departments. None of which have given me any help!!! this has really destroyed my life in and out of my home. I’ve been unable to work, sometimes I don’t sleep for 4 to 6 days at a time, can’t visit with my family outside of my home, all because of this embarrassing, painful, humiliating MITE. And all I ever hear is this is really ruining your life, and that I’m crazy, there’s no way anything could be biting me, and how sick and tired they are of hearing that I am itching!
But I guess what angers me the most is that these people do not realize that I am stuck in my body and I have had no peace for a single minute literally for 3+ years everyday! and believe me I know it has ruined my life and my relationships and I have been unable to do anything about it until now! finally the helplessness is over it seems.
This all started when I noticed a glittery look to my clothes and furniture. I it’s uncontrollably and would get a rash that looks like a sunburn with welts all over my arms in my neck, and would have bites all over me. my husband never showed signs of a rash of any sort or bites and he does not itch so what can be going on with all I could think.
I deep cleaned until I was blue in the face, got rid of my furniture, matress, clothes, make up, and… I have tried practically everything to get rid of this over the counter and from the doctors and nothing ever helped at all!
Well that all changed 3 days ago
when my husband brought something home from Kroger’s. NIX ULTRA SOLUTION. THIS IS A MINERAL OIL THAT SUFFOCATES ANYTHING THAT YOU PUT IT ON.
I woke up this morning where I had 20 bites yesterday I have three today. I soaked my hair in the stuff and put it all over my whole body let it soak in and went to bed. the second day after using it I did notice the sunburned look come back but I think it just made the mites mad because I was killing them so they tried to irritate me again that was yesterday. today this sunburn look is gone also. I’m going to continue to do this treatment until I see no marks whatsoever Indian continue it again for a couple of months, at least once or twice a week.
I honestly had given up hope at this point until he brought that home and I really and truly had no hope left, I was so bitter with everybody cuz nobody would or could help me and everyone just took my trying to make me think I’m crazy. I know I’m not crazy, I know when something bites me, and I know when doctors maybe just don’t know what it is so they ignore it and act like it’s you that you’re crazy so I stopped going to the doctor’s a long time ago because I was tired of everybody labeling me is a nutcase. believe me if I could I would have died of embarrassment and humiliation I would have when one NP asked me if I was shooting up because I had these marks all over my arms. I was there at my family doctors office trying to get help from the nurse practitioner is she was treating me like a needle junkie. I was so angry I had to get up and leave. She wouldn’t even look at it, or try to help me figure out what was going on. I have never been more embarrassed or humiliated in my life. I left there in tears that broke me down for weeks because I just couldn’t get any help. and then those weeks turn into months, then to years… I truly just wanted to die.I don’t know if I can ever get my relationship back with my husband because of this mite…and now he has stage 4 cancer… and honestly I might never get a chance. If my story helps one person I will be grateful because I really would not wish this on my worst enemy. and I would never want anybody to feel like I have felt, so helpless and disgusted with life and so bitter toward everybody that crossed my path. I have to say I will still be very bitter with some people for all the things they have said and done and I don’t think that will ever change.but at least him home but I might have a minute of Peace at some point in my life again from these terrible little mites.
I have also been having the same issues as everyone else that has posted on here. I have been having symptoms for over 2 years now. a true living hell. I don’t have a remedy or an I’d of the parasite, I so wish I did. I research endlessly and the only good to come of it is I have found others like yourselves that r hurting as bad as me, for that I’m truly sorry. I am glad I’m not crazy although I sometimes wish I was , it would be easier to explain this crap. if anyone know any thing that can help please post .
not sure why but my post was deleted… i have a years worth of experience with this. dont have time to re type stuff all the time. as if i wasnt stressed enough. figures. will try again tonite.
how do you get rid of them