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Ticks Posted by sue oriley on January 11, 2022, 1:06 am 12 years into living with lyme, consistently working with professionals to find a path to health, I'd like to clarify best practice for tick removal: Tweezers, grab insect as close to skin as possible and then quickly pull it straight out. Any other action, such as heating OR suffocating the tick will cause the insect to regurgitate and increase chances of causing infection. This technique is easy to find online. In the US they are even selling these little plastic tick removal tools that are similar, but actually better than tweezers. Also once I had been infected, then all future bites were problematic for up to 6 months. In spite of tick being removed, the site remained itchy, red, swollen and clearly infected.

Re: Ticks Posted by Jo Anna H on January 11, 2022, 10:00 am, in reply to "Ticks" The "little plastic tick removal tool" -- my vet sold me one several years ago -- a great tool. The instruction is to twist counter-clockwise, having grasped the tick as deeply as possible. Apparently, the tick burrows in clockwise. I've used it many times on dogs with only positive results. There are many tools on Amazon, but the type my vet recommended is a bit like a cross between calipers and a hypodermic needle (no needle involved). The closest I saw on Am. is made by Coughlan company. The one I bought was only five bucks -- Canadian!

oops Posted by Jo Anna H on January 11, 2022, 10:05 am, in reply to "Re: Ticks" That's Coghlan

Re: Ticks Posted by Melody on January 11, 2022, 10:21 am, in reply to "Ticks" You are so right. I had a tick in between my toes three weeks ago. I panicked and just pulled it out. Big Mistake! It’s still itching after all this time especially at night, however, nothing near as intensely as three weeks ago when it was so bad it kept me awake. Still red. I’m hoping there’s no Tick-Bourne diseases associated with the ones here.

Re: Ticks Posted by Daniel H on January 11, 2022, 10:21 am, in reply to "Ticks" I find at least two ticks a year that are buried into my skin (fully attached) I just use my finger and thumbnail to quickly yank them off, never had a problem. Just sayin

Re: Ticks Posted by Ron Smith on January 11, 2022, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Ticks" I've cut a V-shaped notch in the end of a plastic spoon. Depress the skin beside the tick and carefully push the spoon towards the tick.

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