Waking Up With Bites But No Bed Bugs
You might thinkwaking up with bites but no bed bugs is impossible, but it can happen. Bed bug bites look a lot like the bite marks of many other insects and several skin conditions, so it’s often hard to tell what caused your rash. In some cases, a doctor or dermatologist can help you pinpoint the cause of your itchy bumps.
If you do have bed bug bites but don’t see any live bugs in your bed, there are still a few things you should keep in mind. For example, it’s common for bed bugs to hide in the cracks and creases of furniture. They also can crawl into electrical outlets and into appliances like clock radios. It’s important to note that even professional exterminators with bed-bug sniffing dogs can miss some bed bug infestations.
Morning Mystery: Understanding Unexplained Bites Without Bed Bugs
There are a variety of other bugs that bite humans at night, including mites, fleas, mosquitoes, ticks, lice, and spiders. Some of these bugs can bite a wide range of people, while others prefer certain people or locations on the body. It’s often easy to confuse bites from these bugs with those from bed bugs because they all tend to appear as reddish-brown spots on the skin.
It’s also important to note that some people are more sensitive to bed bug bites than others. It’s not always clear why some people get itchy and swollen from these bites while others do not, but scientists have found that some individuals’ bodies respond differently to blood from the critters. Those who do react to the bites are more likely to notice that their skin is itchy and might experience other symptoms associated with a more severe reaction, such as a fever.
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