Treated twice and still itching

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    • July 22, 2026 at 4:08 pm
    greytide
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    Two rounds of treatment a week apart and I am still itching. I cannot tell any more whether I still have them or whether I am imagining it because I have been checking constantly.

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    • July 23, 2026 at 1:08 pm
    quietkettle
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    Itching can carry on for a while after successful treatment because it’s a reaction in the skin, not proof that anything is still alive. That’s the bit that isn’t explained often enough.

    What actually settles it is looking for live lice or eggs attached to the hair in good light, rather than going by the itch. If you find nothing moving, the treatment has probably worked.

    • July 24, 2026 at 11:08 pm
    almostfine
    Participant

    Two other things that catch people: everyone in the household or any recent partner needs treating at the same time, and the second application has to be at the interval on the instructions rather than whenever you remember.

    If you’re genuinely still finding live ones after doing both properly, go back rather than buying a third round.

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