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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The "at home" version of this would be heating a spoon under hot water and then holding it onto the bite.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ah, hot water... stupid me always tried with a lighter, looking like a junkie and worried about burning myself.
not much to add, but that heat really works, as it breaks down the proteins that cause the infection/itching

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

This is the way

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's my go-to relief too. Take the spoon out of someone's coffee for extra laziness (ask first though. Avoids weird discussions. Or so I've heard.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the answer. /thread

Doesn’t have to be coffee of course - just get a spoon from hot (not boiling) water. It should be at the temperature where you can juuust stand to have it on your skin. Press and repeat as needed.

It will feel intense - even intensely itchy - for a couple of seconds, then….relief!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is the relief related to nociception, to inflammation, or to inactivation of the bug saliva?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hot coffee mug works as well