With the onset of long-awaited warmth in nature, hordes of annoying mosquitoes and midges attack humans, wild animals, livestock ... What are midges? These are small, similar to small flies, insects ranging in size from 2 to 6 mm, the females of which feed on the fresh blood of humans or animals. Places where they breed and where their greatest concentration is observed are rivers, swamps, reclamation canals, artificial and natural reservoirs.
Particularly active midges are observed in the morning and in the evenings. They crawl into ears, eyes, can penetrate the respiratory tract, climb under clothes. Insect saliva contains hemolytic poison, so the midge bite causes a burning sensation, itching, swelling and soreness. With numerous bites, the temperature can rise, as well as signs of allergic reactions in people with individual intolerance.
A midge bite may well cause infection, especially when combed. Therefore, you need to try not to comb the wound, so as not to bring microbes into it and prevent the appearance of ulcers. If the temperature rises, nausea and headache appear, medical consultation is necessary.
Especially a lot of inconvenience and anxiety midge bites cause villagers and summer residents. The peak of midges activity occurs at the beginning of May, and if the spring is cold, then by the end of the month and even in June. Therefore, it is necessary to take some measures to protect both themselves and animals from the attack of midges, thus preventing unpleasant consequences. During the period of their greatest activity, it is possible to exclude staying near a massive accumulation of gnats, wear protective clothing that will cover unprotected parts of the body as much as possible, and also use means (repellents) that repel insects.
A midge bite often manifests itself in the form of hives - multiple itchy and painful bulging red spots on the skin. They treat urticaria with antihistamines. Medicines “Tavegil” or “Suprastin”, ointment “Golden Star” will help eliminate swelling and swelling, and a solution of brilliant green greens (zelenka) can prevent infection at the site of the bite. Itching will relieve Allergodil or Elok ointment well.
From folk remedies, you can recommend rubbing the bite with gruel from soda with a small amount of water and peppermint essential oil. You can use any toothpaste or balm containing mint or menthol. Relieving itching will help lubricate the skin with ammonia or a thick solution of laundry soap (the darkest).
The bitten place can be rubbed with salt or applied to the wound for 20-30 minutes. cotton wool soaked simply in vinegar or in vinegar with water (1: 1). The usual medical alcohol will also help, which is applied to the midge bite with a richly moistened cotton wool. Use also freshly torn and crushed dandelion leaf, from which juice is squeezed and applied to the bite site, glued with a band-aid or bandaged. The dressing is changed every three hours. Also recommended for 5-10 minutes. apply fresh crushed leaves of bird cherry, young grated potatoes or gruel from crushed garlic and onions.
A midge bite in the eye (and this often happens) can first be mistaken for a mote accidentally falling there. True, when after just a few minutes he begins to itch and cry a lot, it becomes clear what the reason is. Swelling and redness appear. An allergic reaction in the form of shortness of breath, dizziness and chest pain is possible . In this case, you must immediately take up treatment.
To begin with, you should refrain from combing so as not to damage the mucous membrane of the eye. Further, you can resort to either traditional medicine or alternative methods. In the first case, an anti-inflammatory cream is applied around the eye to the victim to reduce itching and prevent the development of edema. Then give an antihistamine (suprastin, clarithin) and a plentiful drink. In the second case, a slice of raw potato or mashed leaves of young bird cherry are applied to the damaged area. This will help reduce inflammation and relieve swelling.
So, a midge bite is not as harmless as it might seem at first glance, therefore, to prevent unpleasant consequences, it is better to consult a doctor on time.