Doctor explains BED BUGS - including SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION ( +PHOTOS!)

In this video Dr O'Donovan explains BED BUGS, including what they are, causes, treatment and prevention.

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[Chs_dnish]

the saying sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite is hitting heavy right now

[ReamondReddington]

I really appreciate describing what the bites look like on lighter and darker skin. My friends that are POC often go to doctors that don’t know what bruising or other health concerns look like on darker skin, and I just loved seeing that they were kept in mind for this video!

[weldonyoung]

Doctor, you are absolutely right about icing the bite. It is the simplest way to releave any itching which leads to the usual worst outcome - an open wound. However, for those that have a noticeable reaction to bedbug bites, it is usually better to search for the bedbug first and stop the problem before it starts.

As for bedbug bites in a line, that usually indicates a juvenile bedbug (one that has not learned to control its feeding). Most likely this is that bugs first feeding, thus eliminate that bug and you could stop a problem if the hatchling was picked up at another location. If they occure in about 3 week cycles, eggs are being layed at your location and hatching.

[Officialkvi]

came here to say im glad you mentioned both skin types too.Then i saw the top comment mention the same thing. subscribing just for that

[samuelasante]

Thanks for the education am glad to here they rarely cause infections because they have been feasting on me for a month.

[lisaGTorontogirl]

Love your video. I once had bed bug they are annoying pests also I spray a mixture in a spray bottle water with essential oil drops of lavender. These bugs hate the smell. Leo peppermint is another smell they hate

[liljcat]

Dear Doctor, few years ago I was attacked by bed bugs, night by night, in a fancy hotel at the Virgin Islands… I didn’t know at the time what a bed bug was, but after 3 nights of their feast, I left the place, went back home and got medical attention. I couldn’t explain how much pain I suffered, I still have some scars from that “vacation”… terrible.
On the other hand, is great to have someone with knowledge, talking about this kind of medical problems. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 love your job ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[iloveschicken]

We believe we got them from a camper we bought off someone! We ended up introducing them into our home.. I had no clue thats what my bad rash was from! Was misdiagnosed 3 times! I finally caught them on me.. We ended up selling our house.. bought all new everything! We weren't risking it anymore! They have literally torn me up! I have hundreds of scars from this mess! No new bites or rashes since we moved! Thank God I'm finally healing! It's been nearly a year of this crap! Good luck to all!

[mloveys]

I wake up with rashes/bites but they disappear after about an hour. There is 0 evidence of bedbugs despite taking apart my entire bed and frame, I think I’m going crazy

[celzea]

my symptoms were i started losing all of the hair on the back of my calves but not on my shins. didnt have any clue as to why but one night i stayed up real late deep in thought writing music lyrics and i just so happened to turn my desk around facing the sofa i would sleep on. i noticed something moving on it from the corner of my eye and this was around the time id normally be asleep. still didnt know what it was but i trapped it in a jar and looked up what it might be on google. bed bugs photo pops up and im like damn. lifted up the cushions and there were about 40 of them all bunched up in the corner. i went back to writing and 4 hours later after my bro woke up i says. grab this end of the couch (sheets and blankets included) and ill grab the other we have bedbugs. then we threw it off the 3rd story balcony. afterwhich i slept on the desk i was using to write on for 2 weeks with a space blanket during winter. those fucking bed bugs man

[Kaitheguy]

tysm i have these and this video proves me right

[Mik]

I had an overnight guest at Xmas and he brought at least one with him. It took me a few days to figure out what had happened. I was itchy as hell for about a week. I didn’t get the welts personally but my mother did. I found what I believed was their lair inside my boxspring. I threw it out immediately and I washed and dried all of my bedding and clothes and I also bought a new mattess and threw out my old wooden head and footboard. I sprayed with an eco killer spray which definitely killed them immediately on contact. My problem now is that over the last two weeks since performing the bed bug exorcism I have spotted a single bug every once in a while. I’d kill them and I’d re apply the spray around the room and clean and dry all bedding. The biting is significantly less. Sometimes I don’t think I have even gotten a bite at night and then the next day I’d see on crawling on the wall or ceiling. I set up a carbon dioxide trap and only caught one nymph. I have no way to tell where they may be hiding or if this is just the remnants of the colony I killed previously. What should I do. I don’t want to pay an exterminator to do something I should be capable of doing

[penguinshoes]

Just came back from vacation and now ive got bed bug all over my feet arms and even my neck! I just threw out my bedding comforter and bed sheets. I hope this does the trick, I remember about 10 years ago I had a bed bug infestation in my couch and once I threw out that old infested couch my bedbug problem from 10 years ago was SOLVED. I'm just thankful that now I know what the problem is. Thanks Doc

[meganwoehl]

Just moved into our first house and started noticing red bumps. Didn't start out as itchy but over time I started noticing them itch. But my husband didn't have any spots, so we thought it was a rash. I went to the doctor twice, first time he said it was just a non descript rash and there wasn't anything he could do (literally in the office with me for less than 2 full minutes), prescribed me prednisone and sent me home. Second doctor, a few weeks later, said it was viral exanthem and told me it would go away within a month. Here I am, 3 months later, and I'm still finding spots. Mainly on my arms but a few on my breasts and legs too. This morning I woke up and saw a bug crawling on our wall. Thought it was a tick at first because we just had a bonfire last night and tick season is bad this year. But it didn't "look" like a tick. I flushed it down the toilet but googled bugs that resemble ticks and found a picture of a bed bug that looked identical to what was crawling on my wall. Now I think we have an infestation. Didn't give bed bugs much thought because we live in ND and we don't have much problems with them here...but it's not impossible. Also didn't consider bugs because my husband didn't have any, but I've just read that some people don't get the red bumps as a reaction, so it can look like they never got bit. I found two smears of what looks like blood on my sheets beneath my pillow...so maybe I squished one? I'm so scared to check. Husband is at work and I'm literally terrified to find out if we have bed bugs. And how the hell did we get them?!?! Did the old owners have them? Did they hitch a ride on the Uhaul we used? What the heck is going on?!

[CrystalRicotta]

I was bit up one ☝️ night on my face, neck and arms in Palermo, Sicily last week at the B&B Hotel. It’s been a rough week as this puts a damper into our travels. All the bites got red and itchy AF. Now I have a fever and sore throat.

[melissavelasco]

How can you tell if its bed bug bites or measles?

[Edvenchers]

I just moved into a long term hotel in Bali. Took me a few days (until today) to figure out the problem. The bites itch like hell. Calling exterminator in the morning. What’s got me worried even more is that if I move, the little fuckers could easily hitch a ride to the new place if I don’t kill every single one including the eggs. I bet there’s somebody out there who has worse problems though.

[philixnnaji]

Pls i just moved in to a new apartment and i got to noticed that the house is full of bedbugs. Before now that i haven't been in that house my whole body was free from itchy but ever since i got inside the building to leave, all my body has never be at rest and when i say all my body i met all of them😢. And i just don't know how i can get rid of it and this symptoms has made me to be avoiding my girlfriend😢 some how, in not to infect her also. And she's too worried that i have been avoiding her but she won't understand if i let her know that i have such thing as a pet😔 in my house😒...pls🙏 Doc', what should i do to save myself from this mess real quick💔

[charlieboy]

I had bedbug bites so bad I had blood running out of my nose some say so many bedbug bites is like a snake bite

[Buldy]

Vacuuming doesn’t help because they hide underneath the baseboards. I have bedbugs, I threw all my furniture away I put clothes in bags, waiting on pest control to see what they going to do. Having bedbugs it’s not easy. Can’t sleep at night can’t relax just to watch tv