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  • purringfox
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    91 year ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      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

    • ThesePaycheckAvenging
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      41 year ago

      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.)

      • LiveLaughLoveRevenge
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        11 year ago

        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!

        • mke
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          11 year ago

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