LiceDoctors Offers Memphis Families Tips on How To Help Avoid Head Lice

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - April 8, 2014 - PRLog -- LiceDoctors Head Lice Treatment and Nit Removal Service advises families in the Memphis, Tennessee area that spring traditionally brings with it a rise in the incidence of head lice. According to owner Karen Sokoloff, "Every year, we see the occurence of head lice start to rise as the weather warms up and kids engage in more play-dates and head to head contact. This year, we are getting an unprecedented number of calls from families with head lice in  the Memphis area."

Short of isolating your child, what can you do? It seems that lice are part of every day life in today's world but LiceDoctors offers some practical tips to reduce the chance of your child getting head lice from another person during peak lice season.

Girls should wear their hair up in a braid or bun. The less accessible that the hair is, the more difficult it is for the bugs to get into it.Put gel, mousse or spray or a lice repellent in your child’s hair. The products put a protective layer on the hair, which makes it harder for the bug to attach to the hair. Don’t let your children share combs or other hair accessories. Send your child to sleep-overs with her own pillow. Check your child in front of a bright window or under a bright light as soon as she gets home from a sleep-over. You are looking for bugs that scoot very quickly when you move the hair around.

And when a child picks up a case of head, she may not even be aware that ahw has it as "Not everyone itches or shows symptoms of head lice.", reports Sokoloff. "If you see signs of lice or nits, you must kill all the bugs and remove all eggs from the hair. This can be a challenge for untrained people as the nits camouflage and can be tiny. If you miss eggs, they will remain in the head and hatch within two weeks."

LiceDoctors is a lice treatment service that offers the convenience and privacy of treatment in clients' homes. LiceDoctors has successfully treated over 100,000 families and carries the Better Business Bureau Seal of Approval with an "A" rating. LiceDoctors is the only lice treatment service with a board-certified medical doctor on staff. LiceDoctors is available can be reached in Memphis at 901-305-8819, seven days a week. In addition, LiceDoctors offers its services in Tennesee to families in Nashville at 615-953-0047 and Knoxville at 865-643-8382 or at www.licedoctors.com.