LiceDoctors Sees Jump in Incidence of Head Lice in Columbus, Ohio Following Holiday Season

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jan. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Yes, it's that time of year again in Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas. You have spent the holidays in close contact with family and friends or have gone away with your kids for Christmas vacation and the nurse calls you with the unwanted news: your child has head lice. All over the Columbus area, families are dealing with head lice and they are not alone. In fact, LiceDoctors Lice Treatment and Nit Removal Service reports that January and February always show a rise in incidence of head lice.

Whenever people are in close contact with others, there is a likelihood that you will see an uptick in the incidence of lice. According to Karen Sokoloff, owner of LiceDoctors, "We recently heard from a school nurse in the Columbus area, who said she had found several cases of lice in her school. She did not want to send them all home from school without good advice on how to get rid of the infestations."

LiceDoctors discussed with her that chemical treatments are often ineffective as the lice have mutated and become highly resistant. The good news is there are all-natural methods which are 100% effective in treating the lice infestation. During this peak lice season, it’s important to be up the learning curve on head lice so you can identify lice in the event that your child has contracted a case.

LiceDoctors Head Lice Treatment Service offers families the following tips:

· Some people have no symptoms of head lice, not even an itchy scalp, so it is important to check your child regularly to see if you see any nits in the hair.
· Post holiday season, spend some time checking hair with a bright lamp to see if you find anything translucent stuck to the hair. Nits are look brownish, as they are translucent, encasing a baby bug called a nymph.  Nits are attached to the hair and do not flake off like dandruff nor are they white like hair casts. Bugs have six legs and they crawl; they don’t fly.
· Children with long hair 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.
· Apply gel, mousse or spray or a peppermint lice repellent in your child’s hair. These products put a protective layer on the hair, which makes it more difficult for the bug to attach to the hair.
· Bring your own pillows if you plan to spend the night with family or friends.
· Post holiday season, be especially careful not to share hairbrushes, combs, hats, scarves, towels, sleeping bags, etc.
· If your child is infested with lice, comb through the hair while wet. After combing, pull out any remaining nits. In order to eradicate a case of head lice, you must remove every nit. If you leave one or two nits in the hair, the case will start all over again. Heads are infested, on average, two-four weeks before you discover you’ve got lice
· Keep in mind that lice infestations are sometimes difficult to diagnose as the nits camouflage in the hair and the lice move very quickly. If you leave one louse or a couple of eggs in the hair, your probelm will accelerate A lice infestation will not spontaneoulsy recede.
·If you feel that a lice professional would be helpful, give LiceDoctors a call and we can come to your home at your convenience and get rid of your head lice. We guarantee it. Make sure whichever company you call gives you a 100% guarantee on their head lice removal service.

LiceDoctors services several Columbus area towns including Delaware, Dublin, Eastmoor, Grove City, Lincoln Village, Linden, Reynoldsburg, Westerville, and more. For further information on LiceDoctors in the Columbus, Ohio area call 216-273-6802 or go to www.licedoctors.com. LiceDoctors offers same day service and a full guarantee and has an "A" rating with the Better Business Bureau seal of approval.

About LiceDoctors
LiceDoctors treatment protocol was developed nearly 20 years ago by its medical director, Dr. Stephen Beck. It is all-natural, and has a 99.9% track record. No other treatment option can boast that kind of history and success rate of treating over 125,000 happy clients. Each lice technician undergoes an intensive training and is dispatched directly to the privacy of the clients’ homes. In Columbus, call 216-273-6802 or go  to www.licedoctors.com for further information.  LiceDoctors also treats families in Ohio iin Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, and Dayton and surrounding areas and can be reached at 800-224-2537. We come to your home day or night, every day of the year.