[blparent] Finding ticks on kids nonvisually?
melissa R green
graduate56 at juno.com
Wed Jul 10 04:22:30 UTC 2013
Hadn't heard of using nail polish.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pipi Adams" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Finding ticks on kids nonvisually?
Melissa,
The one time Savannah ended up having a tick, I found it by accident. I was
just playing with her hair and felt a bump on her head. I did ask somebody
with site whether or not it was a tick. We were just hanging out in a
non-tree area. So I really wasn't sure if it could've been or not. My best
advice is that you probably know where any marks on Austin are. So just run
your fingers over his body. If you feel any lumps that aren't normal, it
could be a tick. It is said that they do like warm places. You will even
need to check his groin. My nephew had one attached to his testicles.
As for removal, I don't suggest pulling them out. You can put nail polish on
them which is supposed to kill them. And then you will be a able to remove
them. You can also apply heat to them such as using a lighter, But I have
not tried this method myself. It isn't one that I personally feel
comfortable doing.
I hope something here helps. I really hope that he doesn't end up getting
any at all.
Sincerely,
Pipi
On Jul 9, 2013, at 2:34 PM, "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Our son, Austin, is at a nature day camp this week. He is having tons of
> fun, but this morning he told me that his counselors told him to have his
> parents check him for ticks each night when he comes home. This makes
> sense
> to me, but I admit this is something I have never done before. Is there a
> way to check nonvisually for a tick on your child?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Melissa
>
> P.S. We certainly have sighted friends/neighbors who can help with this,
> but
> I was curious if this is something Mark and I could do ourselves.
>
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