[blparent] Finding ticks on kids nonvisually?

[Gabe Vega]

this is what I always thought, when it came to dogs. that the tick, locked itself on to the skin, rather than in to the skin.
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On Jul 10, 2013, at 6:16 AM, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:

> The ticks I occasionally got when I was a child were usually quite identifiable by touch.  The tick doesn't generally go 
> completely under the skin but has a hard part, almost like a shell, on the outside so it almost feels like a small scab, perhaps 
> roughly the size of a braille "G".  There are no dots, though, it is generally fairly smooth.  .  If they are there for a while, 
> they probably do get tender and may swell some, but that doesn't happen right away unless one reacts particularly strongly to 
> them.  There are different approaches to getting them off if one finds them, too, so one needs to investigate that.  When I was 
> growing up in the fifties and sixties, the common way was to light a match and then blow it out, and touch the tick with the hot 
> head of a match.  The tick was said to relax its grip and come right out.  I suspect this isn't the preferred method now, though, 
> but you generally can't just pull them off.  I should add that while it was a little scarey, it didn't hurt because the hard shell 
> of the tick didn't transmit the heat.  The point is that one probably should research how best to remove them if they are found.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:41:16 -0700, Lisamaria Martinez wrote:
> 
>> From my campy friends, I'm told they can be a little tender at times
>> and other times you can't even tell. So I think asking if Austin has
>> any tender spots is a good way to start. Otherwise, I do believe the
>> ticks will be an unexpected lump under the skin--usually in warm areas
>> of the body.
> 
>> But perhaps someone who has actual experience can give you better ideas.
> 
>> LM
> 
>> On 7/9/13, 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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