What if I get bitten by a mat bug? What are the symptoms after the bite? What kind of ointment should I use?

In summer, people like to lay a bamboo mat on the bed and feel cooler, but do you know that if you don't clean the bamboo mat in summer, it is very likely that you will be bitten by a mat bug and cause "dermatitis". So what if you get bitten by a mat bug? What are the symptoms after the bite? What kind of ointment should I use?

What is a mat bug?

Mat worms are a kind of insects that can easily grow in straw mats. They are very small, but they can still be seen with the naked eye.

Mat worms are most common in the south of the Yangtze River, and they like temperatures ranging from 28 ℃ to 35 ℃. It is the transition season in summer and autumn, and it is the most active time for mat worms.

Characteristics of insect bite dermatitis

In addition to mat worms, there are smaller dust mites and possibly even fleas on the mat.

Insect bite dermatitis, also known as papular dermatitis or infantile papular dermatitis, is a common allergic dermatitis in infants and young children.

Good season: good in summer and autumn

Prone site: exposed site

Rash features: local redness and swelling, papules, wind masses or bruises, blisters and blisters can be seen on the surface, and bite marks can be seen in the center of the lesions.

Conscious symptoms: tingling, burning pain, strange itching.

How to deal with insect bite dermatitis?

1. When the itching symptoms are mild

Calamine lotion is a commonly used drug in hospital dermatology in summer, which contains calamine and zinc oxide, which has the function of convergence, protection and weak anticorrosion.

Calamine lotion is suitable for acute itching skin diseases such as urticaria and prickly heat. The baby gives birth to prickly heat will be more itchy, apply it can stop itching.

In addition, it is an over-the-counter drug and can be bought in ordinary pharmacies. It is very convenient, affordable and effective.

2. When there are allergic symptoms and itching is obvious

The conventional treatment is oral antihistamines plus topical glucocorticoid ointment.

Antihistamines (loratadine, cetirizine, chlorpheniramine, etc.) are used to resist allergy and relieve itching

The effect of glucocorticoid ointment is anti-inflammation: weak hormone is selected, and the adverse reaction is relatively small.

If you have a lot of rash and it itches badly, you can take it orally + for external use.

If there are only a few bags, you can apply them for external use. Apply them to the bug bag once or twice a day for no more than a week.

3. When scratching a wound or infection

Once similar insect bite symptoms are found, keep the affected area clean and dry, and do not scratch frequently to prevent secondary infection.

Once there is damage and infection, it is best to go to the hospital, the doctor will, depending on the situation, use some antibiotic ointment to achieve a better effect.

4. When there is a large area of redness and swelling

If you are badly stung and have a wide range of redness and swelling, you can wet it with a weak alkaline solution such as sodium bicarbonate.

There are mat worms on the mat, what should I do?

The mat should be scrubbed, exposed to the sun and hot with boiling water. But these methods can only reduce the mat worm, but can not completely eliminate the mat bug.

In order to better eliminate the mat bug, it is necessary to slap the mat hard, or roll the mat into a roll, stand up, hit it like a pile, and beat it down through inertia. Then, scrubbing, exposure, boiling water hot and so on, the remaining mat insects will be eliminated.

Straw mat: it has the weakness of being prone to worms. Before using the new straw mat, it is best to shine in the sun, pat it several times, wipe off the dust with warm water and put it in a cool place to dry. If you re-use the straw mat in the second year, wipe it with disinfectant, or wash the mildew spot with soapy water, filter it with warm water, and then put it in a cool place to dry; the straw mat that has been used every day is stained with sweat or dust, and should be wiped with warm water before use.

Bamboo mat: it is best to wipe it with warm water before and after going to bed every day, which can make the bamboo mat red in advance and make it cooler. In addition, bamboo mats should not be exposed to the sun so as not to become brittle.

Flax mat: flax mat is very convenient to use and clean. It is best to soak in 40 ℃ warm water for 10 minutes before washing. Do not twist hard when washing by hand, and dry naturally after leveling, while machine washing should use anti-wrinkle function without dehydration.