NitPicking2016
Introduction/Definition/etc
Nits are the egg form of Lice, so Nit Picking is getting the eggs out of your hair, etc...
Body
So itchy and odd feelings associated with BedBugs, but not sure it was that...
Looking for non harsh chemical approaches, and found a LiceComb that needs a battery (typical of stuff at pharmacies, etc, don't want to package them with batteries, and needing to buy more...) and supposedly zaps the lice and eggs...
Other variations were a house brand that was just a comb, not a zapper, and had a light, to see, but required someone else to do it for you...
The instructions mentioned some stuff:
False positives, dandruff will cause it to give bad readings...
The whiny high pitched electronical tone goes off when you encounter something... Considered Detecting?
Guessing dandruff cuts the connection between the metal comb fingers, and stops it momentarily, until cleared...
Electrical qualities of stuff
You need dry, clean hair, other contaminates will change it's operation...
Isopropyl alcohol (do not drink) antiseptic is mentioned for cleaning the comb...
But not the fumes are dangerous, and flammable, etc...
Someone pushing the products in the pharmacy, without being asked, nor really recognized, mentioned they can detect, but he/they had to use something else to remove them...
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitpicking_(disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitpicking
Lice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_louse
Below are more Disease Vectors than Head Lice, according to some of above
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_louse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_louse
Head Lice Treatment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatment_of_human_head_lice
Lice comb mentioned in a paragraph of above, though might need a separate page?
Commercial
RoboComb
http://www.liceguard.com/products/robi-comb-electric-lice-zapping-comb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afmH3oI5S2w
Nix
http://www.nixlice.com/lice-products/nix-electronic-lice-comb
Social
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatment_of_human_head_lice
News, Etc
http://community.stretcher.com/forums/t/3053.aspx
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6556272
there was a RoboMom or similar blog entry that had a mom given one?
and liked it...
Not sure how scientific / unbiased it was, but some feedback from someone who had one...
http://therobomom.com/robi-comb-review/
so will see if that was the link where one was given a comb and reviewed it well, or not...
So many links, so little time, and sick...
Conclusion
Summary of experience or similar
Having not seen anything that looks like lice, but need a magnifier (Looking Glass?),
I think I don't have Lice, just helmet head, and dandruff...
Most of my issues are in the back of my head, where I can't see much, even with a mirror...
Electronically, I don't think it zaps much...
Not sure how much current/ voltage would be needed, but 1 AA battery isn't much power...
Needs More Power
/TimTaylor
A light to different colour might help, LEDs are cheap, red/green/ white to look, and other options might help...
Higher capacitor and the comb with alternating comb ends, electrically isolated, tipped, so that each one doesn't conduct on your skin, just what goes between...
Wonder if the size of the comb spacing makes that much difference?
Like a filter it would need to be close...
I don't normally comb my hair, so annoying to do that again, and now with such short hair, even more so..
Somewhat scraping to try to get all the areas where the alarm goes off...
Discussion
A place for feedback on the page presented
Ever had Lice?
How did you find out?
Where did you get it from?
School?
Family?
Doctor?
Neighbors?
All Of Above?
None of Above?
Unknown?
What did you use?
A treatment salon?
High powered chemicals?
Does coal tar shampoo deter it?
Not mentioned on Neutragena shampoo, but wondered if it helps for that as well...
Do you think alternative treatments work?
Or are they just gimmicks to make a buck?
Under what conditions do things work?
License
Creative Commons Share and Share Alike, Non Commercial, Non Derivative, for the whole site's contents unless otherwise explicitly stated
Page History
20161201 Jerry
- Found a RoboMom link, may not have been it...
- Some Spell Check
- Pretty Sparce, lot more could go into it,
- But that would be the other NitPicking...
- WhatEver...
20161130 Jerry
- Jerry created this page to log yet another wonderful experience /Sarcasm...
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