Oklahoma Lice Experts Share Ten Facts of Lice and Nits You May Not Know

Tulsa, OK, January 31, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Itch, scratch, itch, scratch. You know the drill if you are one of the many people who are diagnosed with head lice each year. LiceDoctors is among Oklahoma's leading head lice removal companies, making house calls in Tulsa and Oklahoma City and their respective surrounding areas. The company has experience and a lot of it, having eliminated lice infestations in over 125,000 people. LiceDoctors treatment system was created 20 years ago by Dr. Stephen Beck, the company's on staff physician and medical director. Their success, reliability, and expertise have earned the company an "A" rating with the Better Business Bureau.

According to owner Karen Sokoloff, "At LiceDoctors, we receive hundreds of calls a week from families who have many different questions about head lice. There is a lot of conflicting information on line which contributes to the confusion. As a result we have compiled a list of facts about head lice to help bring families up the learning curve."

Lice pesticide treatments are no longer effective in killing many strains of head lice. Head lice have mutated and become resistant to many common chemical lice shampoos.

Lice, shampoos do not penetrates the shell of a nit (lice egg). The nits have a tough shell that protects the baby bug inside. Nothing is known to get through the shell to kill the baby bug.

It is all about the head, not the house, when trying to put an end to a lice infestation. Lice only live off of the head for one day. They need the blood and temperature of the human head to live. There is no need to disinfect the house, do loads of laundry, and bag all of the toys.

Nits are translucent, not white. Many folks assume that nits are white. If you see white things in your hair, you are looking at dandruff, product residue, or DEC plugs.

Nits have a little antenna protruding from the front. Nits are oval with a pointed front.

Nits can not be transmitted from person to person. The only way you can contract lice is when a louse crawls not your head.

Hairbrushes, helmets, and hats are usually not the culprits behind the spread of head lice. Head lice are almost always transferred from direct head-to-head contact.

Head lice are not affected by chlorine nor are they easily transmitted while swimming.
Head lice like clean hair over dirty hair. The myth that says that lice are associated with poor hygiene is false. The cleaner the hair, the easier it is for a louse to claw onto a strand of hair and make it up to the scalp to feed.

Lice infestations usually need a follow-up treatment to ensure that microscopic nits that are too small to see on treatment day are not left to grow and hatch. A lice expert can leave you with a simple follow-up plan to do yourself.

LiceDoctors can come to your home day or night, any day of the week. To make an appointment in Tulsa call (918) 236-8596 and in Oklahoma City call (405) 416-5484 or go online to www.licedoctors.com. In Tulsa, house visits are made to Alsuma, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Carbondale, Collinsville, Dawson, Douglas, East Tulsa, Fisher, Garden City, Jenks, Kengle, Liberty, Lotsee, Lake, Leonard, Mohawk, Oakridge, Lynn Lane, Mingo, Oakhurst, Owasso, Prattville, Sand Springs, Sperry, Watkins,West Tulsa and others. In the Oklahoma City area, LiceDoctors treats families in Chandler, Choctaw, Del City, Edmond, Guthrie, Harrah, Jones, Lexington, Moore, Newcastle, Mustang, Nicoma Park, Norman, Okarche, Oklahoma City, Piedmont, Pink, Purcell, Shawnee, Tacoma Park, Tecumseh, Tuttle, Union City, Yukon, and many more.