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Anyone else dealing with Demodex Mites? What helps?

Skin Health | Last Active: Sep 17 9:54pm | Replies (181)

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@nancyjg

Congratulations on not thinking about it 24/7. I'm getting to that point, too, but am not there yet.

I finished my 6-week Xdemvy eye drops treatment on Monday 3/18 and saw my dry-eye specialist that morning. She said I'm clear and nothing was on my margins. She's prescribed Tyrvaya, a nasal spray that's supposed to be good for dry eye, and Miebo for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). They're also very, very expensive so I'm thinking about it. They're OTC in Europe and I'm going to France at the beginning of May and will look at what the prices are there.

Despite being cleared, I'm still changing pillowcases every day and changing the sheets every 5-6 days. I think the mites are primarily in my eyes and I'm not feeling much in my hair*, but I like your routine and will start that next. For my eyes, I really, really like the tiny brush from We Love Eyes. I really hated it at first but now that I use it dry in front of a magnifying mirror it really works. Once it's wet it's more difficult to get into the base of the lashes, so as of tomorrow I'll have four brushes (they're expensive but it's too important, so I splurged). I find that taking a selfie of my eyes and blowing before I use the brushes is really helpful so I can see where any debris could be and then attack that spot. I use them wet, too, but think dry is the better way to go.

Thanks for your info! Good luck everyone!!

*I just scratched my head. Any time I feel an itch I wonder...

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Great news from your eye doctor! I am holding off on another Xdemvy Rx as I am finding that the TTO lotion seems to be doing the trick.🤞
Did you ever think you would be analyzing every itch on your body? Same here…. As these topicals dry out my skin, I am getting some random itchiness which I am pretty sure is dry skin. I would love to hear if anyone has gone back to regular skin lotion. I just worry that it might invite the Demodex back. I am thinking that the TTO products create a hostile environment for the Demodex and that they don’t replicate and eventually die off.

I have a problems trying to clean away the collarettes because that gunky stuff clings like glue to skin. I rubbed too hard with the q-tips last night and underneath my eyes was burning for a long time. The q-tip cotton itself seems very rough too. Very uncomfortable .
Warm water soaking doesn't seem to help much. I am going to try applying almond oil under my eye to see if that loosens it at all before wiping .