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Anyone else dealing with Demodex Mites? What helps?
Skin Health | Last Active: May 21 8:05am | Replies (158)Comment receiving replies
Here's my conundrum...my ophthalmologist saw signs that it could be dermodex causing my dry eye (and I do have rosacea). So he recommended tea tree foam. But I'm 55 and have taken an estrogen suppressing drug for 5 years after a breast cancer diagnosis. So which is it? Mites or zero estrogen?
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I had triple negative breast cancer in 2021 and was told that my immune system was compromised by the chemo and radiation, which helped the Demodex flourish. I don't know if the estrogen reducing meds would cause what you have now, but if you were on chemo, it's a fairly good guess that it's the mites.
If he saw signs, which would be collarettes, then you definitely have Demodex. The TTO foam is ok to TRY to keep them under control, but to really address your dry eye and get rid of Demodex, there's an expensive eye drop that works. Xdemvy is what he should be recommending and prescribing. There are programs to help cover the cost.
Did your doctor say anything about Meibonian Gland Dysfunction? If yes, that's also from the mites. The Brevis. The eye lids are from the Folliculorum ones. It's the Brevis that find their way to other parts of your body.
Hang in there!!