Lice Clinics of America – North Seattle Shares Summer Lice Prevention Tips
Lice don’t take summer off, according to Anna Parker, owner of Lice Clinics of America® – North Seattle. In fact, summer months often spur an uptake in cases of head lice when children spend an extended amount of time together with sleepovers, camps, and family vacations.
“Summer vacations when kids are sleeping together, or staying with other families, are opportunities for the spread of head lice,” Anna said. “Here are a few things you can do to decrease the odds that your child won’t bring lice home from summer sleepovers and vacations.”
- First and foremost, get a professional head check before and after vacations or camps. Make sure that your child doesn’t already have head lice before you leave. Many children have lice without knowing it. It can take up to two weeks before symptoms like itching start to occur. Check again when you get home.
- Use a lice prevention product like Lice Clinics of America’s Lice Preventer Kit. It’s a non-toxic, pediatrician-recommended liquid gel in a no-mess dispenser that makes application fast and easy. You apply it at shower time, and it works as a kind of lice repellant for up to six weeks.
- Make sure your children have their own hair care tools and accessories like combs, brushes, clips and anything else they use on their hair. Sharing items that contain strands of hair is one way that lice can spread.
- If children will be swimming, they shouldn’t share towels at the pool or beach. Lice can hold their breath for up to eight hours, so if your child uses a towel that others have used to dry their hair, it could be an opportunity for head lice to climb on board.
- In general, discourage sharing. This can be a difficult lesson for parents to give children. We all want our children to be kind and to share. But in addition to hair care products, towels, pillows, hats, scarves, jackets and any other products where detached strands of hair might be found can be a source of head lice. Because head lice can’t live anywhere but on a human scalp, if they are on hair that falls off of someone, they will do whatever they can to return to a human head.
Finally, if your child does come home with head lice, don’t panic or punish yourself. “You and your child didn’t do anything wrong,” Anna said. “12 million people get head lice each year in the United States alone. It’s like catching a cold.”
Anna also wants you to know that getting rid of head lice is easier than ever, thanks to Lice Clinics of America’s FDA-cleared solution, the AirAllé® medical device. It uses heated air to dehydrate lice and eggs and has been clinically shown to kill live lice and more than 99 percent of nits in a single treatment that takes about an hour, and the service is guaranteed to be effective.
“If you come in for a head check and we find head lice or nits on your child, we can treat him or her on the spot, and you’ll leave our clinic lice-free, guaranteed,” Anna said.
Lice Clinics of America North Seattle is located at 10537 Greenwood Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98133 and is open seven days a week by appointment. Call (206) 960.5424 or email info@liceclinicsnorthseattle.com for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Lice Clinics of America – North Seattle, WA Shares Summer Lice Prevention Tips
Lice don’t take summer off, according to Chris Parker, owner of Lice Clinics of America® – North Seattle, WA. In fact, summer months often spur an uptake in cases of head lice when children spend an extended amount of time together with sleepovers, camps, and family vacations.
“Summer vacations when kids are sleeping together, or staying with other families, are opportunities for the spread of head lice,” Chris said. “Here are a few things you can do to decrease the odds that your child won’t bring lice home from summer sleepovers and vacations.”
- First and foremost, get a professional head check before and after vacations or camps. Make sure that your child doesn’t already have head lice before you leave. Many children have lice without knowing it. It can take up to two weeks before symptoms like itching start to occur. Check again when you get home.
- Use a lice prevention product like Lice Clinics of America’s Lice Preventer Kit. It’s a non-toxic, pediatrician-recommended liquid gel in a no-mess dispenser that makes application fast and easy. You apply it at shower time, and it works as a kind of lice repellant for up to six weeks.
- Make sure your children have their own hair care tools and accessories like combs, brushes, clips and anything else they use on their hair. Sharing items that contain strands of hair is one way that lice can spread.
- If children will be swimming, they shouldn’t share towels at the pool or beach. Lice can hold their breath for up to eight hours, so if your child uses a towel that others have used to dry their hair, it could be an opportunity for head lice to climb on board.
- In general, discourage sharing. This can be a difficult lesson for parents to give children. We all want our children to be kind and to share. But in addition to hair care products, towels, pillows, hats, scarves, jackets and any other products where detached strands of hair might be found can be a source of head lice. Because head lice can’t live anywhere but on a human scalp, if they are on hair that falls off of someone, they will do whatever they can to return to a human head.
Finally, if your child does come home with head lice, don’t panic or punish yourself. “You and your child didn’t do anything wrong,” Chris said. “12 million people get head lice each year in the United States alone. It’s like catching a cold.”
Chris also wants you to know that getting rid of head lice is easier than ever, thanks to Lice Clinics of America’s FDA-cleared solution, the AirAllé® medical device. It uses heated air to dehydrate lice and eggs and has been clinically shown to kill live lice and more than 99 percent of nits in a single treatment that takes about an hour, and the service is guaranteed to be effective.
“If you come in for a head check and we find head lice or nits on your child, we can treat him or her on the spot, and you’ll leave our clinic lice-free, guaranteed,”
Lice Clinics of America Seattle, WA is located at 10537 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle, WA 98133 and is open seven days a week by appointment. Call (206) 960-5424 or email info@LiceClinicsNorthSeattle.com for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Lice Clinics of America® – North Seattle Honors Teachers and School Nurses with Free Screening Postcards
May 7-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week and Nurse Appreciation Week. To support teachers and school nurses in North Seattle, Lice Clinics of America North Seattle will deliver postcards good for free head lice screenings for teachers and school nurses to provide to families that may be struggling with head lice.
“Teachers and school nurses are often on the front lines of educational, social, and health challenges that families face,” said Anna Parker, owner of Lice Clinics of America – North Seattle. “They’re often the ones that have to bear the uncomfortable news to a family that a child has head lice, which can be very stressful for everyone involved, so we want to make that a little easier.”
Studies have shown that head lice are often misdiagnosed, and a professional head lice screening can be an invaluable first step in confronting the situation. Also, many parents don’t initially want to believe their children have head lice. A professional screening can answer both questions.
“It’s important that families know that it’s actually head lice that are found in children’s hair before undergoing treatment,” Andrea Austin said. “Our certified technicians are experts and can quickly determine if dandruff or dry skin have mistakenly been identified as lice—much to the relief of everyone.”
Head lice screenings at Lice Clinics of America – North Seattle usually cost $25, but we’re providing certificates for free screening that teachers and nurses can give to families to eliminate the stress of uncertainty.
If head lice are found, don’t worry. Treatment can usually be performed on the spot using our AirAllé® medical device, you will leave the clinic lice-free. The AirAllé device is an FDA-cleared Class I medical device clinically proven to kill live lice and more than 99 percent of eggs (nits) in a single treatment that usually takes about an hour.
Head lice have become more difficult to treat in recent years as lice have developed a resistance to the pesticides used in the most popular over-the-counter lice products. A 2016 study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that 98 percent of lice in most states are now immune to the active ingredients in these products.
“Most of the people that come to our clinic have already tried and failed to get rid of lice with over-the-counter products,” Andrea Austin said. “Many have been struggling with head lice for months, and they are so relieved to know that we have a fast, safe, guaranteed solution.”
The AirAllé was developed by researchers at the University of Utah. It works by applying carefully controlled warm air to the scalp and hair to dehydrate lice and eggs. There are no pesticides or chemical used during our treatment process.
Head lice treatment using the AirAllé medical device is available exclusively at Lice Clinics of America professional lice treatment centers. With more than 300 clinics in 33 countries, Lice Clinics of America is the largest and fastest-growing network of professional lice clinics in the world. Close to 400,000 cases of head lice have been treated using the AirAllé device, with a success rate better than 99 percent.
Our clinic also offers home lice treatment and prevention products. For more information visit www.liceclinicsnorthseattle.com.
North Seattle Honors Teachers and School Nurses with Free Screening Postcards
May 7-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week and Nurse Appreciation Week. To support teachers and school nurses in North Seattle, Lice Clinics of America North Seattle will deliver postcards good for free head lice screenings for teachers and school nurses to provide to families that may be struggling with head lice.
“Teachers and school nurses are often on the front lines of educational, social, and health challenges that families face,” said Anna Parker, owner of Lice Clinics of America – North Seattle. “They’re often the ones that have to bear the uncomfortable news to a family that a child has head lice, which can be very stressful for everyone involved, so we want to make that a little easier.”
Studies have shown that head lice are often misdiagnosed, and a professional head lice screening can be an invaluable first step in confronting the situation. Also, many parents don’t initially want to believe their children have head lice. A professional screening can answer both questions.
“It’s important that families know that it’s actually head lice that are found in children’s hair before undergoing treatment,” Andrea Austin said. “Our certified technicians are experts and can quickly determine if dandruff or dry skin have mistakenly been identified as lice—much to the relief of everyone.”
Head lice screenings at Lice Clinics of America – North Seattle usually cost $25, but we’re providing certificates for free screening that teachers and nurses can give to families to eliminate the stress of uncertainty.
If head lice are found, don’t worry. Treatment can usually be performed on the spot using our AirAllé® medical device, you will leave the clinic lice-free. The AirAllé device is an FDA-cleared Class I medical device clinically proven to kill live lice and more than 99 percent of eggs (nits) in a single treatment that usually takes about an hour.
Head lice have become more difficult to treat in recent years as lice have developed a resistance to the pesticides used in the most popular over-the-counter lice products. A 2016 study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that 98 percent of lice in most states are now immune to the active ingredients in these products.
“Most of the people that come to our clinic have already tried and failed to get rid of lice with over-the-counter products,” Andrea Austin said. “Many have been struggling with head lice for months, and they are so relieved to know that we have a fast, safe, guaranteed solution.”
The AirAllé was developed by researchers at the University of Utah. It works by applying carefully controlled warm air to the scalp and hair to dehydrate lice and eggs. There are no pesticides or chemical used during our treatment process.
Head lice treatment using the AirAllé medical device is available exclusively at Lice Clinics of America professional lice treatment centers. With more than 300 clinics in 33 countries, Lice Clinics of America is the largest and fastest-growing network of professional lice clinics in the world. Close to 400,000 cases of head lice have been treated using the AirAllé device, with a success rate better than 99 percent.
Our clinic also offers home lice treatment and prevention products. For more information visit www.liceclinicsnorthseattle.com.
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