However, the heat lasts either 3 or 5 seconds (depending on which button you push) so the pain comes and goes quickly. You can choose between shorter and longer intervals, which allows you to fully adjust to your needs. Cutaneous reactivity to mosquito bites: effect of cetirizine and development of anti-mosquito antibodies. Whether you're travelling or in the middle of summer, no-one is safe from the stings of mosquitoes, wasps, bees, hornets, horseflies, etc. The composition may be subject to variations, so we advise you to always check the list on the purchased product.

On top of the symptoms caused by the bite itself, your body also triggers symptoms as it tries to flush away the foreign substance. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I was once bitten over 30 times in one night while my husband sleeping beside didn’t get bitten at all. This localised pulse of heat may be sufficient to trigger a response from the body that reduces itching and pain and subsequently causes any swelling to go down.Such efficient operation is possible due to 51 ° C, which is the right heat to concentrate directly on the cause of your problems. Compared with alternatives of pruritus and pain treatment after insect bites/stings, Bite Away ® seems to be the fastest treatment option already available. This is not a substitute for seeking medical attention where you might be at risk from infectious disease - this unit will only reduce the itch and not remove any toxins or infection associated with the bites.

In most cases, symptoms such as itching and pain disappeared in ten minutes or less and swelling was significantly reduced.The use of concentrated heat after insect bites/stings as an alternative to reduce swelling, pain, and pruritus: an open cohort-study at German beaches and bathing-lakes. While Itch Away is intended for kids ages 2 to 10, I find it useful for relieving the itch of my own bug bites. Depending on the area of the bites/stings and the pain perception of the patient, both first aider and patient made the decision on the number of treatments.