Question 1

how to know what is best treatment for wasp stings?

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Meat tenderizer: Remove stinger by scraping along edge of skin with a credit card.  Clean area with soap & warm water.  Make a paste of 2 parts baking soda & 1 part water & apply.  Or:  apply an enzyme based meat tenderizer in a poultice & wrap area.  Or:  mix water & activated charcoal into a paste & apply.Throat, airway or tongue  swelling – call 911.

Question 2

which treatment for wasp stings is the very best?

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Wasp stings: Clean area with soap ; warm water.  Apply ice in 10 min. Increments; alternating 10 on ; 10 off.   You can take tylenol, (acetaminophen) Aspirin or Motrin for pain or Benadryl for swelling.  Make a paste of 2 parts baking soda ; 1 part water ; apply.   Need a tetanus shot every 10 years. Throat, airway, mouth swelling? Call 911!

Question 3

what is the treatment for  wasp stings?

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Benadryl, (diphenhydramine)ice, epi: For local reactions Benadryl and ice will help.  Tylenol (acetaminophen) would be reasonable for pain.  However, if there is a systemic reaction (hives, breathing difficulty, faintness), then Epinephrine (epi-pen and others) should be given im and the patient should go to the er. For patients with systemic reactions venom immunotherapy (desensitization) is strongly recommended.

Question 4

is there a good cure for a wasp bite?

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Wasp sting: Clean with soap ; warm water.  Apply ice in 10 minute. Increments; alternating 10 on ; 10 off.  Tylenol, (acetaminophen) Aspirin or Motrin for pain or Benadryl for swelling.  Make a paste of 2 parts baking soda ; 1 part water ; apply.  Insure you have had tetanus shot in the last 10 years. Throat, airway or tongue  swelling – call 911.

Question 5

what is the best treatment for wood mites bites?

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Trombiculidae: Itching can be helped with topical corticosteroids and antihistamines as well as hot showers or baths. In cases of severe dermatitis or secondary infection with chigger bites, a doctor should be consulted. Some apply petroleum jelly or painting nail polish over the chigger bite under the false belief that the nail polish will suffocate the chiggers under the skin, but it does not work that way.

Question 6

best treatment for buffalo gnat bites?

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Steroid cream: Prescription cream will be more effective but you can try otc hydrocortisone. Otc antihistamine may help. Cirtirazine or Loratadine are far preferable to benadryl (diphenhydramine).

Question 7

what is the best treatment after getting bitten by a spider?

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Depends: This depends on whether the spider was a medically significant venomous spider and what species or if the bite was from a non-medically significant species - and then any bite may become infected secondarily, so this should be watched too.

Question 8

could you tell me what's the best treatment for a spider bite.?

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Spider bite: First aid treatment is cleaning the area with soap & water, apply a cool compress on the area, take tylenol/antihistamines, & if it was black widow spider or brown recluse spider, seek medical attention fast.

Question 9

what is the best treatment for dental bite?

Accepted Answer

Vague question: If you are referring to your bite or occlusion,  orthodontics is usually the best option but there several factors to take into account first so you should see a general dentist first to evaluate everything that is going on.

Question 10

what is the best treatment for non venomous snake bite?

Accepted Answer

Snake bite: Snake bite is a puncture wound & should be treated accordingly with wound irrigation, prophylaxis for potential infections, update on tetanus prophylaxis if not current.

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