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A 37-year old asked:

What could happen if you leave head lice treatment in your head overnight?

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A 43-year old asked:

Could you tell me what happens when you leave head lice treatment in your head overnight?

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A 37-year old asked:

Does head lice treatment lighten dyed hair?

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A 43-year old asked:

What is a good alternative head lice treatment to use instead of the drug store shampoos?

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A 46-year old asked:

What was the head lice treatment that parents used 20 years ago?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Can people use head lice treatment for public lice as a alternative if the STD clinic do not give proper treatment.

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A 34-year old asked:

What is the best treatment for head lice?

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A 43-year old asked:

I have head lice. What is the best treatment for this?

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A 47-year old male asked:

What's the safest, effective treatment for a 4 year old with head lice?

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A 36-year old asked:

What can I do if my granddaughter has head lice, what is a really good treatment for it?

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A member asked about a male:

After treatment of head lice with Hedrin I am still finding between 10 and 20 seemingly new hatched lice 24 hours after.They appear dead. Normal?

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A 38-year old asked:

I washed my hair with lice shampoo and used the treatment but head still itches. Help?

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A 37-year old asked:

Anyone know what is a safe, but effective, treatment for head lice?

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A female asked:

How is head lice treated? What is the most reliable treatment for symptoms of head lice?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Using 5% minoxidil for 2 months. now infested with head lice.whats the best hair fiendly treatment?

3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 41-year old asked:

What can I do if the lice on my head is still alive after treatment?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A female asked:

I'm having a weird feeling with my head. Everything feels like it's moving and I'm getting a popping sensation everytime I touch my head. My mother already did the lice treatment on me, but nothing came out, nits or anything. What can this be and how do I

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A 26-year old female asked:

Can rid lice treatment cause perminate hair thinning/ hair loss? My three year old and I have experianced difuse hair loss shortly after using Rid. I left my treatment on longer then 10 minutes and my head was tingly for 3 weeks.

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A 26-year old female asked:

Can lice shampoo if left on to long cause perminate hair thinning and hair loss? On a 26 year old and a 3 year old little girl? My whole head of hair is damaged after using lice treatment and straightening my hair the next day.

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A 21-year old asked:

How long will I need to comb lice and nits from infested hair after initial treatment

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A 16-year old female asked:

I have bugs in my hair but i havent had them since i took a lice treatment and their not lice because their bigger... what could they be?

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A 59-year old asked:

How can we get lice nits out of medium length hair. Lice treatment stuff doesn't work.?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Can lice poop remain in ur hair after there gone ? And after treatment ?

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A 21-year old asked:

What chemicals are used in head lice treatments?

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A 21-year old female asked:

If you were infested with head lice and have done several treatments,days nit picking can you still have the lice dedication in your hair?

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A 41-year old female asked:

Do OTC treatments still work to kill head lice, or is there resistance and you must use prescription medication? What medicine do you use?

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A female asked:

Will insurance pay for treatments for head lice? Will my insurance pay for any kind of treatments associated with head lice for my child?

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A 46-year old female asked:

My daughter has had head lice for almost a year now. We have tried numerous over the counter treatments including combing, vacuuming and washing linen in hot water. Please advise if there is a stronger prescription medicine we could get?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

What is something other than lice that will attach to and eat away at your hair. Lice treatments do not kill whatever this is. I've tried many different remedys and I'm too embarrassed to go to a doctor?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

I put a lice cure medicine, but then the very back of my scalp was burning me like crazy,then a week later my skin started peeling off, whats happenin?

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