Only from nerves, without other reasons and infection from other people, lice on the head cannot appear. The existing ideas that the eggs or the lice themselves doze in the scalp while a person is calm, and begin to swarm and cause itching only when nervous, are pseudoscientific myths, illogical and not confirmed by any research.
Nevertheless, speculation about how lice appear on nerves is widespread, not only in provincial areas, but also among the urban, well-educated population. It should be treated as a relic of popular beliefs.
However, the idea of \u200b\u200bwhether lice can appear on a nervous basis even has a connection with science in some respects.
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I never understood when my grandmother told me where lice come from in a person on a nervous basis. No matter how nervous a person is, the lice themselves are insects, and just like that they will not appear. But that's exactly what happened at the university. I broke up with my beloved, with a scandal and tears, I was very worried, I started my studies, and it began. My whole head itched, I sinned with allergies, I could not sleep, and then I began to detect nits.A couple of times I found the lice themselves on the pillow, and I had to go to my parents for a week to poison this muck with kerosene. Now I understand that lice from stress are quite real.
Alena, Mirgorod
How do head lice actually appear?
Parasitologists have long figured out how lice appear on the head and other parts of the body. The only way for lice to get on the head or body of a person is a direct transfer from another person. Usually, such an infection occurs with close contact, kissing, hugging, sexual intercourse, games, wrestling.
It is also possible to transfer lice through hygiene and hair care products - combs, towels, hair ties, hairpins. However, this method is rarer and does not play a significant role in the spread of lice.
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The pubic louse can also be transmitted in stagnant water bodies by water. - all lice are resistant to hypoxia and do not die in water for two days. There are known cases of infection of children with pubic lice in India while swimming on public beaches of rivers in poor areas.
The body louse, which spends most of its life on clothes and underwear, can spread with these clothes, provided that several people wear clothes. Even head lice can be transmitted through fur hats.
There is an opinion that is not rejected by scientists that a person in a state of emotional arousal is more attractive to lice. These parasites are guided primarily by smells, and a nervous person has more active sweat glands and he emits a stronger and stronger aroma.
However, given the inactivity of lice and their inability to fly, their reaction to the smell of a nervous person can only explain their transfer from one host to another, but not spontaneous appearance.Therefore, even if there is a dependence of the probability of transmission of lice on nerves, then it has very little effect on the spread of these parasites.
The main folk theory about whether lice can start on nerves is based on the following provisions:
- in a calm person, lice and their eggs doze in the head, not showing themselves in any way.
- Lice from stress appear, reacting either to thoughts in the head, or to constant sweating, and immediately after the appearance they begin to actively feed and bite a person.
There is a lot of illogicality in such a theory.
Firstly, it does not explain how lice initially end up in the head and where they come from on a nervous basis. After all, they are not inherited, and if they are transferred from another person, why do they freeze for a while?
Secondly, today it is known that lice cannot starve for more than a few days. Accordingly, their sleep in the head for many years is scientific nonsense.
And, finally, it is not clear why a nervous person turns out to be such a more attractive source of food than a calm one that lice cannot even actively feed on the latter.
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This theory has several variants. Among them is the appearance of a bump on the head, in which lice swarm. Allegedly, there are even photographs of such cones. This is also fiction: lice cannot settle under human skin. However, often another parasite - subcutaneous mites is confused with subcutaneous lice.
It is obvious that such theories are original atavisms of the people's picture of the world, which are gradually becoming obsolete.However, due to their existence, many people use the wrong ways to deal with parasites and even contribute to their spread.
Lice from stress: is it lice?
Another answer to the question of whether lice appear from nerves lies on a completely different plane: lice from stress are not lice at all, but an ordinary allergy or nerve dermatitis.
Indeed, the appearance of lice on a nervous basis can easily be confused with signs of any skin disease on the head, posing as itching. For example, psoriasis is characterized by itching with a wave-like intensity of manifestation. Most of all, he betrays himself precisely in moments of emotional excitement. And before an experienced dermatologist accurately diagnoses the disease itself, it may seem to the patient that he has lice on nerves.
Dermatitis can also appear on a nervous basis, and lice have nothing to do with them.
Sometimes scabies, the causative agent of which is not lice at all, but mites, can be mistaken for the appearance of lice on nerves. True, scabies is more often localized on the hands and on the body, but mites can also settle on the head. So they live in the skin itself, not showing up from the outside and causing severe itching during their movements. Of course, scabies also does not appear from the nerves.
It is possible to distinguish scabies from pediculosis (lice infestation) by the appearance of itching on that part of the body that is not covered with hair, as well as by the absence of nits on the hair and visible bite points.
And further: A selection of effective remedies for lice and nits (the article has more than 100 comments)
In the photo below, traces of the presence of lice are visible - it doesn’t matter if scratching around the bites or just from itching appeared on the nerves:
In another photo - the hand of a person infected with a scabies mite:
However, finding out whether lice can be from nerves or not is not enough for a person already suffering from them. He needs specific instructions for action.
How to treat a lice infestation?
Whatever the reasons for the appearance of lice - on a nervous basis or indeed through transmission from another person - treatment should be started immediately.
In especially advanced cases, the scalp, bitten and itchy, can be treated with soothing balms or lotions. But first of all, when infecting with lice, the destruction of the parasites themselves is required. They will disappear - the signs of the disease will also disappear.
Fighting lice is quite troublesome, but not difficult. Previously, the head of the infected was treated with kerosene and a bag was put on it for several hours. The lice died from this. Today, for the same purpose, special shampoos are used with lice poisons that are toxic to insects, but harmless to humans.
Special anti-lice combs are also quite effective, with which both adult insects and nits are combed out. However, if with the help of kerosene or insecticidal shampoo you can get rid of lice in a few hours, then you will have to tinker with the comb for several days.
To combat pubic lice, special ointments and shampoos are used. In all cases of combating lice, shaving off the hair is an effective measure, especially in summer, when the head is exposed to active exposure to sunlight.
A few more myths about lice
The myth of how lice appear from nerves is not the only one associated with these parasites. There are several more tenacious beliefs in which a large number of people believe more willingly than facts proven by biologists.For example, many are convinced that lice and nits are different insects. In fact, nits are lice eggs in special shells.
Proving whether lice are from nerves, some experts confidently explain that lice appear from the dirt on the head itself or in the house. These theories are close to those that were professed in ancient Greece, and today science convincingly proves that lice cannot spontaneously arise from mud.
There is even a theory that lice are a kind of cancer cells that can appear in the body on a nervous basis and die only with the death of the host organism. This story is as ridiculous as it is scary. And, finally, conspiracies from lice are very popular among the people. Many healers are convinced that special spells will be enough to rid a sick person of parasites. Obviously, no matter where the lice on the body or head come from, it will be impossible to drive them away with spells alone.
What is important to know about lice for any civilized person
Some myths about lice, as well as features of the fight against these parasites
Lice with nerves can appear. Anesthesiologists always warn about this, that lice may appear after the operation, because people are nervous.
No. Can not.
Mdaaaa ... It's as if a person would be born somewhere in the forest because the planet is stressed due to wars ...
Complete nonsense, scientifically established.
From nerves - yes, but they often appear in a person who has a sweaty head.
Thanks for the well presented information. For a long time I was looking for how to convince people that lice are not formed from the air and that it is impossible to conjure or cry them. Although I have an idea that people who have not particularly seen nits confuse them with hair that has fallen out from the root, mistaking a light root for nits, because. many say that they themselves disappeared after the person calmed down (combed, removed damaged hair and that’s all). I won't argue with anyone, it's just a guess
There are lice on nerves. She didn't believe it herself. When problems started in the family and there was no one to tell, that's when the first signs appeared. At first, my head just itched, and then I removed a white louse from my eyebrow - it hung by a thread. In front of the mirror, she began to comb out strands of hair and pulled out a few more pieces. And they were all white and transparent bellies. Couldn't take it out. I bought an expensive spray, but there is no sense. I calmed down a little, and my head stopped itching. And the lice are gone. The second wave of problems - and again white and small, two pieces. And the most interesting thing is that there are not even nits.
People, are you out of your mind? Lice from nerves... It's the same as worms from nerves, or syphilis from nerves.Who do you need to be to think that pediculosis can be earned by stress ... We do not live in the Stone Age, gentlemen!
Lord, even after the article, people manage to continue to be stupid! I can't stand when such heresy is carried. Well, they are not under the skin, no!
Write your education before the review. Depending on this, the answer will be - who has nerves, and who is PARASITES. These are insects! They do not start either from nerves, or from anger, or from joy! These are animate objects. They cannot take the form of an insect from the air if you are nervous. The reviews are no longer readable. As if half of the people who write here are aliens, or generally savages of a tumba-yumba. Primary knowledge in biology and medicine, probably, all the same, like it or not, but pour into the ears. Or so it seems to me.
Stop right.
Yes, ahaha. Today, three adult women assured me that lice live with us all their lives, and when they die, they run away from a person like “rats from a ship.”
Have you asked the pathologist? What are you talking about so confidently? So I'll tell you, a man I know works there, he says that not only white lice come out of the body, but also parasites of all kinds. If you do not believe that a louse can start on its own, then try washing your hair every time and, without drying your hair, fold it into a bun every time. You will have them too. Just, again, convince yourself that you brought it from the street))
And I'm generally lucky. The daughter brought this infection, she was taken out, and I am pregnant. I have all this now. Shampoos don't help. Sprays too. Horror ... Hunt to climb the wall. I'm thinking of dyeing my hair. Today I already washed with flea shampoo for animals.The most interesting thing is that I practically have no nits.
Hellebore water helps 100%, it costs a penny in a pharmacy.
Agree with you.
She left with her child to visit her grandmother without her husband. I was very sad and nervous without him. There was an itch from nowhere. We look, and there are white small lice (not the same as I had in childhood, but large dark ones). Neither the child, nor the grandmother with long hair, who slept with us, had them ... Not a single drug helped from the pharmacy. We got home and it was all over. HOW and WHY? Unclear…
Where did life come from on the planet?
That's right, from lice.
He served in the Northern Fleet, he was 19 years old. In connection with the anniversary (hazing) was a terrible stress. It itched. I found large transparent lice, they hid in the folds of linen. They disappeared after 2-3 days. In the Navy - perfect cleanliness! THERE IS NO WHERE to get them. It was just nerves. Denial is bullshit. I'm 56 years old, I'm not lying.
One friend of mine does not remove lice all his life. She is 56, she lives with her children and grandchildren, none of them, and she has a full head.
Oh, I have such a situation: I took a foster girl, but we can’t get the lice out. They traveled all over Moscow epidemiology.
Brad, complete nonsense! I will never believe in my life that lice are from nerves, how much I was worried and nervous in my life, if only I saw one. We still live in a society, you can get infected easily ...
Nerves cause lice, I assure you! I’ve been at home alone for 10 days, I don’t communicate with anyone live, only by phone ... WHERE can they come from ?!
Everyone's body is different!
For several days my head itched, and today I found a small transparent louse. Started combing, found a few more. I checked with my daughter with long hair: no, and there are no nits. Where do you think they came from?
So they wrote to you in black and white that you can get infected in public places. And the daughter did not pick it up - rejoice. And you, maybe, in transport stood close with a lousy one, but you never know where.
For two days now I have been fighting my daughter's head lice. I read about the life cycle of lice. I will smear every 2-3 days so that the hatched immature lice will die. We are not in a neglected form, thank God. 4 lice were caught, no more were found. Last time I cut her bald 4 years ago. Three months fought - and spat. But she was not even three years old.
I am constantly nervous and I have lice, I'm already tired ...
Lice appear from nerves and stress! I don’t know how this can be explained logically, I myself am at a loss, but it was after the death of my grandmother, after the divorce of my parents and during the hostilities that I suddenly had single lice without nits! I didn’t have close contact with anyone, but there were terrible stresses ... It’s true.
Where did this article come from on my head, I decided to read it before going to bed, now my whole head itches from your stories and photos. Conclusion: moms, girls, women and men, take care of yourself, stop hysteria and scandal, calm down and take care of your health. It is best to live right, and no lice will get you.
I won’t say that lice live under the skin, but I myself experienced this disgusting thing when I was preparing in my youth for the Gos to enter the university, and then my wedding.The hair was long, and the lice were of a completely different shape, and not as shown in the photo under the microscope. I had to bring them out with a blonde color, since it was in stores at that time. And my mother, a neat one, what to look for, was in the hospital, waiting for an operation, and she, too, had a full head of lice just before the operation itself - where did they come from?
And the doctor herself told my mother in my childhood: your daughter’s head is a hotbed for lice! And how many I had - I can’t even remember. We lived in a hostel when I was in college. As soon as they appeared, they disappeared.
And my daughter has had lice for three years in a row in May before graduation. She finishes school all three years with great hatred, although she studies well, but she did not find a common language with her classmates.
I remember arguing with one person until he was blue in the face - mocked him and brought him to the point that he stopped communicating with me altogether. He said that his mother works in a hospital and claims that lice come from nerves. It seemed funny to me.
But a well-known thing is that under the skin of almost any person, special mites live in the hair follicles. They are very similar to lice in their shape. Considering how many people say that lice still appeared from their nerves, it is logical to assume that some kind of hormone may be released on the nerves, which leads to a change in the behavior of these mites - they become larger in size and climb to the surface skin. What is impossible here? IMHO, this is the most reasonable explanation.
never believed in it. But recently my husband disappeared under unknown circumstances. We can’t find it, then I lose my job, then they try to accuse me of killing my husband and hiding the body. In general, a nightmare.The stress is terrible. The head began to itch, the result is a full head of lice, although everything is clean with my daughter. Question: from where?
How many of us, it turns out, are people who are not burdened with intellect ... What lice from nerves! Read the biology curriculum. No wonder they say that there are two troubles in Russia: fools and roads. Okay, my 93-year-old grandmother convinced me that lice come from dirt and mental illness, but when today my boss convinced me of this - tryndets! Learn, learn and learn! As Lenin bequeathed))
And what will you answer to this? The eldest daughter for a month 5 times already had either just lice or only nits. Everyone in the classroom is clean. The youngest daughter has hair down to her buttocks, there is nothing, and I am clean. Where, then, do they come from the eldest? She is very nervous and cries for any reason.
With whom this was not, they will never believe! I had lice during my pregnancy. They took a loan, bought a car - very unsuccessfully. Caesarean. And then it began. I was ready to tear my head, and no one else in the family had lice. Now my daughter has lice. Even though we sleep together, I don't have them.
So all diseases are from nerves.
Oh, I read the reviews and I am more and more convinced that the article is bullshit! And those who write that this is impossible are scientifically proven, and all the idiots who do not believe that lice appear from nerves simply have not experienced such a problem on themselves and firmly believe in scientific research))
I'm 30, never knew what lice were. The head began to itch at the bottom, closer to the neck, in one place like a bump. Well, I think it will itch and pass, but alas, ah. After some time, the itching was unbearable, and my daughter began to itch. Well, of course, she picked it up from me, but I endured it myself 🙁
The stupid doctor said to just spray it on and that's it, but she didn't look for the essence of the problem. There are bumps on the head, from where these creatures originally crawled out, and you just can’t get off with a spray.
And the whole treatment begins with valerian, vitamins and a calm life without nerves, because on the eve of this situation I had a series of stressful events. And I can say with exact certainty, ladies and gentlemen, that the appearance of lice from the nerves of stress is, unfortunately, not a myth.
Family problems, scandals about her husband's drinking, mother's illness and the result - lice.