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I've been having a severely itchy head.
My head has been itching for over 2 weeks and is interrupting my sleep. There are some itchy bumps on my head and a rash on my back and neck. Also when I sleep, I feel bugs crawling all over my body and head. Even after I've cleaned my hair, it still itches. There are no head lice but I have had them previously. Using a gentle shampoo didn't help.
You can apply permethrin lotion 1% on your hair as an overnight application as there might be recurrence of head lice because of presence of hair nits remaining(eggs of lice). After that apply flucort lotion 0.01% from next day one time at night for 1 week
Next Steps
Keep your hair dry as wet hair due to washing and also sweat can give rise to itching and problem
Health Tips
Also watch for pus filled boils on scalp as this can be follicular infection
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