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help me solve my NITS mystery

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noonar · 25/06/2007 20:43

dd1 has had nits tiwce since starting school in september. each time i've seen eggs- dead ones, i'm pretty sure, but no lice.

the investation seems to have gone by itself, each time. i'd always assumed that lice would multiply until treated, not disappear voluntarily!

i realize that a single louse can lay many eggs, then scarper, but surely those eggs would hatch....

anyway, can anyone explain why we have nits but no obvious lice?

also, can anyone suggest a foolproof way of knowing if the eggs are really dead?

tia

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eidsvold · 26/06/2007 05:56

always comb with conditioner and check regularly but every day dd1 has leave in conditioner in her hair as it is so unruly am convinced that it makes it difficult for them to attach to the hair follicle and so they move along.

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