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Any tips for scratching whilst asleep

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Light pair of cotton gloves.

:D

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Couple of things I use to manage itching at night:

I keep my fingernails trimmed to minimize damage from scratching.
Wash our bedclothes in non-biological washing powder and NO fabric softener.
Use a moisturising cream, helps minimize damage from scratching (I use Cetaphil)

In rare flare ups, I have a couple of differing strength topical steroid creams which can held reduce the itching and calm the damaged skin.

During one very very bad flare up, I had to wear something on my hands in bed to prevent myself doing any more damage, but luckily the management routine I use above seems to prevent this happening now.

Hope this helps a bit.

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Just to add, I wear lightweight cotton sleep pants to help cover the areas on my legs that itch. It helps prevent my scratching the skin.

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Handcuff yourself to the bedpost - its extreme but it works :D :o

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Speak to your pharmacist about hydracortisone cream.

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That's just about the most feeble bondage excuse I've ever heard:lol:
Just admit you have a fetish:ohmy:

Serious answer: When our son had bad sand fly bites we had no gloves & the only thing to stop him scratching was to cut his nails short & tape a pair of socks over his hands.
We were on a boat at the time with no access to shops so improvisation was the answer

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It works though!! useful side-effect of bondage games.....!! :o

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My eldest daughter has this problem (severe eczema) she's only 7. We have tried every trick in the g.p.'S book steroid cream etc. We found VISCOPASTE bandages to work best. Their a bit messy to apply, but they are cream soaked bandages that cool and moisturise the skin. She looks like a mummy but well worth it. Hope this helps I know how much heartache it causes.

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She's only 4 :confused: I may be arrested :huh:

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I'm using emollients, 1% hydrocortisone on the bad flare ups....but I watched her last night & she really SCRATCHED :(
I'm not sure she'd keep gloves on as her wrists are quite sore at the moment. Worth a go though.
Thanks x

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I'll look into this, thanks! :)

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Anything like mine used to be...http://lh4.ggpht.com/_yNYqq5vmnnA/SV...4/bandaged.JPG
She is OK now though, it cleared up after moving to Australia. Co-incedence or just naturally cleared ? I don't know.

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I get really itchy rash after sun exposure, on the same hotspots as eczema e.g. back of knees. If it gets bad, I slather on loads of Cetaphil mixed with several drops of lavender oil on my skin, and wear cotton (no synthetics) pj pants to prevent me scratching the skin in the night. The lavender really cools the itch right down. It's good for mossie bites too.

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Oh my god how cute? That's exactly how my little girl is. Also when we get away to the sun, Bridie's skin clears straight up.That's another plus point for the big move