# I have 832 mosquito bites... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294 "2003-06-16T20:59:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/21 "2003-06-17T03:52:26Z")
Have you tried a baking soda paste? Of course you’ll need someone’s help, but you mix baing soda with just enough water to make a paste (not somuch that it’s runny) and slather it on the bites. It takes a few minutes to get to work, but it does help. Even baking soda in the bath will help. I hate mosquito bites. And 832, give or take, is quite a lot to hate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/22 "2003-06-17T04:02:13Z")
Well now. Here I am. Benadryled up. [moisture booties](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=189716&highlight=booties) in place. Bright pink Aveno lotion dotting my bod. Scatching like a banshee. And a poor fat bunny on a diet in the living room. And my mom wonders why I’m not married yet… ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/23 "2003-06-17T04:19:53Z")
The 'skeeters usually leave me alone. Except for when they don’t, which is rarely. When they do bother me, though, they’re really, really good at it. I played Capture the Flag in the park last week with a bunch of high school casual friends. I wore bug spray. I still got 22 mosquito bites. This is more than I’ve gotten in about 4 years of hardly ever wearing bug spray. They’re mostly gone now, though. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/24 "2003-06-17T04:32:56Z")
**Morelin** gets mosquito bites in the house, when no mosquitos have been spotted for days, weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. And I have a Kill On Sight policy regarding bugs (EQ Joke: And dark elves! Nyuck nyuck nyuck!) ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/25 "2003-06-17T16:16:06Z")
Humm. Day 3 and still itchy… \<_groan_\> ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/26 "2003-06-18T02:25:06Z")
I use hot compresses to relieve the itching. They should be as hot as you can stand but not hot enough to burn you. Just apply them for a few seconds. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294/27 "2003-06-18T04:34:41Z")
They’re less itchy now. Hopefully I’ll be able to sleep without Benadryl. Thanks for the advice guys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-832-mosquito-bites/182294.md?page=1)