How to Treat Itchiness
An itch causes irritation to the skin which brings discomfort and unfortunately causes an individual to continuously scratch the skin with hopes that it will relieve the condition. The scratching only promotes temporary relief but does not solve the issue and in turn causes more itching to occur. Dry skin is the most common cause of itchiness along with infections also cause the skin to itch. Psychological factors of stress and anxiety are known to cause itchiness to occur. However, do not lose hope as there are ways to help relieve the symptoms of itchiness. Read on to learn how to treat itchiness.
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Instructions
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The use a cold treatments will help to stop the itch in its tracks. Running cold water over the area or placing a clean cold washcloth over the affected area will help to stop the irritation along with cool showers will help to relieve the pain of itchiness.
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Use anti-itch creams and lotions that contain ingredients such as camphor, menthol, promoxine, phenol, benzocaine and diphenhydramine will help to relieve the symptoms. This will help stop you from itching and if after using these products for 10 days then go see your physician for further consultation and find out what is causing the itching to occur.
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Using antihistamines are known to normally used to treat itchiness and usually include the ingredients diphenydramine and chlorpheniramine. However, they do have a side effect of drowsiness, and it is recommended to not drive or operate heavy machinery while taking this medication. There are over the counter medications that do not cause those side effects and contain the ingredients Loratidine and fexofenadine.
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Consult a doctor if none of these treatments are helping with treating the itchiness as there may be an underlying problem that requires the doctor to look into the problem further. Also a higher grade of these medications may need to prescribe as the doctor sees fit.
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Tips & Warnings
Consult with your physician before trying on of these treatments.
