Tiny mites are crawling all over your face

[Logical]

Last edited Fri Aug 29, 2014, 09:42 PM - Edit history (1)

Myths about swallowing spiders in your sleep were found to be untrue, but now new research has found that every single person has thousands of tiny mites crawling on their face.

Published in the journal PLOS One, researchers found that no matter what your hygiene, everybody has face mites living in their pores.

"Within our samples, 100 percent of people over 18 years of age appear to host at least one Demodex species, suggesting that Demodex mites may be universal associates of adult humans," says lead study author Megan Thoemmes of the Department of Biological Sciences and W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology at the North Carolina State University.

The mites are harmless and they live in our hair follicles and crawl around our face to mate and lay eggs. The two types of mites are Demodex folliclorum and Demodex brevis.

More at: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/14449/20140829/tiny-mites-are-crawling-all-over-your-face.htm

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[Arugula Latte]

1. Welllll,

I guess we are all mighty mite-y.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. I heard about these mites years ago

so I don't understand the 'new research' claim. As for the ick factor, it barely rates a 'meh' on my personal scale. Some cohabitants of the human body, however, rank fairly highly regarding repugnance, but microscopic mites aren't even in the running.

[femmocrat]

3. Ewwww!

Gross! I did not need to know about this!

[Wait Wut]

4. Everyone have a great weekend...

...I'm going home and peeling my face.

[nolabear]

13. ...

[LiberalAndProud]

5. They're really ugly too. And they really love showers.

I like not to think about them.

[pinboy3niner]

6. I like to think of them as...

...my minions.

[steve2470]

9. or flying monkeys, invisible ones that is !

[nolabear]

14. OOOOhhhh... can you get me one of those?

I know a couple of Flying Monkeyphobes I'd like to make a serious impression on.

[steve2470]

17. here you go, enjoy, only $159.78 !

http://www.costumecraze.com/WZRD97.html

[nolabear]

19. Well now you've gone and done it. I'll be looking at costumes for hours!

But for that kind of money that monkey had better really fly!

[steve2470]

23. it is a lot

It looks really awesome from the photo, might actually be worth it long-term if you wore it often.

[nolabear]

25. In your dreams, Sparky.

[steve2470]

26. oh LOL I meant "you" as the generic you

I'd be surprised if you, nolabear, wore it often

[scarletwoman]

39. I'm just happy to know that I'm never really alone.

[seabeyond]

7. oh, god, do not let my oldest or my niece read this, lmao. kids get too much info as it is. nt

[tularetom]

8. Hope my dog reads this

Maybe he'll stop jumping up and giving me a big slobbery dog kiss when I let him in.

[Bosonic]

10. This thread needs pictures. Enjoy the itching.

[nolabear]

16. I like to think they're little vacuum cleaners for my face.

It keeps me from running in circles and screaming.

[Eleanors38]

22. That's alright, but they oughtta change the bag.

[gvstn]

21. Here is a gif.

[steve2470]

28. looks like that probe from the original Matrix movie nt

[NV Whino]

35. I liked this thread a whole lot better without the photos.

[Logical]

41. Nice pics! I added one to my original thread! nt

[JaneyVee]

11. thanks, Obama.

[monmouth3]

12. BWAHAHAHAHA....

[malaise]

18. Getting up off the floor

[FSogol]

15. LOL, Everyone stop what you are doing and scratch your face and scalp.

[pnwmom]

20. Why not? The rest of our bodies are full of bacteria, fungi, etc. n/t

[Luminous Animal]

24. And I am okay with this and have named them all.

[nolabear]

27. ...

[Luminous Animal]

29. : )

[Kaleva]

30. They are the 1% of the mite population. Ass crack mites are the 99%ers.

[Cleita]

31. I really could have lived out the rest of my life

without knowing this.

[Logical]

42. Sorry! nt

[Scootaloo]

32. Okay.

something's gotta live on the real estate. betterthese guys than, like, a parrot I guess?

[cyberswede]

33. I read that rosacea might be an allergy to mite poop

...oh...here's the article:

http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/04/rosacea-caused-by-mite-poop-in-your-facial-pores/

Demodex does not have an anus and therefore cannot get rid of its feces. “Their abdomen just gets bigger and bigger, and when they die and decompose they release their feces all at once in the pore,” says Kavanagh. When the mites are numerous, he believes that the material is enough to trigger an immune reaction, inflammation and tissue damage.

Eek.

[notadmblnd]

36. aka zits

nt

[TexasProgresive]

34. Demodex mites are thought to be linked to Rosacea

It is not proven but the evidence seems to be mounting. Some Rosacea patients claim relief from topically applied ivermectin which is not approved for use by humans in the U.S.. I believe a topical cream containg ivermectin is in use for treating rosacea in Europe.

http://www.rosacea.org/tags/demodex-mites

[Wella]

37. Yay! More to worry about.

[Logical]

40. :-)

[Owl]

38. They keep me company should I be lonely. Always there for me.

[Warren DeMontague]

43. ***