Horror Stories: Bed Bugs Edition
Small, dark-colored critters running around your home should be a call of concern. Especially if these bed bugs have migrated from the bedroom and infested the whole house.
Here are some awful and dreadful accounts of people from the internet who have had to deal with bed bugs destroying their health and mental peace.
Serious Brain Damage
A 63-year-old offshore worker suffered from bed bug bites while he slept in an oil refinery near the Red Sea. He was staying in the company villa and woke up to find red bites covering his entire body.
He went to the emergency room and got allergy meds and pills to manage the redness and irritation around bite sites. He was assured by the doctor that he would be fine. However, a few days later, he had to be evacuated to a nearby hospital in Turkey due to a severe headache.
He underwent treatment for three weeks and yet no one was able to find the answer to his deteriorating condition. Finally, he was transferred to a hospital in Glasgow where he underwent more tests to diagnose his condition.
What he found was shocking – he had tick-borne encephalitis!
The bed bug bites resulted in inflammation and swelling of the brain and he spent months in the hospital.
He took legal action against the oil refinery company and the case is still running in the Egyptian courts.
Due to the stress triggered by his life altering condition, he was later diagnosed with PTSD and long-term nerve damage that limits his ability to walk and engage in conversations.
Creepy Crawlies
A person reported an incident with their grandmother where she had a bed bug infestation for months and had no idea about it.
She would wake up with red marks and rashes all over her arms and be mystified as they seemed to appear out of nowhere. Even her doctors were unable to diagnose the reasons behind the mysterious blotchy scratches.
Until one day, the old lady lifted up her ruffled sheets and saw a swarm of bed bugs and eggs snuggled under the covers. It was truly an eye-opener for her.
Living Room Campout
Can you imagine living in your house but being unable to access any room? Well, this is what this family did to cope with their bed bug infestation.
A young mother to a toddler saw her daughter covered in bite marks and decided to check her crib for critters. Sure enough, she found a swarm of bedbugs hiding in her mattress.
They decided to seal the crib, sheets, and mattress in an attempt to get rid of the bed bugs. They locked the room and sealed the vents and cracks. They blasted the heat on the HVAC and tried to kill them off with it.
After doing so, at least 2 times, they still weren’t sure about moving the baby back in the room, so they camped out in their living room for a good 15 months!
A Fiery Tale
A young man was so overwhelmed and tired of the bed bug problem in his apartment that he decided to set them on fire!
It’s common knowledge that bed bugs cannot survive in hot temperatures. However, starting a fire at home is a safety risk that must not be taken lightly.
The poor fellow doused himself in alcohol and tried to burn the bed bugs alive. It resulted in a blazing fire that caused him serious burns.
The inferno spread quickly and 4 apartment units were burned down before firefighters could put down the fire.
This goes to show how alarming and frightful bed bug infestations can get. If not treated promptly, the stress and frustration can dramatically disrupt daily life.
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