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The fact that others were not affected does not prove anything. The reaction to bed bugs is an allergic type of response (not like a "venom") and many people are not allergic to them. Your large welts may simply be large welts reacting to a single bite. I have seen no reliable estimates of how many people are allergic and how many are not, but it could easily be 50-50%. (In other words, neither case is rare.)
Please see a doctor, get help to decontaminate your things, and take some time to relax. Good luck!
Washing on hot isn't necessary. It's the hot dryer for at least 30 minutes that kills the bugs and eggs. Some fabrics are better off going into the dryer when they are dry, not wet to avoid shrinking. You can then wash and dry them normally.Then "hot wash/hot dry" all your clothes
Hola @trecile - yepfully aware of that. It was just that in our case it was easier to give everything the full treatment - Hot Wash and Hot Dry. It worked plus we had the enjoyment of clean, fresh smelling clothes not those washed in cold water.Washing on hot isn't necessary. It's the hot dryer for at least 30 minutes that kills the bugs and eggs. Some fabrics are better off going into the dryer when they are dry, not wet to avoid shrinking. You can then wash and dry them normally.
And some fabrics can shrink if they are put in a hot dryer while they are damp or wet.Often it makes sense to wash before the hot dry. However, it is worth continuing to remind people when they say they will hot-wash to treat bedbugs. Many people, especially novices to the bed bug community, will assume washing "must" come before drying, simply because it is the normal scheme of things. They likely don't know the temperatures of either hot water or hot driers, nor do they know the temperatures needed to kill bedbugs.
More important, they haven't thought about the fact that one should add another 20 minutes of heat after the clothes reach dryness.
Often it makes sense to wash before the hot dry. However, it is worth continuing to remind people when they say they will hot-wash to treat bedbugs. Many people, especially novices to the bed bug community, will assume washing "must" come before drying, simply because it is the normal scheme of things. They likely don't know the temperatures of either hot water or hot driers, nor do they know the temperatures needed to kill bedbugs.
More important, they haven't thought about the fact that one should add another 20 minutes of heat after the clothes reach dryness.
I rather enjoyed writing it!It may just be me but your comment "the bed bug community" made me giggle.
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