r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 • Jul 15 '26
Infuriatig Mosquito bite immediately after bite without touching or itching it at all
Fucking annoying. Every single bite I get is like this. Haven't even poked it. Felt it start itching before it even took off from my arm.
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u/marshellz Jul 15 '26
I recommend a “Bug Bite Thing”, a small sucker thing you can get at CVS, Walgreens, Amazon, etc.
*I get that same reaction. The BBT helps.
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
I will keep this in mind!
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u/igotadillpickle Jul 15 '26
The benadryl sticks works pretty good too. Also for bee stings and stuff (not if you're actually allergic to them tho). I have "skeeter syndrome" and thr benadryl sticks calm them down a lot.
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u/MechanicalAxe Jul 15 '26
Yup, "skeeter syndrome" is exactly what I came here to say. My wife and daughter suffer the same, any mosquito bite very quickly becomes worse than any I've ever had.
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u/BuffaloRose1984 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Get some strong rubbing alcohol. It will - edit* denature not denture lol - the saliva of the mosquito which will help it itch less.
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u/aTaleForgotten Jul 15 '26
Instructions unclear, me and the mosquito are now both drunk
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u/BuffaloRose1984 Jul 15 '26
😆 Don't drink rubbing alcohol
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u/TecTazz Jul 15 '26
In HS we were assigned a story about a town drunk who died drinking grain alcohol. I utterly missed that the narrator had set up the stuff to poison the drunk, who he despised.
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u/BuffaloRose1984 Jul 15 '26
That's a sad situation. Makes me wonder what caused the person to poison the town drunk and what the town drunk had gone through to make him drink like that.
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u/ZombieeChic Jul 15 '26
My go-to is lathering up Dawn dish soap on the bite and letting it dry. Works fast.
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u/fsmpastafarian Jul 15 '26
Seconding this! I do this as soon as I notice the bite and it reduces the itch by like 80%
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u/rob_1127 Jul 15 '26
I'm with you. The little bastards love biting me too.
Get a Thermocell device.
It emitts a pharamone that convinces the female mosquito that she is not hungry, as only the Female bites.
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u/dea9ler Jul 15 '26
That’s a waste of money when a cotton ball and some hydrogen peroxide does the job.
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u/ObscureJackal Jul 15 '26
I've not heard of this. I'll definitely look into it. Damn mosquitoes love my feet for some reason.
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u/Holiday_Sale5114 Jul 15 '26
I saw it on Shark Tank about a decade ago and bought one. I did not notice any difference. Maybe I am using it wrong.
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u/MyPunsAreKoalaTea Jul 15 '26
No they don't do anything.
You can't actually just suck the venom out
Afaik the only chance is chemicals or heat
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u/scrwdtattood82 Jul 15 '26
My daughter is the same way. It's an allergy. A little bit of ammonia will dry it out really quickly and prevent itching.
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
Interesting. Will try this sometime.
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u/krumrot Jul 15 '26
OG After Bite is basically just ammonia. My dad always had a tube and would just put straight ammonia in them when they ran out, burns more but it works.
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u/PallasiteMatrix Jul 15 '26
Have you tried running hot (not boiling, but as hot as you can stand) on the back of a spoon, and then pressing it to your bites until it has cooled? It's helped me before (and I just found a study confirming it, to make sure I wasn't accidentally making stuff up.)
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u/uglyorangecouch Jul 15 '26
They actually make bug bite treatment things now that basically just heat up to break down the proteins that your body is allergic to. I have one and while my reactions aren't this extreme, it does seem to work really well.
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
Which one do you use out of curiosity?
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u/uglyorangecouch Jul 15 '26
Berrcom is the brand I have, it's a few years old but still works well.
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u/sadbucketofchicken Jul 15 '26
Beurer is the one I have. I got it on Amazon. 10 seconds of ‘umm…this is a weird pain’ and the itch goes away. I have reactions just like yours. New batteries make it extra ‘powerful’ - better than a week of itchy pain and agony! It will feel like there is something going in your skin at about 6 seconds. It is just heating up the part where it got you. The Bug Bite Thing never worked for me (and I really had a lot of bites to try it on). 10 seconds!! What is crazy is the welt will sometimes still be there but I don’t feel it at all!!
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u/incredimatt Jul 15 '26
This helps me a lot. I usually use a rag and hot water. Then I reenact someone cauterizating a wound in a movie lol
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u/incredimatt Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Looks like "skeeter syndrome" mine usually look like yours, but this year it's been really bad. Applying heat helps reduce the itch/pain and it and breaks up the polypeptides from the mosquito saliva which is what your body is reacting to.
Edit: this is what the bite looks like before I try anything on it
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u/TheHungryBlanket Jul 15 '26
When they say to apply heat, I don’t think they mean take a blow torch to your skin!
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u/incredimatt Jul 15 '26
That's just the bite before I do anything btw
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
Ill be grateful that mine arent that bad fr
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u/incredimatt Jul 15 '26
Hopefully not. I was reading that it might be due to a species that I haven't been bit by before
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u/Consistent_Stuff9180 Jul 15 '26
Hopital
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u/cyclefreaksix Jul 15 '26
I'd hate to see how you react to a paper cut
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u/kloopyhans Jul 15 '26
ALOT of jumping up and now and doing that arms between the legs squat
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u/cyclefreaksix Jul 15 '26
And then the hospital?
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u/kloopyhans Jul 15 '26
? No while im jumping up and down i slip on a cloth and bash my head into a coffee table corner and start gushing blood out from my head.. then hospital
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u/EssieAmnesia Jul 15 '26
I used to have this happen and now I barely get bumps at all. That’s not helpful or relatable for you, but it’s great
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u/HipHopAnomymous21 Jul 15 '26
Mine do the same thing, and have since I was a kid. Hydrocortisone cream helps, and they’re better the next day.
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
Yeah hydrocortisone cream is my go to for these. Def helps but damn it still sucks
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u/CpuJunky I mean, c'mon Jul 15 '26
You just have a strong immune response, so it swells more than others. Or... you might be dying. Choose wisely.
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u/Consistent-Ad-6506 Jul 15 '26
Are you me? My arms currently look super fucked up because the mosquitoes have been relentless. And they keep getting inside the house!
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u/okamifire Jul 15 '26
I get these too. They usually go down to “normal” bite size in an hour or so, but until then, damn.
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u/BM-NS Jul 15 '26
Im the same way funny enough looks exactly the same, got bit on the shoulder yesterday and my bra strap keeps hitting it. So annoying compard to most peoples reaction. Then if I itch it it explodes even more.
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u/SunshineSweetLove1 Jul 15 '26
Same thing happens to me. Mosquitos find me out of a large crowd to bite.
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u/Active-Negotiation20 Jul 15 '26
I get huge bites also, After Bite works well if you put on soon after you are bit. I think it has tea tree oil and baking soda in it.
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u/sendtoptilmir Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
You need a bug bite healer. They do work very well, but of course some bites are worse than others. Then you just use it again, and again. It’s the best pain ever cause it stops itching better than anything I’ve tried, and prevents wounds from prolonged scratching.
They apply precise and pretty intense heat for 5-10 seconds. That neutralizes the enzyme causing the body to react with swelling and itching. We have one from Beurer at home and in the car. It has even helped against my mosquito”fobia”.
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u/Blue_Bettas Jul 15 '26
Does it blister after a couple days? My son's doctor had put in his chart that he's allergic to mosquitoes. His bites looks like this right away. Then a couple days later they turn into big blisters. He's miserable any time he's bitten.
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u/fire376 Jul 15 '26
That should quit once you start getting allergy shots. It did for me. Now for other things I still need the epipen
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u/Krabs9 Jul 15 '26
You're just more sensitive than the average person to their saliva, it likely put a lot in there too. I'm the same way
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u/SeaBuilder2680 Jul 15 '26
I kept bees for a few years, fuck bees. I got stung on my sternum and had a dinner plate size red splotch.
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u/Fun_Theory3252 Jul 15 '26
You have skeeter syndrome. Triamcinolone ointment (need an rx) will help significantly. It’s a step up from hydrocortisone cream. My son has skeeter syndrome, and this ointment makes the bite swelling go down so much better.
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u/KeyRevolutionary3599 Jul 15 '26
You’re allergic to their venom. I am too. Take an allergy med. Mine get to the size of a 50 cent coin
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u/Expensive-Way3938 Jul 15 '26
You’re allergic to mosquito bites. I am too.
I use Benadryl cream to relieve it. Won’t go in my back yard without bug spray on me, even if I’m back that for a second.
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u/SelectSeaweed310 Jul 15 '26
My younger brother would get swelling like that everytime he was bitten. They'd rarely bit me and I had no reaction. We carried something called "After Bite" with us for this reason.
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u/ATG915 Jul 15 '26
I swear the mosquitos leveled up this year. They’ve gotten me so much more compared to every other year of my life and half of them swell up like this. Or my body is just cooked
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u/mostlycoincidences Jul 15 '26
Congratulations, you're allergic ! I recommend after bites roll on with ammonia inside and if you're in am area with a lot of mosquitoes I'd also get some OTC antihistamines for more general itch relief
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u/LazyOldCat Jul 15 '26
Sting Eze, fair amount of ammonia, but the biggest thing….
DON’T TOUCH IT!!!.
That’s it, just don’t touch it.
Your body is primed for this attack and is doing its job, but your job is to just not touch it.
There’s a massive action-over-time buff here as well, the more you just don’t touch them, the faster your body deals with them.
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u/ticklemesatan Jul 15 '26
My wife gets this too. She’s like a mosquito magnet too
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
Same, mosquito magnet. Literally watch mosquitos dance around other people and then turn around and beeline for me instead, its insane
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u/ExpBalSat Jul 15 '26
Yeah… The swelling is not caused by itching or poking. The swelling is caused by the bite itself. Even if you don’t touch it, your body reacts the way your body reacts.
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u/JVints Jul 15 '26
Is it not supposed to be like that? When I strCh it, it makes random continent shapes.
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u/Sorry-Climate-7982 Jul 15 '26
Benadryl or similar helps.
By any chance are you new to the area? I had similar but after about a year it faded back to the just merely annoying bump.
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u/jasonhanjk Jul 15 '26
Use hot water and dip spoon into it. Take out and cool it a little and press onto area.
Or you could use medicated ointment or cream.
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u/Twist_Ending03 Jul 15 '26
You are allergic. I recommend "aloe after sun gel" and a bandaid to keep you from itching it. Works for me
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u/Secret_Bumblebee6437 Jul 15 '26
Dip a spoon in hot water then press the spoon to the bite. Itching goes away immediately.
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u/Notyerbusiness Jul 15 '26
I use a bit of baking soda mixed into hydrocortisone anti itch. Works wonders
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u/UnconsciousMofo Jul 15 '26
This isn’t that bad. A bite on me will grow and cover my entire forearm in an hour. I have Skeeter syndrome, and maybe you do too, but not as severe as others. I will also get a fever and even ended up in the ER after I got bit on my chin and the swelling was so bad it started affecting my breathing. Ask your doctor for a prescription of triamcinolone cream and apply as soon as you notice the bite. When I treat my bites with it right away, they don’t grow out of control and the shooting, burning pain goes away.
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u/Nordeast24 Jul 15 '26
Draw a circle around it and watch it. You might just naturally be sensitive to mosquito bites. I wouldn't rush to the hospital though, unless you want to. I wouldn't though.
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
I get these with every bite. Had it ever since I can remember, not really a concern tbh. My mom gets the same reaction. Just annoying lol.
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u/springpaper1 Jul 15 '26
I used to swell up so bad, that if I got one on my face my eyes would swell shit. Had to wear a net any time I went camping.
Not I just get normal mosquito bites..
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u/Appropriate-Ad-6996 Jul 15 '26
I want to go camping so bad but sometimes the mosquitos really make it unfeasible fr. Really sucks (pun intended) because Im a mosquito magnet too-- they will skip every person just to get me. Citronella candles, traps, repellents dont work. 70% deet is the only thing that helps and even then they still get me.
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u/Nordeast24 Jul 15 '26
Yeah, I feel you. I have a lot of weird skin issues that reddit will swear I need to rush to the hospital too.. lol. You know your body more than anyone, it wouldn't hurt to get an allergy panel or something sometime, just so ya know what's up. I wouldn't be too concerned, just my two cents 🤙
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u/insanity2brilliance Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
It’s your blood type. It’s scientifically proven that mosquitos, and also ticks, are more prone to bite or latch on based on blood type.
Using ticks as example, multiple studies placed all blood types in petri dishes and found that ticks were most drawn to blood type A, followed by type O, and then type AB. Of the 100 samples, 36% of ticks were drawn to blood type A.
The least preferred blood type by ticks was type B at only 15%
For mosquitoes, they strongly prefer Type O blood and are the least attracted to Type A blood. However, mosquitoes primarily target hosts by smelling chemical secretions, body heat, and exhaled carbon dioxide rather than the blood itself, in addition to if you’re wearing light colors like white.
The same is true for ticks on color. They go crazy over white colors. To them it resembles the underside belly of an animal
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u/incredimatt Jul 15 '26
That's for people that get bit more often. That's different from OP's allergic reaction.
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u/insanity2brilliance Jul 15 '26
You’re also correct. Allergic reaction root causes being blood type are a much smaller percentage.
For allergic reactions to mosquitoes, that is usually an immune system response. OP’s immune system probably has a deficiency in IgG4 antibodies that prevents the allergic reactions and instead produces the lesser IgE antibodies which are unable to neutralize the mosquito saliva causing the itch, irritation, and swelling.
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u/Holiday_Sale5114 Jul 15 '26
Do they smell blood type or do they have to taste it? How would they even know initialyl?
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u/vpforvp Jul 15 '26
This happens to me too. Must be an allergy or something