Bedbugs May Increase Risk of Mental Health Problems - Lagos

Bedbugs May Increase Risk of Mental Health Problems


He spent months fighting bedbugs with sprays and fumigation, but the bedbug infestation at Chief Ademola house only got worse. At the peak of its severity, Chief Ademola could flip over his mattress in the middle of the day, and bedbugs would appear everywhere, crawling around as if they owned the joint.
Exterminators were expensive and none could guarantee that the would disappear forever, said . Chief Ademola
In frenzied desperation, Chief Ademola 43, took his grandmother's advice and turned to kerosene. She told her grandson that Nigerians use it to combat all sorts of pest
He doused his home. He covered bookcases, the upholstery, tables and chairs with the combustible hydrocarbon liquid.
But the kerosene offered only a week of relief until the bugs came back in droves.
After nearly two months of fighting the vermin, he and his family eventually threw away their mattresses and beds, and moved into a new home.
Still, even though Ademola now lives free of the parasites, the experience still haunts him.
"It's like a phobia," he said. "Sometimes I lay down at night and itch somewhere and get worried that I have bedbugs again, even though nothing is there."
Chief Ademola might be pleased to learn that his feelings are not that unusual, according to a new study. Researchers found that bedbug infestation, and often the media frenzy surrounding the vermin, may increase the risk of mental health problems and exacerbate pre-existing psychiatric conditions.
"Bedbugs, mice, rats roaches -- they've bothered human beings, and they have been around for many many years Today. "But there's something about the sanctity of the bedroom and the bed and the fact that bedbugs are attracted to warmth and attracted to blood, because that's how they feed, that really violates something that's really personal to the human experience."
"If you look at the media on a global basis, bedbugs are all over the place, and the incidence in the media, in newspapers, magazines, TV reports, has been going up steadily since the year 2001, so there may be some media-driven frenzy
Any doctor seeing patients with bedbug infestation and pre-existing psychoses "should be on alert These people can decompensate even if they've been medically stable for a significant period of time."
Researchers said it's unclear why a bedbug infestation threatens the mental health of some more than others, but they hope to research the topic further, as bedbugs are not going away.
"Most people are very upset when they call us Greenland Facilities Services "They are on the phone, crying. It's very disconcerting -- a nightmare for most people."
"People are ... taking their home and turning it upside down"We feel bad, but we tell them we're there to help and we reassure them that we will get rid of the problem."
As for Chief Ademola he said he empathized and understood why bedbugs may wreak havoc on a person's psyche.
"You're living in a house where you're not at peace," said Chief Ademola. "Then you barely sleep and you wake up and you're tired. That could definitely have a huge impact on anxiety and depression."
While Ademola didn't need psychiatric help to manage his bedbug storm, the experience is not over for him.
"It's always in the back of my mind," he said. "Even though they're gone, I worry that a friend might have them, and it'll just be brought right back to the house. All of a sudden, they're everywhere."
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