I made sure I took more allergy medicine every 24 hours and I didn't shower for 2 days. The tingles lasted about a day and a half longer. Alternatively, I used a small fan aimed at my chest, as the sensation of air flowing over my skin seemed to tame the tingles. Sometimes I'd be tempted to itch at the tingles but I quickly found that to be a bad idea. I laid in bed, emailed my professors I couldn't make it to class, and waited for the Itch to come back in full force. It was still a bit annoying but still far better than 15 minutes previous. Within 15 minutes I was able to remove the towel entirely and lay in bed with only minor tingling in my chest. I popped those on an empty stomach and thankfully they kicked in quickly. Following the advise on the sites I found, I rummaged through my medicine cabinet and found a 24hr allergy relief medicine (Thanks mom) and ibuprofen. With this soaking wet towel on me, I jumped on the internet. However, I remembered the itch was tolerable in the shower, so I soaked a towel and placed it on my chest. I starting jumping up and down, curling into a ball, and running around the house hoping to distract myself until the itch subsides as I still have to make it to class. Once again, I get out of the shower hoping the terrible itch is gone. I jump back into the shower to rinse off this terrible aloe, thinking it was wholly responsible for the itch. My chest is set ablaze, I'm trying my very hardest not to itch my skin as I assumed this would only make it worse. Thrown off by this strange and terrible sensation, I decided to apply some medicated aloe with lidocaine. An deep itch spread across my chest getting more and more painful by the second. When I stepped out of the shower and dried off, it happened. I get up Monday morning (48 hours after the initial burn) and hop into the shower as I always do prior to class. All is fine and well up to this point as I doze off for a good night of sleep before class. On Sunday I spent a fun 9 hours being burnt in the car before I making it back to school. I suffered a sunburn, however I didn't think much of as I normally don't wear sunscreen and I have suffered worse sunburns than this. On Friday, we went out to the beach for about 2.5 hours. A weekend in mid June 2016, I decided to head downstate to the lower peninsula to visit my girlfriend and friends. I strongly believe this played a large role in the development of my Hell's Itch, an ailment I had never heard of before it was too late. If you are familiar with the state of Michigan you will know that the UP is a very cold place in the winter with lots of snow and little sun. I'm a college student and my university is in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan. If your urine isn't clear or close to it you are not drinking enough water. Taking some multivitamins will help boost your immune system and help your body heal your itch quicker.Obviously a hot shower will be painful and certainly wont help your sunburn heal so it should be a last resort. However, a hot, painful, shower will activate pain nerve endings while your brain will ignore the itch. A hot shower seems to be counterintuitive since a sunburn caused the itch in the first place. If none of the above have helped, a hot shower should.If you have waited for an extended period of time and the itch has not became tolerable go on to step 5. Try removing the towel for short periods of time to see if the antihistamines and ibuprofen have taken effect.If you have some stronger pain meds go ahead with those but if possible take ibuprofen as well to help with swelling and temperature. Taking some ibuprofen such as Advil should help reduce swelling, lower your skin temperature, and reduce some of the pain.Hell's itch acts as an allergic reaction so antihistamines will work. Most people recommend Benodryl but the generic Kroger brand non-drowsy 24 hr allergy relief worked wonders for me. This is the most important step to finding relief.As long as the towel is in contact with the skin, the itch should be tolerable. Cool the affected area with a dripping wet towel. If you'd like to read my story scroll below! If you are currently suffering from Hell's Itch (An intense, uncontrollable, stabbing sunburn itch) also called Devil's Itch and Suicide Itch here is the short version of how to find relief quickly.
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