{"id":918,"date":"2026-08-27T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/managing-itch-infection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:29:37","slug":"managing-itch-infection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eczema.skinmedical.com.hk\/en\/managing-itch-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing itch and infection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Managing itch and infection<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Itch<\/span> <\/span> Sedating antihistamines do not treat eczema and have no anti-inflammatory effect; they may occasionally help a child sleep during a bad flare, but they are not a treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n

Non-sedating antihistamines help only where there is coexisting urticaria or allergic rhinitis. <\/span><\/p>\n

The only reliable way to control eczema itch is to control the inflammation. <\/strong> Practical measures that genuinely help: cool compresses, keeping nails short, cotton mittens for infants at night, keeping the bedroom cool, and habit-reversal techniques for entrenched scratching.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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