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Imagine this: after a smoking hot shower, you comfort yourself in a free plush dress and want the TV with an assortment of minibar snacks to keep you company ... Only to wake you up from your peaceful sleep to the clusters of ignited red bumps All on your arms and legs. It quickly became obvious that the hotel room was already busy long before registering. And now you are stuck with a serious case of bedbugs .

Bedbugs are hotel nightmares. And unfortunately, hotel customers are falling more often on the parasitic insects that we are uncomfortable to admit it. According to a survey in February 2024 conducted by Sleep Doctor, One in seven American travelers Bedbugs met in the past year.

In relation: These smells could mean that you have bedbugs, say the pest experts .

As mentioned in their name, bedbugs are most often Found in the mattress , because they "prefer to hide near their hosts, they can sneak at night and draw a meal of blood without being noticed". Nancy Troyano , PHD, a certified entomologist from the board of directors with EHRLICH pest control , previously told Better life .

But primary care doctor Jason Singh , MD, alerts its Tiktok followers from other places, these annoying critters can hide - and How you can beat them to their own game.

"So how many of you completely unpack your clothes of your suitcases in a hotel chest of drawers?" Ask Singh before revealing that "hotel dresses, especially those that are wooden or have joints and crevices are a risk of bedbug infestation".

"These are not only beds that have bedbugs, hotel dresses can also have them," he reiterates.

Although hotel furniture gets a quick wiping between customers, Singh explains that hinges, tracks and real drawers of the chest of drawers are not "easily cleaned". Thus, if there is an infestation of infestation of bedbugs, you and your clothes could be very risky.

According to Singh, an easy way to protect yourself from bedbugs is to jump the dresser and enjoy the closet.

"I recommend using hotel cupboards or suspended spaces to store your clothes or simply make your clothes directly from your suitcase," he said in the clip.

Likewise, Anthony O'Neill , a pest expert with over 20 years in the industry, previously said Better life That the safest place to store your luggage is the hotel's bath or shower. "Bedbugs cannot climb on smooth surfaces and you can easily see a bed punishment in a light color," he said.

Within 48 hours of publication, Singh's Tiktok video accumulated more than 400,000 views and more than 1,000 comments.

A retired antiparasitic operator corroborated Singh's claims, asking travelers to "keep your suitcase in the bathtub and get your clothes you need".

"I never use hotel spaces," wrote another, to which someone else said: "I live out of my luggage at all times. Closed and hidden at any time." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"No remains in a suitcase and I use a trash bag for dirty clothes and the bag goes to a suitcase at the end of the trip and the bag goes directly to the washer after," said a person.

"I never unpack in a hotel, even luxury hotels," said a tiktker.

Another traveler shared his technique to fight bedbugs: "I always buy alcoholic spray and [pulverizes] the drawers entirely my first night and my morning, then in the 2nd night and to wipe them."