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Imagine this: after a smoking hot shower in your hotel room , you comfort yourself in a free plush dress and take the TV with an assortment of minibar snacks to keep you company ... Only to wake you up from your peaceful sleep with clusters of ignited red bumps and itching 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 as summer trips warm up, doctors and experts fight against pests sound the alarm of their frequency.

While most travelers know how to check the mattress of a hotel room, a viral tiktok warns that there is another place that these blood pests like - and it may be the first place where you unpack your clothes.

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Where bedbugs could hide in a hotel room

Primary care doctor Jason Singh, MD , alerted his followers of Tiktok in A video of June 2024 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? Asks Dr. Singh before revealing that "hotel dresses, especially those that are wooden or who 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.

While hotel Furniture quickly receives customers, Dr. Singh explains that the hinges, tracks and real drawers of the dresser are not "easily cleaned". If there is an infestation infestation by bedbugs, you and your clothes could be seriously risky.

How to avoid these areas

An easy way to protect yourself against bedbugs is to completely jump the dresser and enjoy the closet , according to Dr. Singh.

"I recommend using hotel cupboards or hanging areas 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 Best 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-colored bath," he said.

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Travelers share their own advice

In the comments section of Dr. Singh's video, hundreds of tiktkers have sounded with their own rituals of anti-bed bugs:

• "Keep your suitcase in the bathtub and get your clothes you need," confirmed a retired antiparasitic operator.
• "No, stay in the suitcase. I use a trash bag for dirty clothes and go directly to the washer after the trip," said another.
• "I will never unpack anything, even in luxury hotels "Added a user.
• "I still bring alcohol and mist and bed spraying every night," said someone else.

Why bedbugs are a big risk of a hotel bedroom

Although bedbugs are not known to transmit a disease, their bites can cause itching, skin irritation, allergic reactions and expensive home extermination bills if they are in return with you.

They 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 Best life .

You should also avoid wooden dresser, keep your luggage raised or in the bathroom, and think twice before unpacking in hidden crevices.