Can Ear mites infest people?
Yes they can. The will not be able to reproduce when they are off the pet but they could live a good long time on you before they starve to death. While the ear mites or any pet mites are infesting you they can indeed burrow under the skin get into hair follicles and possibly even find their way to your ear. Now understand they will eventually die and cannot reproduce on you but you can get an itchy rash from them. Ear mites may cause an itchy rash on susceptible people if there are infested pets in the household. Eradication of the mites from the pets will cure the problem. There are a number of treatments that can be done successfully at home on Dogs, Cats and other animals and they are described fully in the Mange Dog Report. It details the use of both over the counter medications and prescribed medications and things that can go wrong with them including which breeds are sensitive to the medications. Some medications are known to kill 3 of every 1100 dogs that are subjected to it a