Experience and feedback re Sting no more sting relief products

[tkaelin]

The box jellyfish in Bonaire come to feed, usually at night when the upwelling of organisms from the deep occurs. I imagine it is the same in other locations but but my experience with them is in Bonaire. And, yes, they are attracted to lights. There are some box jellyfish present in the daytime also, but the majority are present at night

Thanks for the info. Very helpful.

As I said in my post I have had some near misses. One was in Curacao at the house reef at Allwest Apartments (Playa Grandi) coming to shore after a morning night dive (head in before sunrise) and encountered box jellies in the very shallows just before my exit at about face level. Would have been a nasty encounter and not really prepared to have dealt with it. The spray and cream are small enough to travel with and keep either in my small bag on a boat dive , to take with me on a shore dive or have in the room diving a house reef. I don't want to be running around looking for vinegar at 6 am after getting a face encounter with boxers.

 

[Still Kicking]

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(SKU 19256344) StingNoMore® MilSpec+ Cream is an excellent product. IT IS A GOOD IDEA to have it on hand in case of jelly fish stings. Especially box jellyfish strings. They have a spray to use initially then followed by use of the cream. I used it on a box jellyfish sting and in a short time the pain was relieved. There is a lot of misinformation on the web regarding treatment. The initial treatment with vinegar is a good start but "StingNoMore" is vital for treatment. The box jelly venom crosses into the blood stream and can cause hemolysis (breakdown) of the red blood cells. Depending on the dose of venom it can lead to life threatening symptoms including elevated potassium in the blood stream from the breakdown of the red blood cells. The vinegar on the sting inactivates the stingers in the tentacles preventing further release of the venom. But it does not stop the venom that is already there from getting into the blood stream. The "StingNoMore" cream crosses through the skin to inactivate the venom.
The box jellyfish in Bonaire come to feed, usually at night when the upwelling of organisms from the deep occurs. I imagine it is the same in other locations but but my experience with them is in Bonaire. And, yes, they are attracted to lights. There are some box jellyfish present in the daytime also, but the majority are present at night. I am an emergency physician just to let you know.

This appears to be 2% diphenhydramine.... the same as Benadryl Extra Strength cream.... urea and "other ingredients." I would follow Duke's guidance.

From personal experience with other stings (rockfish venom, for example), I have found hot water immersion works really well and 4% lidocaine definitely helps.

 

[tkaelin]

This appears to be 2% diphenhydramine.... the same as Benadryl Extra Strength cream.... urea and "other ingredients." I would follow Duke's guidance.

Are you referring to the cream or the spray.

 

[Still Kicking]

Are you referring to the cream or the spray.

Hard to tell. I assume it's the same product in different format but i can't make out the labels clearly.

 

[tkaelin]

Pretty sure different products serving two different functions.