冷知識：拍蚊子🦟🦟也講究技巧和方法！網友：學到了，今晚就挑戰！

“嗡嗡嗡”……這熟悉的“室友”又來了！吵到你失眠，咬到你發癲，癢到你懷疑人生……

當你眼前有一隻飛舞的蚊子，你第一反應是不是——雙手夾擊，用力猛拍！主打一個拼手速，絕不讓它有可乘之機！

但是大家有沒有發現，往往一頓操作猛如虎，最後……手拍疼了不說，蚊子基本拍不到！

冷知識揭秘：拍蚊子也有正確的姿勢！

蚊子的翅膀構造加上它不同尋常的運動模式（可以把它想象成俯衝飛行的飛機），更適合上下飛行。

當你拍掌的時候，蚊子基本會向上或向下逃竄。真想拍中蚊子，正確的手勢應該是上下合掌，這樣一發擊中的機率會更高！

當然啦！除了拍蚊技巧，被叮咬後的蚊子包想要快速止癢，也是有小妙招的！

As summer approaches, the unwelcome buzz of mosquitoes once again fills the air. Many of us resort to clapping our hands in a frantic attempt to swat them down. But despite the fierce effort, success often remains elusive.

There's actually a proper technique to swatting mosquitoes. Due to their unique wing structure and flight patterns — which resemble the sudden dives of an airplane — mosquitoes tend to escape upward or downward when threatened. So, instead of clapping your hands sideways, try bringing your palms together from above and below. This vertical approach significantly improves your chances of success.

塗肥皂，及時止損

雖然蚊子的唾液被注入皮膚，且外用的肥皂無法真正觸達唾液所在位置，但用肥皂水清洗能及時清潔傷口，沖洗掉傷口附近絕大多數致病細菌，防止傷口的進一步感染。

Although the mosquito's saliva is injected into the skin and the external soap can't really reach the location of the saliva, washing with soapy water can promptly clean the wound, rinsing away the vast majority of pathogenic bacteria near the wound to prevent further infection.

塗冰塊，讓皮膚冷靜一下

除了冰敷，塗任何涼涼的東西，都有暫時止癢的作用！核心原理是，透過塗抹產生清涼感的物質，讓皮膚有自己降溫了的感覺。如果沒有條件冰敷，用花露水、風油精，或者其他聞著涼涼的藥膏也一樣。

Besides ice packs, applying anything with a cooling sensation can temporarily relieve itching! The key principle is that substances with a cooling effect make the skin feel cooler. If ice isn't available, alternatives like cooling floral water, menthol oil, or other ointments with a cooling fragrance work just as well.

掐十字，以痛抵癢

這個方法有效的前提是——掐得夠疼！只要疼痛足夠強烈，讓部分傳遞癢感的神經轉為傳遞痛覺，那麼癢感就不明顯了。雖然只是短暫的止癢一下下，但這種充滿儀式感的操作讓人樂此不疲，順便還能練練字。

The premise for this method to be effective is that it has to hurt enough! As long as the pain is severe enough to make some of the nerves that transmit the sense of itching switch to transmitting the sense of pain, the feeling of itching won't be so noticeable. Although it only provides temporary relief from itching for a short while, this sense of ritual can be quite enjoyable and addictive, and it even gives you a chance to practice your handwriting.

塗藥，止癢消印

雖然上面的三種方法有一定的效果，但他們所能提供的緩解只是短暫的。

若想真正緩解瘙癢，可以嘗試爐甘石洗劑（calamine lotion）。如果你是容易留下色素沉著的體質，皮膚很容易留下黑印子，或者被蚊子叮咬後腫脹比較嚴重，那麼僅止癢是不夠的，還需要塗抹藥膏。例如，可以使用糠酸莫米松乳膏、丙酸氟替卡松乳膏等皮質類固醇藥膏，抑制過敏反應。切記，越早塗藥，留黑印的可能性越小。

Although the three methods mentioned above are somewhat effective, the relief they provide is only temporary. If you want to truly relieve itching, you can try calamine lotion. If you have a skin type prone to pigmentation and easily get dark marks, or if your mosquito bites are significantly swollen, then simply stopping the itch is not enough—you will also need to apply ointments. For example, you can use corticosteroid creams like mometasone furoate cream or fluticasone propionate cream to suppress allergic reactions. The earlier you apply the medication, the less likely you are to develop dark marks.