You are not alone. Unfortunately, I have had an extremely extensive experience with these things. For me it started out with just some reddish spots and then some itching and then I was in severe pain in every place I had was seeing on my body. After many visits to multiple doctors, then resorting to e.r.'s. And being told that it was all in my head.. I did a lot of trial & error and found that washing on and drying in hot, does NOTHING to kill mites. But if you use ivermectin pills or paste, and stay clean and keep your clothes and bedding clean as well and use dimethacone earth on your floors and furniture, for a few days. You can go on with a mite free life.

I have them everywhere on my face EXCEPT my eyes -- which is the opposite of all the advertised treatments which are all for eyes.  I stopped wearing eye makeup years ago.  Right now I'm having a nightmarish overgrowth of them on my nose and mouth.  Sometimes I want to scream it bothers me so much.  Nothing works permanently.  The worst is the scarring.  I went to a dermatologist once after calling around to screen them first.  I'd call and ask to speak to the doctor or their nurse/PA, then ask if they have experience with demodex.  After several calls, finally one said yes.  So I asked if I could come in and have a skin punch biopsy so I could have a proper diagnosis.  They said yes.  Then when I went to the appointment, the doctor did not do a biopsy, she looked at me like I was crazy, then prescribed an anti-psychotic.  So now I'm afraid to tell any doctor what I know I have.  I have seen them with my own eyes, under a high-powered magnifier.  I pray for relief for you and me and anyone else in this hell.