At many hardware stores you can find ultra sonic pest control units which you plug into a wall socket. You may need several -- They got rid of my "non existent squirrels. I am allergic to even the non allergic pest controls , but these things work. You might try just one and see if they bother your children's ears. When my daughter come home, she takes them all out of the wall. I don't know about fleas - do you have pets? I once had a cat defleaded ( sp? ) several times and she roamed about the house picking up the ones in the carpet. She did not volunteer for this job -- the vet said it would work and it did. Helped the vet also ( honest , his charges were not too bad ) , Nita Hilary Blue wrote: > Question: > Do the chemicals used by exterminators to get rid of fleas, etc in private > homes have any effect on pwps? > It has been determined by the social workers that i have fleas in my house. I > called one firm of exterminators, and they could find no trace of them. But > that is not good enuff. I still have to have these imaginary, invisible fleas > exterminated. Along with the non-existent squirrels in the walls. For upwards > of $300 - when my present income in $0.00. And if I dont, well then I am > obviously not paying attention to a serious public health issue which may > seriously impinge on my children's welfare.......So before I get into this > whole scene, I need to know for my self whether > I am at any risk because of the pesticides. > The medications I take are :sinemet, amantadine, mirapex and propanolol > > Thanks > Hilary Blue