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You get through the day reasonably well. The itch is there, but you can distract yourself with work, errands, conversations, or daily routines. Then you get into bed, turn off the lights, and suddenly the itch feels much harder to ignore. The scratching starts before you fully realise it, and before long, you are lying awake in the early hours, exhausted and frustrated. If you experience eczema itching at night, you are not imagining it. Night-time itching is one of the most