The invention relates to a device for hyperthermic treatment of itching, for example following insect bites, wherein during the treatment a treatment surface is regulated at a temperature of preferably between 42℃ and 56℃ for a period of 2 sec to 12 sec and a hardware-implemented temperature monitor limits the maximum temperature of the treatment surface and a safety fuse shuts off the device in the case of a short-circuit or uncontrolled continuous heating.本發明係關於一種用於例如在昆蟲叮咬後之瘙癢症的高熱治療之裝置,其中在該治療期間治療表面被調節在較佳42℃與56℃之間的溫度下歷2秒至12秒的時間,且經硬體執行的溫度監控器限制該治療表面之最高溫度,且安全保險絲在短路或失控之連續加熱的情況中關掉該裝置。