Hi, My name's Paulette Joynt <br /> <br />I'm the author of Get Rid of Hives & I'd like to welcome you to our website, especially if this is your first visit here. I'm sure you have already guessed, but just in case you haven't, let me tell you... This website is for people like you and I, I'm talking about, chronic urticaria (hives) sufferers, I'm assuming you do have a problem with hives, don't you?. <br /> <br />Most of what you will read on this page is the result of my own battle with an embarrassing skin condition called Chronic idiopathic urticaria or CIU for short. I'm sure most of you reading this page will know only too well what chronic Idiopathic urticaria is, but if you don't, then you might know the condition by a different name, for example... Hives, Chronic hives, Urticaria, Chronic urticaria, etc. etc.