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Checking for lice is more of a medical thing. You wouldn’t be upset if a male doctor checked your wife’s hair if he was the only one available to do it.

Back in the times of the Rema, doctors didn’t check you for lice. A spouse would be the likely candidate to do so — by closely inspecting the hair. It’s along the same principles as actually giving a bath to someone — there are medical/theraputic properties to it, but it’s usually done between people who are close to each other.

The Wolf