Eye stye - Treatment and RemediesAn Eye Stye is a common infection of the hair follicle of an eyelash, resembling a sore similar to a boil or a pimple in the gland at the edge of the eyelid which leads to blockage of the hair follicles that may become swollen, nuisance and painful to the touch. An Eye stye occurs when staphylococcal bacteria infect one of the tiny glands at the base of the eyelid hairs and then becomes inflamed. An infection bacterium is frequently transferred from one hair shaft to another when rubbing it to relieve itching.
Unless the swelling blocks vision, a stye do not affect vision and their symptoms include pain in the eye or in the eyelid, discomfort when blinking, sensitivity to light, swelling of the eyelid, blurred vision and redness or tearing of the eyelid. In most cases, a tiny pimple is present. An Eyes Stye develops in 3 to 7 days; usually fills with pus then burst spontaneously healing on their own when the infection drains. Pain and swelling subsides when the pressure is relieved. This disease appears due to debilitated condition of the system. A diagnosis by a physician is not required but advisable because a chalazion can be mistaken for a stye. Chalazion is a non-bacterial lump on the eyelid caused by a blocked mucous gland under the eye. Your physician may examine your eyelid to determine the cause of the infection. This condition may also appear as result from blocking of the gland by dirt or due to error of refraction. An Eye stye can be treated at home by applying very warm compresses for about ten minutes at each time, 3 to 4 times daily, using a wet, clean wash cloth to the tender area. This treatment will aid in the suppuration of the stye; suppuration refers to the forming of a head on an infection and the heat from compresses speeds up the white blood cells to fight the infection. Your physician may prescribe the applications of antibiotic drops or antibiotic cream for the stye. If you have frequent styes, the prescription of an antibiotic ointment will prevent the recurrence Home Remedies for the Treatment of Eye Stye- Rub clove spice in water and apply it over the stye to relief pain. - Use a grated potato as a poultice to reduce swelling in inflamed eyes. - Slit an aloe leaf lengthwise and place the pulpy side on the sore eye. - Boil 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds with a cupful of water like an herbal tea preparation to wash the eyes 3-4 times a day. - 1 teaspoon of turmeric in 2 cups of water until it reduces in half. Cool and strain 4-5 times through a fine muslin. Apply as eye drops 3-4 times a day - Take a cup of water. Dissolve 2-3 granules of alum in it. Use as an eyewash. - Guava leaves, warmed and placed on a warm damp cloth, and then used as a compress; reduce the redness, pain and swelling. - Boil a handful of acacia leaves in two cups of water to make a decoction and apply it as compress on the eyelids In rare cases, surgical drainage of the stye may be necessary if the stye is not responding to treatment or the infection is recurrent. There are also a wide range of non-prescription products and topical medications for an eye stye, mostly made up of petroleum jelly and other emollients to keep the eye moisturized. These medications are useful to relieve the pain and stop the tearing, redness, itching, burning and stinging, but cannot treat the infection associated with the eye stye. Eye Stye TipsAs preventive measures, never put your fingers in your infected eye because your hands are full of germs, and allow the eyes styes rupture on its own. Never ever "pop" a stye like a pimple because it may cause the infection to spread or transfer from one eye to another. Many eye infections are contagious, and eye styes do require a high standard of hygiene. The best advise to no sharing of eyes-makeup, towels or face cloths is and during insertion and removal of contact lens be sure to use good hygiene practices.
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| Posted by emily | 2008-06-05 |
| you should go to the doctors...they wont bite you | |
| Posted by missi | 2008-06-05 |
| i had a stye in my left eye and i stil do...........it hurts more when u dont go.i went and all they did was give me medicine to help my circumstances and it rly does help........... | |
| Posted by kaye | 2008-05-28 |
| i have 2 styes on my both eye. and im so scared that the antibiotics wont help.. i tried to use the warm compress but it didnt worked.. now,im taking cephalexin and i hope this time,it would really work.. | |
| Posted by tyler | 2008-05-12 |
| i have a stye in my eye i woke up with it and im flippin ou its small but t herts alott get it out now!plzzzz!it kills! | |
| Posted by annetta | 2008-05-01 |
| i have been having trouble with styes on my eyes for about a year now. i will get one in one eye and it will be there forever, it will just about go away and i will get 2 more in the other eye or i will have two or three at a time. i havent been able to find anything that will get rid of them. i have tried just about everything i can get my hands on. nothing works. alot of the time my eyes will swell shut and i cant even hardly see. so, if anyone can give me a clue aziemianin@yahoo.com | |
| Posted by Stop Getting over Upset | 2008-04-01 |
| 9.5 times out of ten it's just a stye. If you rub it, the tender skin around the eye will swell. Just stop and or do not rub it. Do not have on eye makeup while treating your stye. There is no need to get worried about going to the doctor. If you do not want them to touch your eye they will not. They will just prescribe you antibacterial eye cream, for your lid. Some times you don't even need to go to the doctors you can just call your P.C.P. and they can call in a prescription. Stop being paranoid and Googleing "Stye". Your not going to go blind. Just use your judgment, do hot compresses with a hot clean towel and relax. There is no need to get upset and irritate your stye. | |
| Posted by S Khan | 2008-03-28 |
| Eye stye are realy irriatating i got an eye stye late dec ait has aagin occured now at the end of March, what is the real reason of and eyestye | |
| Posted by Pnkfldman@aol.com | 2008-03-19 |
| If you frequently have a stye problem regularly washing your eyes in each night's shower with baby shampoo helps to keep them away.It is also very refreshing to your eys and as the bottle says no more tears also :) | |
| Posted by Linda | 2008-03-13 |
| i know what you all are going threw i have had so many issues with my eyes this morning woke up with a spelled wrong chalism and wow does it hurt i scratched my eye in my sleep last night woke up soaked it with cold water and now i have this i though the cold water would make it better but now it is worst have to see the eye Dr also read you can have those for a yr sure hope not hurts so bad great reading i too would like anyone if they go threw this to contact me too thank you Woburnlinda@aol.com | |
| Posted by jgirl | 2008-02-27 |
| i worked at an opthalmology clinic and learned the best way to prevent an eye stye is to do lid scrubs which consists of using a wash cloth and johnson and johnson tear free shampoo and going over the lashes with gentle scrubbing and use a rolling motion down the eye lid to the lashes so you can get rid of any extra oil build up in the glands and pores you should do this every time you wash your face | |
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