whats the best thing to help heal a black eye?

Answer 1

a slab of raw meat :)

Answer 2

Pack it in ice. Jimmy's dad had the right idea, but it was the coldness of the steak, not the meat itself, that did the trick. In fact, a vegetarian would have gotten the same results by using iceberg lettuce!

Cold works in two ways. It helps keep the swelling down and, by constricting the blood vessels, helps decrease the internal bleeding, which is what causes the black-and-blue color.

Dr. Jeffers recommends applying an ice pack for the first 24 to 48 hours. "If your eye is swollen shut, use it for 10 minutes every 2 hours the first day," he advises. To make an ice pack for the eye, put crushed ice in a plastic bag and tape it to the forehead. This will prevent putting pressure on the eye.

"Trainers use on the boxer's eye what looks like a small metal iron," says ophthalmologist Dave Smith, M.D., a member of the Medical Advisory Council of the State Athletic Control Board of the State of New Jersey, who has examined over 300 boxers for eye injuries. "It is extremely cold, and they use it to control the immediate hemorrhage so that the swelling is minimized. You can use the same sort of treatment by getting a cold soda can and holding it against the eye intermittently (5 to 10 minutes of every 15 minutes) until you can get some ice on it, says Dr. Smith. "Make sure the can is clean and then hold it lightly against your cheek, not your eye. Do not put any pressure on your eyeball."

Enjoy the show. Once the eye bruises, there's not a whole lot you can do except control the swelling. Even makeup can't disguise it totally. Most black eyes will last about a week, and it's a colorful week at that.

"The injury starts out black," says Keith Sivertson, M.D., director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. "Then as it starts to heal, it will turn green, then yellow, and finally it just disappears."

Avoid aspirin. Aspirin may be bad news for those with black eyes. Acetaminophen is what doctors recommend most. "Aspirin is an anticoagulant, meaning the blood won't clot as well. You'll have a harder time stopping the bleeding that causes the discoloration," says Dr. Jeffers. "You may wind up with a bigger bruise." If for some reason you need to take a pain reliever, take acetaminophen.

Don't blow your nose. If it was a severe blow that caused your black eye (something more than just bumping into a door), blowing your nose could cause your face to blow up like a balloon. "Sometimes the injury fractures the bone of the eye socket, and blowing your nose can force air out of your sinus adjacent to the socket," says Dr. Jeffers. "The air gets injected under your skin and makes the eyelids swell even more. It also can increase the chance of infection."

Answer 3

Dr. Jeffers recommends applying an ice pack for the first 24 to 48 hours. "If your eye is swollen shut, use it for 10 minutes every 2 hours the first day," he advises. To make an ice pack for the eye, put crushed ice in a plastic bag and tape it to the forehead. This will prevent putting pressure on the eye.

"Trainers use on the boxer's eye what looks like a small metal iron," says ophthalmologist Dave Smith, M.D., a member of the Medical Advisory Council of the State Athletic Control Board of the State of New Jersey, who has examined over 300 boxers for eye injuries. "It is extremely cold, and they use it to control the immediate hemorrhage so that the swelling is minimized. You can use the same sort of treatment by getting a cold soda can and holding it against the eye intermittently (5 to 10 minutes of every 15 minutes) until you can get some ice on it, says Dr. Smith. "Make sure the can is clean and then hold it lightly against your cheek, not your eye. Do not put any pressure on your eyeball."

Enjoy the show. Once the eye bruises, there's not a whole lot you can do except control the swelling. Even makeup can't disguise it totally. Most black eyes will last about a week, and it's a colorful week at that.

"The injury starts out black," says Keith Sivertson, M.D., director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. "Then as it starts to heal, it will turn green, then yellow, and finally it just disappears."

Avoid aspirin. Aspirin may be bad news for those with black eyes. Acetaminophen is what doctors recommend most. "Aspirin is an anticoagulant, meaning the blood won't clot as well. You'll have a harder time stopping the bleeding that causes the discoloration," says Dr. Jeffers. "You may wind up with a bigger bruise." If for some reason you need to take a pain reliever, take acetaminophen.

Don't blow your nose. If it was a severe blow that caused your black eye (something more than just bumping into a door), blowing your nose could cause your face to blow up like a balloon. "Sometimes the injury fractures the bone of the eye socket, and blowing your nose can force air out of your sinus adjacent to the socket," says Dr. Jeffers. "The air gets injected under your skin and makes the eyelids swell even more. It also can increase the chance of infection."

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TAKE PAPAYA AND PINEAPPLE 3 TIMES A DAY,ALSO VIT.C

Answer 4

Here's what you can also try to Treat a Black Eye:

* Don't take any aspirin based pain-killers as they thin your blood taking the black eye longer to heal. Try Acetaminophenproducts like Tylenol instead.
* Eat pineapple and papaya (three times a day). Enzymes in the fruit can soften your bruise and make it easier heal.
* Use an ice pack around the eye until it feels numb, then give it a 30 minute break. This helps to reduce swelling.

Answer 5

Ice packs or cold compresses during the first twenty-four hours, particularly when used promptly after being injured, could help minimize bleeding and swelling. Raw steaks that have traditionally been put on black eyes were done so because the meat is cold, not because it has any special healing properties. Ice wrapped in a washcloth or a baggie of frozen veggies are more suitable steak substitutes

Answer 6

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whats the best thing to help heal a black eye?

Answer 7

First of all look in the mirror and see if there is any injury inside.(signs of bleeding over the cornea). Are you able to see with your injured eye. If yes, put some ice in a zipper bag, wrap it in a dry wash rag and apply it to the injured area. You should also use any antibiotic for eye. The time will heal it. You have to prevent any infection that could cause more harm to your eye.
If you feel it is not getting better go to the eye specialist.
Ben

Answer 8

Time is the only thing that will heal a black eye. You can help the swelling with ice. You can disguise it a little with makeup. Good Luck!

Answer 9

Ice for 10 mins than heating pad for another 10 minutes - do this cycle 3 times ... up to three times per day ...

this will increase and decrease blood flow - which will help the internal bleeding clear up. (A bruise or in this case is a black eye ... which is internal bleed)

Answer 10

Arnica Montana. It's this really great homeopathic stuff (usually I make fun of my mom for using homeopathic stuff but this really works!) You can get it pretty much any natural or organic food store. It comes in little pills or in a gel type stuff that you rub directly on. Your black eye will you away in a day or so.

Answer 11

Ice. Hugs and kisses. Some times heat to help the settled blood absorb into the skin.