what's the old wives remedy for eye sty?

Answer 1

rub a gold ring on it apparently it works

Answer 2

One Plain tea bag I: Wet the tea bag withhot/warm water and place on affected eye for about half an hour 2-3 times a
day. This will bring your sty to a head (when you're able to see the pus, like a pimple). Using the tea bag will be helpful, a warm rag will also help to open pores where the sty is as well.

: Potato
: Use this before going to bed, so it will work while you sleep. Grate about 1/4 of a potato and place pulp in the toe of a knee-hi nylon stocking. This keeps the potato pulp dirctly off your eye. Make sure pulp is full of the potato's liquid.It is okay for the liquid to get on or in your eye as this is what penetrates the stye's surface and shrinks it. Cut off the end of the stocking, with the pulp, and place under an eye patch you can buy at a pharmacy or even at Wal-Mart. The patch will hold it in place and keep the moisture in as well. You will notice the remarkable differencein the swelling and soreness being relieved and often gone by morning. Use at the first sign of a stye as the remedywill provide relief and healing sooner

Answer 3

My mother is from Germany and she said they would steep a chamomile tea bag in hot water, then squeeze it out some and place on the sty. Make sure the tea bag has cooled down to a comfortably warm temperature when placing it on the sty. Do this several times a day.

Answer 4

Just apply warm (not hot) compresses a few times a day with a clean soft cloth. There is a product called Stye that is sold over the counter that you could try. Do not squeeze or apply make-up. A stye is an inflamed oil gland and usually will clear up on its own. If you do not see any improvement in a few days or it gets worse, it might be wise to check with your doctor. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Doctors will tell you to put a hot washrag over it, the swelling will either subside, it will come to a head, or it will burst. Sometimes you have to go to a doctor to have it lanced(drained). I personally have pricked it with a small needle and squeezed it, which is not easy to do, but it did work, and then I washed it really well with a hot hot hot washrag. If you do this, make very very very sure to not drain any of the liquid into your eye to prevent infection. Mine went away and never came back.

Answer 6

no, this is what you do.....get a steaming cloth (warm compress) and hold it over the sty. that way it will form a head and then disappear. try it and if it works, give me 10 pts! thx

Answer 7

BORIC ACID IN HOT WATER[NOT BOILING] ; BATHE THE EYE WITH THE SOLUTION WITH A COUPLE OF COTTON BALLS SQUEEZED TOGETHER; EVERY 2-3 HOURS.

Answer 8

what she said! A hot clean washcloth works best. You can also alternate it with a cold wash cloth. :)