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Question

I've been reading on Yahoo! Answers about stye's because my upper eyelid has all of a sudden become a little swollen. After reading some of the responses people gave about having to get it drained with a needle I think I might puke!! Are they serious?! ahh gosh can anyone tell me how to make this thing go away whatever it is! thanks loves!

Answer 1

************* This works like a charm **********
********* NO NEEDLE IS NECESSARY *******

Take contact lens solution and flush your eye (with the stye). You will notice it will be gone within the day! Most contact lens solutions are designed to be disinfectants. I discovered how well they fight styes shortly after I first started wearing contacts.

I guarantee that this will work. Make sure you use a multi-purpose solution (all-in-one). There are many brands to select from. I use "AMO Complete."

Do this before the stye gets too big.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I had several styes last year (and I'm pretty sure it was my girlfriends' fault - please don't let people constantly touch your eyes).

My doctor didn't want to drain the stye with a needle because I have tendency to get keloids on my skin, and anyone who has keloids knows that your eye is one place that is prone to getting them. He felt that draining the stuff out of it could possibly cause a keloid to develop on my eye, so I was forced to get prescription eye drops, creams and antibiotics.

I also had to use a warm compress on my eye for ten minutes, every hour on the hour. Just soak a rag in the hottest water your skin can stand and massage the stye so that the stuff inside of it will soften and eventually the stye will pop. When it does, make sure you squeeze all the stuff out of it and that should be the end of it.

Unfortunately for me, my stye popped while I was asleep, so I wasn't able to squeeze everything out and my right eye has never been the same since (it doesn't open as fully as the one on the left). I guess the best advice is for you to go see an eye doctor, and do exactly as he tells you. If you're not prone to keloids, then he might recommend you drain the stuff out of it (which seems to be the surest way of ridding yourself of it).

Answer 3

maybe this will help, it would be rare to have a stye drained.
Styes

By Judith Lee and Gretchyn Bailey;
reviewed by Dr. Vance Thompson

A stye (also spelled "sty") develops when a gland at the edge of the eyelid becomes infected. Resembling a pimple on the eyelid, a stye can grow on the inside or outside of the lid. Styes are not harmful to vision, and they can occur at any age.

Stye Symptoms and Signs
A stye initially brings pain, redness, tenderness and swelling in the area, then a small pimple appears. Sometimes just the immediate area is swollen; other times the entire eyelid swells. You may notice frequent watering in the affected eye, a feeling like something is in the eye or increased light sensitivity.

What Causes Styes?
Styes are caused by staphylococcal bacteria. This bacterium is often found in the nose, and it's easily transferred to the eye by rubbing first your nose, then your eye.


Styes are not normally harmful to vision and generally heal within a few days.



Treatment for Styes
Most styes heal within a few days on their own. You can encourage this process by applying hot compresses for 10 to 15 minutes, three or four times a day over the course of several days. This will relieve the pain and bring the stye to a head, much like a pimple. The stye ruptures and drains, then heals.

Never "pop" a stye like a pimple; allow it to rupture on its own. If you have frequent styes, your eye doctor may prescribe an antibiotic ointment to prevent a recurrence.

Answer 4

Get a clean wash cloth and put it in hot but not too hot water and use this compress to the affected close eyes for 20 minutes 3-4 times a day if possible. In three or 4 days it should drain and start healing. Avoid the needle. Sometimes antibiotic eye ointment is prescribed also, but this may not be necessary.I hope you get better soon and do good hand washing before and after treatment. Have a great holiday.

Answer 5

Application of a warm-water compress for 15–20 minutes several times daily will help bring the stye to a point. Most sties drain spontaneously, or with gentle removal of the affected eyelash. The affected individual should avoid hand-to-eye contact, and wash hands frequently, drying thoroughly with clean towels.

A somewhat unusual local treatment that was recommended by a pediatric ophthalmologist for sties that will not drain after several days of warm-water compresses is the application of a hot potato. The hot potato holds heat longer than a washcloth.

Because a stye may also be the result of overall poor health, intake of a well-balanced diet and other measures to strengthen the immune system are helpful in healing and preventing recurrences. Foods rich in beta carotene, along with vitamin C and A are beneficial in early stages of bacterial infection; herbal remedies include garlic, echinacea, goldenseal, calendula, and tea tree oil. Focus on a healthy lifestyle will also include getting enough rest, exercising regularly, and limiting negative stress. Yoga, meditation, and guided imagery may be helpful for stress reduction and relaxation. Eye irritation from smoking or other chemical or environmental factors should be avoided.

Answer 6

I've had lots of styes in my lifetime and none were more than an annoyance and a pain.

Good luck.... hope yours doesn't become infected - that's what probably causes the need for surgical draining. Keep it clean, warm washes frequently, keep your fingers away from it, put on a pirate patch with cotton wool underneath if you have to.

Answer 7

I wouldn't put a needle near your eye. Styes are too small and tool close to your eyeball. I would simply call up your doctor and ask how to treat a stye. Or maybe research what you can do on credible websites, for example, webmd.com.

Answer 8

Swollen eyelids
I've had swollen eyelids for a while. No other symptoms (no sneezing etc.), just a few dry patches on my skin. Swollen eyelids is one of the things you can ignore for a while, but when my eyes swell almost half-way shut, I decided it was time to do something about it.

I did some research on the internet. It's an allergy for sure, but against what? Probably against one of the cleaners I used in cleaning the kitchen of our new (fixer-upper) house. I also used a lot of Clorox there and also continued to use Clorox in decapsulating brine shrimp (for the aquarium fish). Could it be an allergy against chlorine?

Anyway. I bought some Claritin and it has worked nicely. The swelling is nearly gone. So, dear websurfer, if you're searching for the remedy for swollen eyelids, try Claritin. (Or the Walmart-brand equivalent, it costs something like $3.50 for 10 tablets and works just as well.)

Answer 9

Man, I had a sty in my eyelid for 6 months one time. It was tiny, but annoying as hell. You could barely see it, if at all.

Then one day I goy a sewing needle and started poking at it. Thank God (for once) that I am EXTREMELY nearsighted. I ended up tearing the thin layer of skin to open up the sac. Then this little hard ball came out. It was as thought the sty was probably a soft goo at one time and dried up into a tiny seed.

Answer 10

well you dont get it drained with a neddle unless it is blocking eye site . Just let it go away on its owen if you put lotion on the stye it mite help a little.