what do u put on a black eye to take out the swelling?

Answer 1

Ok, first of all, you don't want to immediately alternate between cold and hot like said in some of the posts above.

Upon initial injury, you're gonna want to wrap ice or something cold in a towel and apply gentle pressure against the eye to reduce swelling. You would want to use the towel so the ice is not in direct contact with the skin (which of course, would be uncomfortable). Maintain as best as you can for 24 hours.

When a tissue injury occurs, the body begins a series of processes to initiate repair. This is called inflammation. Immediately, the body dilates the cappilaries in the area and floods the tissue with blood, fluids, and specific cells to aid in the repair. The results are swelling, redness, warmth, and pain. This process of inflammation also acts and a primitive reminder that the tissue is indeed damaged and keeps us from utilizing it by creating pain. Do we need this reminder? No. That is why you may want to use ice to constrict the vessels and minimize blood flow.

After the 24 hours, no warm compresses are necessary. The body will heal as it will (and as it did for thousands of years) at room temperature. You should check for a few things though. Excessive bleeding, clear fluids draining from the nose or ears, mental status changes, crepitus (grinding sound of moving bones), and vision changes. Avoid aspirin as a pain reliever because aspirin may cause an increase in bleeding. If the injury is strictly soft tissue damage, then the best thing to do is rest up and avoid contact to the eye. If there are any open skin, then apply an over the counter ointment and bandage it. The best remedies are the simple ones.


Addendum
Now this is a large arguement as to whether or not inflammation should be allowed to follow it's natural course. Many times athletes will use cold compresses to minimize immediate effects of inflammation strictly to continue immediate performance and secondly as a therapeutic measure. Does a cold compress hinder or help the healing process? Debatable. Does it allow sooner comfort? Absolutely. And most importantly, does it worsen the situation while still allowing that comfort? So far that we humble humans gather, No.


Ice it, and chillax my friend.

Answer 2

Actually, heat is the best thing for the swelling as it opens up the blood vessels and gets the blood flowing faster. (cold compresses them!) Put a wet washcloth in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, and then apply it over your eye. Try taking something such as aleve with an anti inflamitory in it to decrease the swelling and help with the pain :)

Answer 3

Apply a cold (frozen) compress to the area for about a half hour and then switch with a hot compress for a half hour. Keep rotating this process back and forth. The cold compress will help flush the inflammated blood (which causes the inflammation and redness) from the area and the hot compress will help recirculate "fresh" or "good" blood to the area. Hope this helps love!

Answer 4

A NY Strip Steak. That's what I've always been told. But, I've used anything from the freezer (Bag of frozen peas) 20 mins on 20 mins off.

Answer 5

Ice. I remember seeing TV shows where people used to put a steak on their eye, not necessary and really a little gross. Just use and ice pack wrapped in a cold wet towel.

Answer 6

Ice, Frozen Food is better as it'll cup the eye in spots that need
tending to and "Stay away from the ***-hole who did this to u!



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Answer 7

Ice. It may not take it down entirely - but ice should do most of the trick. You might also want to take something like Ibuprofen, which is an anti-inflammatory.

Answer 8

frozen peas or frozen corn make really good ice packs, which will help get rid of the swelling

Answer 9

do cold cmpress first...but if it's been 24 hours already do hot compress... and cool a spoon in the ref then when it's cool place it on the affected part..

Answer 10

i bet you a hemmoroid cream might help....thats a beauty secret among the stars for bags under the eyes....not sure if it would apply to a bruise....but it wouldn't hurt to try....