you know how kids play n dirt @rub their eyes. my son has a lump under his eyes n won't go away got infected..it's been there for months now..what can I do..it's like a puss yet lumpy..thank you
2007-01-22 10:35:36 · 10 answers · asked by syanghanson 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Go to the doctor if your child has an infection that has not healed for months. If he loses his vision, you'll be explaining your parenting skills to the department of social services. If it's got pus, it's an infection.
Normally, a lump near the eye is called a stye and is a self-limiting inflammation- a warm compress or a warm (not hot) tea bag held on for about 5 minutes several times a day will help speed the healing.
But lumps with pus need to be checked- he may need an antibiotic ointment. And people on the internet are not allowed to prescribe antibiotics.
Make the call and get him in! Hope it clears:)
2007-01-22 10:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by CYP450 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you have been diagnosed with is plugged oil glands and they vary in size that look similar to little pimples along your lashes or closely near them. They can become red, larger & swollen and then they are more commonly called a chalazion or hordeolum. That is usually when a minor surgical proceedure would be done on the inner side of your lid and under normal circumstances an incision or scar would not be visible. I would recommend that you do not wear eyeliner or mascara for the next few months, throw away your eyemake-up (get new stuff when they go away), use a Q-tip and gently rub the baby shampoo along your upper and lower lids and rinse well, and make sure you use warm compresses everyday as many times as you can at least 4-6 times a day, more if you can and after the warm compresses do a gentle massage under the little bumps. If the little bumps are not bothering you, besides the way they look then be patient. They can be very stubborn and can take more than six months to get smaller or go away.
2016-03-28 21:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a good idea to take him to the Doctor. An infection that close to his eye could effect his eye sight...long term.
2007-01-22 10:40:55 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a stye which will go away with stye the medicine works for me or it could be a sist which have to be frozen off but neither have any affect on your health so dont worry unless your going to the doctor and he will probally just freeze it off which takes seceonds.
2007-01-22 10:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by jomayer62000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It almost sounds like a clogged tear duct. Just have a physician check it out. They may send you to a specialist.
2007-01-22 10:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by cameronscami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it white...like a zit? Sorry to be gross.
My DH would get them and sometimes they went away, but this last time he had to have it removed by the dermatologist...pretty painless he said. HTH.
2007-01-22 10:45:24 · answer #6 · answered by Edugator 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well your son has a sty and you can get rid of it by putting a warm towel on his eye and should be gone with in a week.
2007-01-22 10:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Ms vanilla light skin thick chix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a stie. to get rid of it use heat like a warm steaming rag and it should get better over time.
2007-01-22 10:38:10 · answer #8 · answered by penpal_247 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably a sty or how ever u spell it
2007-01-22 10:39:22 · answer #9 · answered by Queen T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF ITS A ELONGATED IT MAY BE FAT DEPOSITS IN YOUR TEAR DUCKS YOU MAY FIND BETTER INFO AT WWW.EARTHCLINIC.COM
2007-01-22 10:41:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋