Its really painful underneath my top eyelid. A little white head pimple has appeared and it hurts everytime I blink. Its really sore. Is this a stye???
I have heard they take up to a week to go, does this means it will get worse than it is now?
How can I stop it hurting and clear it up? Serious tips only please as I am really in pain with it. Thanks
2007-02-06 02:56:27 · 6 answers · asked by itsme 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
A stye is an infected hair follicle, usually caused by the loss of an eyelash. Get some BROLENE eye drops or ointment and it will clear by friday, available overthe counter and the Pharmacist can tell you if it is a stye or not so no need to book the GP
2007-02-06 03:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by bumbleboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
Styes formed inside the eyelid either disappear completely or (rarely) rupture on their own, and they can be more serious. These styes may need to be opened and drained by your eyecare practitioner.
Chalazion, Another Type of Eyelid Bump
Often mistaken for a stye, a chalazion is an enlarged, blocked oil gland in the eyelid. A chalazion mimics a stye for the first few days, then turns into a painless hard, round bump later on. Most chalazia develop further from the eyelid edge than styes.
Although the same treatment speeds the healing of a chalazion, the bump may linger for one to several months. If the chalazion remains after several months, your eye doctor may drain it or inject a steroid to facilitate healing
2007-02-06 22:52:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to get rid of an eye stye Stye treatment
Apply warm compresses for several minutes 3 to 4 times daily
Application of prescribed antibiotic drops may also be used to help fight the infection
Surgical drainage of the stye may also be necessary if the stye is not responding to treatment
2007-02-06 11:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the doctors to make sure it as stye! i used to get them all the time when i was younger! and you can get a cream to put on it which clears it up in no time! i cant remember what its called but see you doctor first!!
2007-02-06 11:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by PInky without perky!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be an old wives tale but this always works for me. If you rub the band of a gold ring over afew times a day it will clear up.
2007-02-06 11:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A really effective solution is to make a cup of camomile tea, leave it to cool, then either put the teabag on your eye or use a bit of cotton wool to dab the tea onto your eye. Sounds mad, I know but it works!
2007-02-06 11:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by liz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋