My 15 mo old son has EXTREMELY fair skin and every once in awhile he gets these dark circles under his eyes that look vaguely like black eyes. Ihave heard of the term allergic shiners and I am wondering if he could have amild allergy to something. I know we need to do the eliminate one thing at a time process... i get it! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced this.
2007-06-29 10:40:44 · 7 answers · asked by In Luv w/ 2 B, 1 G + 1 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Do you realize how hard the elimination method is. it could be something that is not even in your house but something outside. I would just try to take the child to the doctor and see if they have medication to help. if not good luck in finding the cause.
2007-06-29 11:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Over and Over 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you do the elimation process, you'll probably end up in a rubber room! Where I live in NY, at least 90% of the population has some form of allergies, so to try to eliminate one thing at a time would just not be feasible.
Speak to your pediatrician - they might want to you to try allergy medication, or have another idea. If you notice it more at certain times - such as when your lawn gets mowed or you've visited a friend with a cat or dog or something like that, then you can try to eliminate those things, but otherwise, it's just not worth it.
2007-06-29 18:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many causes of dark circles, from age, heredity, allergies, cold or sinus infection, bone structure and glasses which are not so commonly known.
http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2006/11/27/causes-of-dark-circles/
If you would like to apply home remedies to reduce dark circles, here are some of my suggestions:
Buy a box of regular, old fashioned unflavored gelatin (e.g. Knox) from grocery store. Take a small cup or bowl and put in 1 teaspoon of the gelatin mix. Add one tablespoon of boiling water & stir for a minute. Test it on your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. Then, using a cotton ball, pat it under your eyes as you would an eye cream or gel. Go lie down and listen to some music, or take a bath & let it stay on for at least 30 minutes. Then just rinse it off.Gelatin is very high in Vitamin K & Biotin. It will not remove your dark circles on the first application (but you will notice a difference), but if you do it daily for a week, and then 2-3 times a week for maintenance, you should notice a drastic reduction in dark circles.
http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2007/01/01/special-spa-home-remedy-to-reduce-dark-circles/
To hide dark circles, you can use YSL concealer or salmon concealer..
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2007-06-29 22:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by beautyteens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our son has the same problem (he's almost 22 months)..his are allergy related but it's outdoor allergies. Poor thing woke up this morning and one eye looked like someone socked him one. We use children's claritin when it gets bad and it works really well.
2007-06-29 18:23:16 · answer #4 · answered by pookiesmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone once told me that I had these, though I have no known allergies. I heard it is a milk allergy. Check with a Dr.
2007-06-29 18:26:25 · answer #5 · answered by RCJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friends mom has been offered help for domestic violence because people that see her during allergy season think she is being abused (she has seasonal allergies). this is common for people with allergies...if his dr has not tried him on zyrtec...give it a try it helps my brother and my daughter.
2007-06-29 17:46:02 · answer #6 · answered by pocahontas80_1999 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try to check whether he got allergy to dairy...
2007-07-02 09:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by Milk M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋