Starting to get and eye infection.. anything I can do to try and keep it from ge!
Question: Starting to get and eye infection!.!. anything I can do to try and keep it from getting really bad!?
I woke up today and noticed that my bottom eyelide was painful, started to swell, and I had a little white head on it!. I wear contacts and I think what happened was either I kept my contacts in for too long or I was rubbing my eye too much!. I've been alternating cold and warm compresses and was curious if anyone knows anything else I can do to keep it in check cause I can't go to the eye doctor till thursday and I have a busy work schedual and can't miss work!. Thankyou!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Sounds kinda like a stye!. I used to get those on occasion and it involves a clogged tear duct!. They are quite easy to get rid of!.
First, take a washcloth and completely submerge it in hot water and wring it out!. As hot as you can get the water and not burn your hand!. Second, fold it into quarters and just hold it over your entire eye!. Third, gently kinda massage your lower eyelid from the inside of your eye (toward your nose) toward the outside of your eyelid (toward your ear)!. Do it as many times as you need until the pain goes away!.
I would do this three or four times now, then later tonite!. Overnight if there is no improvement just repeat and get medical treatment if it persists longer than about 3 days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
First, take a washcloth and completely submerge it in hot water and wring it out!. As hot as you can get the water and not burn your hand!. Second, fold it into quarters and just hold it over your entire eye!. Third, gently kinda massage your lower eyelid from the inside of your eye (toward your nose) toward the outside of your eyelid (toward your ear)!. Do it as many times as you need until the pain goes away!.
I would do this three or four times now, then later tonite!. Overnight if there is no improvement just repeat and get medical treatment if it persists longer than about 3 days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Get some eye safe polysporin!. Ask the pharmacist before you do anything though!. Your eyes are very sensitive!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
stop rubbing your eyes and keep your hands to yourself!. clean out your contact!. then, wear some eye drops!. it'll go away after a while!. going to the eye doctor isn't always necessary, but you might have a scratched cornea or something!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It does sound like a stye!.
No worries!. You'll be fine!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/StyeWww@Answer-Health@Com
No worries!. You'll be fine!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/StyeWww@Answer-Health@Com
Don't know if you want to try this, but I usually clean my eyes with plain black tea when I know I'm getting an infection!. Just soak a cotton ball in the tea (it must not be hot! you don't want to burn yourself) and clean them every few hours!. Use one cotton ball per eye, and use it only once, you don't want to risk getting yourself re-infected!. Hope it gets better :)Www@Answer-Health@Com