Anyone know how to get rid of a stye?

[Anonymous]

idk how I got it. but my eye hurts really bad. I got clay stuck in my eye a few weeks ago I don't know if that could be a cause of it?

[Gettinghelp]

I use hot and cold. The cold reduces the swelling and the warm calls the white blood cells to heal the infection.

For warm I use a South African herbal tea bag - rooibos tea (it is available overseas). Soak a tea bag in warm water then put it on your eye. For cold, use ice in a cloth. Leave each of them to sit on your closed eye for about 10minutes. The more often you do it the better, alternate the two.

If you can see the little white pimple, then DO NOT pop it under any circumstance! What you can do it pluck the eyelash sitting in the middle of the pimple, make sure you clean your hands and tweezers afterward. It does release the pressure though. I found it helpful.

Styes are infections from a particular bacteria, that can be found in the nose (amongst other places) - so the best way to avoid infections (styes) is to keep your hands away from your eyes and keep your hands clean.

Be careful, styes often come back or rather don't go away completely, so treat it with heat for an extra day.

Good luck.

PS - rooibos tea bags also make really great tea :)

[candlewax]

A stye is almost like having a pimple on your eye lid. It's the same concept- irritated pore/gland. They usually can resolve themselves over a few days. As mentioned below, you can use the washcloth method, but don't use hot water, more like warm. HOT hot water on the eye isn't always a good idea. :p

This link may give you a better idea of what to do. link

[dIO_oIb]

Get a washcloth or a cotton ball and dip it in hot water. Dab the stye with it for up to ten minutes, make sure to keep on re-moistening the washcloth/cotton ball while you're doing this. This will speed up the healing process until it is ready to burst and when it is, just wipe it clean with a tissue.

[Asker]

its not pink or anything. it just swollen and hurts.

[dIO_oIb]

well I don't know , that's the only way I know how to get rid of a stye.

[Asker]

ok. well thank you.

[Ugliness]

For me the best way to get rid of a stye is to clean the computer room. That's when my wife says "this place is a stye!"

[joe243]

dude you didn t even awnser her question and 2 your computer room is pro a pig stye