Question 1

how to remove an eye sty?

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One way: Microwave a clean potato with the skin on for four minutes.  Wet a wash cloth or small towel with warm or hot water. Squeeze out the excess water and wrap it around the potato. Apply this to the eye lid until it cools down (about 15minutes).This can be repeated intermittently.

Question 2

what to do about an eye sty ...???

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Sty: Apply warm compresses to sty 4 times a day Apply antibiotic oinment after the compresses

Question 3

what can i do if my eye sty popped! what do i do?

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Don't panic: This is good.  It will heal much faster now.   Rinse your eye with artificial tears and wipe away any pus.  Apply warm compresses to the eye 3-4 times per day.

Question 4

what are some good ways to help an eye sty disappear faster?

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Hot compresses: Hot compresses are the most effective thing you can do along with keeping the eyelid clean. Try boiling an egg and wrapping a wet towel around it, this way the towel will not cool as quickly.

Question 5

i believe i cought an eye sty from a friend who visited me 1 month ago. what can i do?

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Uncatchable directly: maybe you both have dry eyes or blepharitis, but a plugged meibomian gland is rarely a catchable phenomena. It's not like a disease.You both may have similar habits of using the computer a lot, staring more than blinking, or not using warm compresses in the morning and night to decompress it.But it's easily remedied.Just change habits, and you both will see a difference in watching them disappear.

Question 6

over the counter for a eye sty?

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DryEyes/lacrilubeNP: It is basically an ophthalmic lubricant. Often styes will heal on their own w/o treatment. Warm compresses may speed up the extrusion of pus from external stye. Internal styes can be uncomfortable, but often also heal on their own. At times, topical antibiotics are needed, but not too often.
If too uncomfortable or getting worse, consult your doc..
Good luck..

Question 7

can a tooth abscess be related to an eye sty?

Accepted Answer

No!: A sty is a clogged oil gland of the lid margin.  A tooth abcess is an infection.  One can not cause the other or be related.

Question 8

eye sty 12hrs+ swollen upper lid & half closed. no visible discharge. concern w/infection since my total hip repl 9 mo ago. urgent care?

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1st heat/compresses: I would recommend treating the sty with 10' of moderately warm compresses 3-4 times daily and massage the area with a wet washcloth with a mild no tears shampoo. This should help to decompress the blocked oil gland. If however your eyelid swelling persists and/or worsens, see eyemd who can evaluate for other treatment modalities. If fever, vision decrease, or double vision, seek medical care asap.

Question 9

sty eye pain?

Accepted Answer

Stye and Pain: If your stye is painful you have two options. One is to see your family physician and the other is to see an opthalmologist.  Some styes need to be cut out.  While you are waiting to be seen i would recommend a warm wet compress gently pressed against the tender eye three or four times per day.

Question 10

feels like there's something in my eye..possibly a sty. is a sty contagious?

Accepted Answer

No: A stye is not contagious. However, your diagnosis may not be correct, and what you have may be....

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