Question 1

how to pop an eye stye?

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No - don't pop: Anything!   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. Please see your opthamologist if no improvement.

Question 2

what do i do if the stye in my eye pops?

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Celebrate: When a stye 'pops" open, it is draining and frequently will go away.  Continue the heat as prescribed by your ophthalmologist and your stye should disappear.

Question 3

is it bad for a stye to pop on the inside of my eye?

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No: A stye comes from a plugged oil gland in the eyelid. Usually you can heat it and express the oil on your own if you are willing to get it hot enough and press hard enough.
This time, the stye did it for you. Clean your eye with some water, heat it, squeeze the stye, then repeat.
If you have problems, you can see your specialist eye md (ophthalmologist). The medical term for stye is chalazion.

Question 4

i have a stye inside of my eye on the waterline and it looks like it may pop. my contact does move around because of the swelling. what if it pops?

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A atye: Can you see it?. A stye develops when an oil gland at the edge of an eyelid becomes infected. Resembling a pimple on the eyelid, a stye can grow on the inside or outside of the lid. The first signs are pain, redness, swelling and tenderness. After symptoms appear, a small pimple will develop in the affected area. Usually this is accompanied with a swollen eye. Wash the face and hands, do not squiz

Question 5

do i have to throw out my contacts if a small stye pops while wearing them?  will it re-infect my eye, even after storing the contact in solution?

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Probably ok: If you got the contacts out right away, it is probably ok to just clean overnight and re-insert them. On the other hand, one of the nice things about disposable contacts is that you can throw them out and still have fresh ones to put in!  i would just toss that one and start fresh when the stye is cleared up.

Question 6

doctor i have eye styes in my eyes the two of them and i always pop them they come back again. are there any vitamins or pills you think i shoud take?

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Stye: Practicing good daily eyelid hygiene by removing excess oils and other debris from along the eyelid margin may help to prevent future styes.

Question 7

i had sty in right eye wied stye out and put hand sanitizer in it even tryed to pop it and its been longer then a month and the and the bump small still ther don't hurt but still there why is bump still there and why wont go away it was a stye.

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The : The worst thing you could do is put a hand sanitizer near your eye, as well as try and "pop" the stye.  For proper treatment of chronic/recurrent styes, you need to see your eye care professional.

Question 8

have a stye when i do the hot compress i see a white head but it won't pop on its own. then when i'm done with the compress the white head goes away?

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Keep at it: The backed up oil gland secretion is coming to a head after the hot compress, so gentle 30" massage of it is helpful. Continue this process 2-4 times/day until it drains. It may take up to two weeks to resolve. If worsening or no resolution, see an ophthalmologist for evaluation for incision &amp; drainage. Good luck.

Question 9

how do you care for a stye in your eye?

Accepted Answer

Warm Compresses: Warm compresses applied about 15 minutes on then off, 4 times a day, usually will help most simple stys.  If not helping, see an eye doctor as one might need to have the lesion opened and they are the best doctors to take care of this.  Antibiotics are generally only needed when a sty has turned into a more severe infection.

Question 10

what is the best way to cure a stye in your eye?

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A few options: Stye is commonly used to describe a chalazion, an inflammed meibomian gland of the eyelid.  A chalazion that has recently developed can be treated with warm compresses and possibly oral and/or topical antibiotics.  A long-standing chalazion may need an incision and drainage from an ophthalmologist.  I recommend an eye exam to determine the best treatment.

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I had sty in right eye wied stye out and put hand sanitizer in it even tryed to pop it and its been longer then a month and the and the bump small still ther don't hurt but still there why is bump still there and why wont go away it was a stye.

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