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A member asked:
I can feel the beginnings of a hordeolum on my lower left eyelid. is there any otc medication?
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Hot compresses: No otc medication is particularly helpful, but hot compresses frequently are a good first step.
Answered 3/17/2013
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Warm compresses: Warm compresses (wash cloth with hot water and hold it on the stye for 5-10 minutes, reheating as needed), or surgical incision and drainage, or steroid have been the only effective treatments demonstrated get rid of a stye. A stye is due to the orifice of an oil gland (mebomian gland) in the eyelid margin becoming inflamed, and not an infection, so antibiotics are not indicated.
Answered 12/10/2013
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