A member asked:

What can i do easy the pain of a stye? my eye has been in pain since monday morning and it started to swell tuesday afternoon.

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Dr. John Jarstad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Use hot packs: A stye is due to an infection at the edge of the eyelid where the oil producing (Meibomian) glands are blocked. Using a warm compress (many patients find relief by using a small potato that will fit in your palm and heating it up for one minute on high in a microwave) then wrapping it up in a wet wash cloth and applying it to the stye for 10 min (BE SURE TO TEST IT ON YOUR WRIST FIRST - NO BURN)

Answered 2/3/2017

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