Warm compresses: A stye is a blocked gland in the eyelid, often secondarily infected. Many will respond to using warm compresses several times daily for five-to-ten minutes at a time. Just a clean washcloth rinsed with very warm tapwater will do. If the stye does not appear to be improving after a few days, time to see an eye md for further treatment, which can include topical meds, oral meds, or surgical drainage.
Answered 8/5/2013
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Don't pick it: Hello. Most important thing - try not to touch your stye with your fingers, don't pick at it and definately don't squeeze it. You can apply warm compresses for ten to fifteen minutes at a time , four to six times per day. Styes usually resolve within seven to days.
Answered 3/13/2015
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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 3/30/2015
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