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A stye is a "pimple" on the skin surrounding the eye, particularly the eyelid. It is an infection, but I have found that drinking lots of water can help you get rid of a stye easily.
Another way: If you put a teabag (wet with hot water) on the stye, it completely helps the swelling of the stye.
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How do you treat a Stye?
In uncomplicated stye, you can allow the stye to 'point'. Then you can pull the hair at the base of stye. Pus will come out and stye will heal. With repeated stye, you need to consult the ophthalmologist.
Should you stop putting eyeliner on your waterline if a stye formed?
Yes. At least until the stye is gone..the oils in the eyeliner can get into it and cause it to get even more of an infection and will take longer to heal.
Are eye sty's contagious?
No. I had an Stye before. It was about a month. A stye is a infection. Its because you got something in your eye like dirt or something that caused it. Not contagious.
How long do you have styes for?
A stye should go away in a few days. These will heal on their own and no medical attention is necessary unless it is interrupting your vision.
How do you spell sty?
stye. its stye.
Will milk get rid of a stye?
Milk for a stye
When a stye is healing?
you cant have a stye unless your gay
Can you go blind for popping a stye yourself?
No, you can`t go blind. If you accidently jab your eye with the needle it is possible to go blind, but not if you pop the stye. You shouldn`t pop a stye with a needle anyway - it does no good for it. You should have eye drops/and eye wash. Or have it for a long time and let it heal by itself (this should take 3 weeks to 2 years - but with correct treatment it should only take about a week). =]
What is the medical term meaning stye?
A stye is also known as a Hordeolum.Hordeolum
How to get rid of a stye?
Stye eye swelling can be calmed by a tea compress. Simply cool very dark colored black tea to a room temperature, soak a wash cloth or peice of cotton and softly rub it on the swell. You can also hold it on for a few minutes for extra exfoliation. Dark, warm, black tea is also good for cleaning out eyes.
Is a stye contaigeous?
No, a stye is not contagious. The medical term is "hordeolum" and it is caused by a plugged and inflamed oil gland in the eyelid. If it's on the front of the eyelid, it's usually a meibomian gland that's plugged, if it's on the inside, it's usually a zeiss gland that's plugged.
Does the tea need to be hot or cold on your stye?
tepid is okay.Too hot or too cold is not good for stye.
