Stye is basically a bacterial infection caused by the sebaceous glands. It usually takes place at the base of the eyelashes. Though they do not pose any kind of serious problem, they are quite painful. Styes can occur in people of all ages, but are quite common in infants. It can happen due to a number of reasons such as stress, poor nutrition, etc. While styes, generally heal on their own, caution should be exercised if it remains for a considerable amount of time or is overly painful. One should not hesitate in taking medical assistance as it can be due to other serious conditions, such as severe infection.
Getting Rid of Stye
- Make your eye soft by applying a hot, moist compress several times a day. This should last for about 10 minutes at a time.
- Tea is also deemed helpful for treating stye as it contains tannic acid. For treating a stye, apply a warm tea bag to the eye, which will also work as a warm compress.
- One of the age old home remedies of treating a stye is by rinsing the eye with milk. Dip a cotton swab in some milk and gently rub it over the stye.
- You can use antibiotic creams or ointments which are aimed at killing Staph bacteria that actually caused the infection, which led to the formation the stye.
- If your eye stye remains for a period of more than 7 days, visit your doctor, who will prescribe some antibiotic eye drop to get rid of it.
- If your eye stye is quite painful then you should definitely take medical assistance. The usual treatment requires making an incision into the sty, with the help of a needle. This enables the pus to flow out, thereby relieving you off the pain and speeding up the healing process.
