Effective Home Treatment For Eye Stye

One of the last things you want to see when you look in the mirror is an eye stye. These uncomfortable, yet generally harmless little blemishes can make it difficult to read or even blink.

Doctors might give you antibiotics or try to lance it with a large needle, but if that makes you squirm in your chair, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are many home remedies that you can use to heal eye styes on your own.

Most eye styes will heal on their own over the course of several days, but the pain and compromised vision that may accompany them is argument enough to warrant a few home remedies. Your doctor may convince you to take antibiotics to fight the infection, but in the long run antibiotics end up compromising your immune system, making this and other types of infection more likely.

Treating an eye stye with home remedies can be both simple and effective. With just a few precautions and some gentle care, you can not only heal but prevent future styes from recurring. Here are my best tips for healing and hygiene when dealing with eye styes at home.

Treat and Protect

It may be tempting to want to touch, squeeze or otherwise mess with an eye stye, but actually, the less you touch it, the better. The more you touch it, the more chance of further infection. A gentle, hands-off approach is usually the best way to heal an eye stye effectively.

* Warm Compress – soak a clean washcloth in very warm water and apply to affected area for 5 to 10 minutes several times per day to soothe pain and reduce swelling

* Hands Off – resist squeezing or poking (especially not with a needle!) and avoid touching or rubbing the eyes in general while suffering from a stye

* No Make-up – don’t use eye shadow, liner or mascara while healing a stye to avoid further irritation and avoid contact with bacteria that can live in your make-up

* Wear Glasses – stop wearing contact lenses until stye has cleared and protect your eyes against irritation from dust and debris by wearing sunglasses outdoors

* Keep It Clean – always wash your hands before touching eye area; discard old cosmetic applicators and avoid sharing products with others

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