My son seems to be developing a sty on his eye. I'm currently in between insurance plans and hope this won't need to be a call to the dr. Anything I can do at home to help prevent it from getting worse? Thanks moms,
My son's pediatrician suggested I use a no tears shampoo and gently scrub his eye at bathtime. My opthamologist suggested the same thing. A warm compress should also help.
Johnson's and Johnson's shampoo.
Look online how to use it for eye infections.
I heard, it works.
http://www.ehow.com/how_3361_care-pinkeye.html
My son had an eye infection, conjunctivitis. But so he had eye drop antibiotics.
It can be contagious. So watch for that.
Google is a wonderful thing:
Most styes will drain and resolve on their own without the need for medical treatment. Application of a warm compress or warm washcloth to the affected area for 10-15 minutes, four to six times a day, can be an effective home remedy and speed rupture of the sty. This will aid in the relief of symptoms. A sty should not be pressed or squeezed to facilitate drainage, since this can spread or worsen the infection. If a sty persists for several days, a doctor may lance (drain) the infection under local anesthesia in his or her office. Babies or children who require surgical drainage of a sty may need a general anesthetic. Antibiotic ointments and/or steroid ointments sometimes are prescribed to treat a sty. Rarely, systemic (oral) antibiotics are recommended for persistent or multiple styes. Over-the-counter pain medications may be used to alleviate pain and tenderness. Contact lenses and eye makeup should never be worn during treatment for a sty.
I also saw tea bags recommended, cleansing area with baby shampoo, a clean penny, warm compresses.....
Warm compresses several times a day is what our pediatrician advised. I tried to keep them on for at least 10 minutes and he usually only tolerated 5 or so, so it was hard. His doctor also said if it was still red/pink and swollen after 2 weeks she would need to drain it...it was swollen and red for 13 days, he woke up on the 14th day and it was much improved so he didn't need to have it drained, whew!
If you call your closest hospital's ER and ask to speak to a triage nurse or their advice line they will be able to advise you at no cost.
Warm compresses all day is what the doctor will tell you. You can add epsom salts to the water.
Tea bag. Regular black tea, steeped in a cup of water until the water is pretty tepid. Then tuck your little one somewhere comfy and lay it on his eye, squeezing a little of the steeped tea, then setting the bag itself on his closed eyelid. It won't hurt at all, I promise.
The tannins in the tea will help pull stuff out of his eye. A few days of that should work wonders--always did when my mom did it, and even when I did it as an adult. Try to make sure, in the meantime, that he doesn't rub his eye and that he washes his hands a LOT. Dirty hands affect eyes more than anything.
Good luck!
My sister used to get these a lot as a child. The instructions below are good..
If it becomes hard though, you need to see a doctor.
They had to lance my sisters eye lid at one point..
It could be a sty or it could be the beginnings of a chalazion. My son used to get them allot on his lower right eye lid. They usually got real big and eventually developed a head and popped or just dried up and went away. Usually if it got real big and pussy looking, I would pop it gently with a hot towel. Just in case that is what your son ends up having, don't stress it, just make sure you wash his face daily. Don't waste your money on an eye doctor either, I went and there is nothing you can do but wait it out...Good luck!!
Use a warm compress with salt water a few times a day. Not too much salt you don't want it to sting his eye (I like using sea salt). It should help drain it. Most of the time they go away on there own, but since he is young he might keep touching it. Also keep it clean, but don't use soap that will dry it out.
My children used to get these, and the eye doctor told me that it is just dirt clogging the eyelash pours, or something like that. He insisted on medicine, but they would get them later and I would catch them in the beginning and just clean their eyelash lid where the sty is developing 3 times a day (doctor prescribed this with med). The doctor recommend using a extrememly small dab of baby shampoo and water and one of those cotton cloths. My kids are sensitive to baby shampoo, so I just had them use soap. Massage it with the soap on it for about 10-15 seconds, rinse and massage it with warm water. In the beginning the eye doctor also recommended putting a warm compress on it for 5 minutes, but with a 15 month old that might be rather difficult. My daughter is now 14 and she had one a few months ago. I don't believe she took the time to compress it, but did wash it 3 times a day and it went away on it's own. Good Luck.
