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Eye Infections
Asked by A.R. from Detroit
on August 29, 2010
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My 17 month old has greenish/yellow discharge coming from her eye. The eye itself is not red, but is puffy underneath (I believe from me cleaning it out with a cotton...
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- Sounds like a blocked tear duct?
- I had the same issu about a month ago. We had Pink eye running through and all my girls got it twice. So as soon as it was done with in 24 hrs later someone got it bac...
- We are actually going through the same thing with our newborn. It comes and goes with the weather. I think it is allergy related, but we have not been to he doctor f...
Eye Leaking?
Asked by J.F. from Columbus
on May 2, 2011
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My almost 2 year old daughter's eye was "leaking" all day yesterday, including a runny nose (both left side) anyway, should I be concerned? She has no known allergies,...
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- my major allergy symptom is watery itchy eyes this time of year - and one is worse. My kids didn't complain at a young age about allergies, but when I finally started...
- Runny nose and leaky eyes sounds like seasonal allergies to me just because she hasn't had allergies doesn't mean she never will. My oldest didn't develop seasonal all...
- As a disabled RN, I agree with Valerie's advice on not giving her anything without seeing a doctor first. This could be anything from allergies,a head cold,teething or...
Woke with Swollen Eye
Asked by R.M. from Sarasota
on January 1, 2008
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Happy new year Moms. My question is WHAT TO DO. My daughter will be 2 at the end of the month. She awoke this am with a swollen eye. It's pink on her eyelid and about ...
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- Hi R., It seems that it is a case of pinkeye. There is an herb called 'eyebright' that will help clear it up. I would recommend getting the liquid drops and having ...
- I wouldn't suggest the waiting. She isn't old enough to let you know if it is bothering her or contagious. The pink eye is going around and it is very easy to get. Tha...
- Try Benadryl. That would probably be most effective. L.
My Eye Is Bothering Me, Allergies?
Asked by C.S. from Charlotte
on April 11, 2010
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For the past 2 days my right eye has really been bothering me. I get a tickling feeling off and on on my eyeball near my pupil. It is also red in the same area. I don'...
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- Try some grapeseed extract, you should be able to find it at the grocery store, or an herb shop.
- It sounds like you are suffering from allergies. My husband didn't have major problems with allergies until a few years ago. Now he feels the irritation I felt through...
- It could possibly be allergies but the tickling in the pupil makes it sound like it might be something else. Do you have cold sores often or at all? The virus that cau...
Rash Around Her Eye
Asked by S.J. from Dallas
on March 7, 2008
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My baby, who just turned one last week, has developed some sort of rash around her left eye. One week ago she woke up with a few little red dots under the eye. I didn...
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- My daughter gets that too. I believe (and my pediatrician brother told me too) that it's allergy related. When it gets red and tender, I put a little Hydrocortisone ...
- Are you sure it's not a "strawberry" birth mark? Also called strawberry hemangioma? http://www.birthmark.org/ http://www.drgreene.com/21_1107.html My son who...
- Sara, my husband had shingles on his eye. it is very painful. you might want to ask your doctor about that possibility. A.
Watery and Leaking Eye in 1 Year Old
Asked by A.A. from Boston
on June 10, 2009
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Hey ladies! Lookin for some advice here... My one year old son's right eye has been watering and producing "eye boogies" all day. He has no fever and the eye in not re...
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- The same thing was happening with my 16 month old son and my pediatrician said it is sometimes a sign of an ear infection (which it was).
- My son had the same problem, basically from birth. His eye constantly leaked yellowish fluid though is eye was not red. The doctor recommended (as one of the other res...
- Hi A.! Check with your pedi...Could be the tear duct...could be conjuctivitis....My 7 year old son (also named Javier) just had conjuctivitis along w/ a cold....goopy...
18 Month Old Eye Allergies?
Asked by E.M. from Phoenix
on March 2, 2011
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My 18 month old daughter has terrible seasonal allergies (constant runny nose) and yesterday had excessive white eye boogers that I had to clean up several times. I p...
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- I would make a doctor's appointment ASAP. It could be an eye infection that would require drops or it could be an ear infection. I know both my daughter and a little...
- It does sound like pink eye, but I'd take her to see the Pediatrician to be sure. In the mean time use a warm wash cloth over the eyes to help with the eye gunk.
- Sounds like an infection. I would call the pediatrician for Vigamox drops. Hopefully, since she does not have a fever they can just call in a prescription for you an...
Moms of Kids with Allergies
Asked by M.T. from Davenport
on August 27, 2007
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My son is 3 and always tends to get watery eyes. I have tried Benadryl and Claritin and they work for a little while but then he keeps getting this green boogery stuff...
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- I work from home with a health and wellness company and we have great results with helping with allergies. I would love to tell you more about it! T. Mefferd www.th...
- M., My daughter gets a clogged tear duct every spring. The pediatrician told me that it can be caused by allergies or a head cold that moves into the sinuses. I h...
- Hi M.: Actually that happened to me when I was little and it was indeed allergies. I believe so strongly that part of what's happening is that there are so many to...
Allergies
Asked by C.L. from Atlanta
on April 12, 2008
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My son is almost 5 and we are trying to figure out if he just has an ongoing cold (coughing, runny nose, occasionally turns into pink eye) or if it's possible he has a...
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- Hi C., Please take your son to see his Ped. that way you will get the correct answere from someone who knows. Just because no one in your family has ever has any typ...
- When my daughter was 5 I was having the same problems with her. She used to get sick at the beginning of the school year. So I thought it was allergies. I had her t...
- Did you know that several of the products we use cause, and/or trigger allergies, asthma, cancer, add/adhd, and the list goes on. I have recently found a store with a...
I Need Advice About My Two Year Old Sons Eyes
Asked by P.C. from Dallas
on February 13, 2007
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On friday my son began having a very red irratated right eye. It was discharging green mucus to the point where it would seal his eye shut. Now the infection has sprea...
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- This may sound strange but last year my son had goopy red eyes and it turned out to be an ear infection. Usually, if it is an infection, they will run a fever and for...
- I hate the ER, and chances are you'll wait forever because they are not going to think conjunctivitis is "emergent". I have PPO insurance, so if it were me, I would ge...
- Hi, you should wash his eyes out with a saline solution, the same thing you use to wash contact lenses, and you can get it pretty cheap anywhere. Make sure to wipe his...
