Tear Ducts
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Baby Acne and Matted Eyes
Asked by L.B. from Odessa
on December 16, 2008
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Has anyone dealt with matted eyes and baby acne in a newborn before? Mine's 3 1/2 weeks old and her eyes are getting worse and she has broken out with what seems to b...
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- The baby acne is soo normal at this age! This is when they get it and it can last for 2 weeks or 2 months! Don't put anything on it. Just wash her face with a wet wa...
- Lacrimal duct is clogged. Both my sons had this reccurrent problem, its typical in newborns and they usually grow out of it eventually. In the meantime he will need ...
- I myself have clogged tear ducts and some sort of dry eye disease (can't remember the name of it), so I have to do eye scrubs every night before bed. I use Johnsons ba...
Eye
Asked by M.B. from Nashville
on December 21, 2006
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My daughter is 12 weeks old and i noticed that her right eye had been crusty and clear liquid will run out of it what could be wrong?
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- My son had the same thing at the exact same age. According to his doctor, it's not an infection unless the drainage has a yellow, green or other yucky color. If it's...
- My first instinct is to say that it's a blocked tear duct, especially at this stage. Both of my kids had that. If the white of her eye is pink or blood shot, I'd be ...
- It's an eye infection like pink eye. Just go to the doctor he will give you the appropriate medication.
Eye Infection??
Asked by T.W. from Pittsburgh
on November 14, 2010
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Hello, ladies...
My daughter is 7 weeks old. She's had a discharge from the corner of her right eye that gets crusty if I don't catch it in time and wipe it clean. ...
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- I know pink eye is running rampant through our school so I wonder if that could be a possibility. You may want to move your appointment up because if the eye is swell...
- I would go in sooner, absolutely. Here for eye infections we do the cigarette smoke trick. Cup around the eye and blow smoke onto the eye about once an hour. Gets ...
- Hi, I am a certified homeopath and you might check out the homeopathic remedy pulsatilla or Euphrasia this could help and there are no side-effects from homeopathic re...
Yucky Eye Discharge
Asked by A.W. from Wheeling
on July 20, 2010
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My son is almost 9months old, he woke up today and his eye was mattered. I cleaned it out and it started getting worse with this yellowish yucky stuff. I took him to t...
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- it does sound like pink eye. My daughter had it and her eyes looked blood-shot, my son had it and it was a yellow/green discharge (much like what you describe) and rea...
- It is probably pink eye. The other thing to do with clean hands take your pinkie finger and message his tear duct (in the very corner of his eye right up against his ...
- A., My daughter has had pink eye twice. The very first time she only had the eye discharge and no redness. I am assuming the eye drops are an antibiotic eye drop. If ...
7 Month with Mattery eyes...could It Be Teething?
Asked by K.S. from Minneapolis
on April 28, 2008
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Our daughter got her first two teeth at the same time earlier this month. She did not show any signs or symptoms while her teeth were working their way out. In fact,...
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- The greenish eye discharge sounds like it could be a cold or a sinus infection. I would take her in just to be sure. Dogs can pass some things so be sure to mention i...
- It very well could be pink eye...particularly since you mentioned that it's green, which generally indicates infection. It actually sounds like it's a bacterial pink e...
- I agree with the others that it sounds like pink eye. I've had it and it can be very uncomfortable, which is probably why she is rubbing her eyes. It can be viral or...
How to cure excessive eye gunk in toddler?
Asked by E.S. from Los Angeles
on April 10, 2008
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The past 2 days my son's had excessive eye gunk. I'm not sure if I should be concerned. His eyes are not pink or red but I just wanted to double check with other mom...
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- Your mom instincts serve you right. Unless there are no "secondary symptoms" (ie: swelling, redness, fever, rash, etc...)there probably isn't any reason for concern. ...
- My daughter had that every so often. I would just wet a washcloth with warm water and go in there and wipe off the gunk. She had it because her lower eyelashes were ...
- That's exactly what it was like when my daughter had her past 2 eye infections. No red, just gunk after sleeping. By getting her to the doctor asap and giving her an...
Pink Eye or Something Else
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on January 17, 2011
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Yesterday I took my almost 3 year old to the doctor for ear pain and was told that she does have an ear infection. So we started her on Zythromax. Then this morning ...
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- It kind of sounds like she might have a blocked tear duct. It can be a part of the ear infection issue. if nothing is coming out of it you can gently massage it to try...
- This is part of the ear infection / sinus infection. My son had it several times, my daughter had it once. It has something to do with the connection of the tear duc...
- http://www.ndhealth.gov/Disease/Documents/faqs/Strep%20Pneumo.pdf the germ mentioned can present as pink eye, ear infection and pneumonia any or all. Unfortunately ...
Eye Gunk -- H1N1?
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on February 13, 2011
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My 2-year-old has had eye gunk (greenish) for a few days. Mostly when he wakes up -- it is really bad then and i have to lay a wet towel on it to get it out of his eye...
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- My kids had a similar infection last year too (following H1N1). But, the doc said it was not connected to the H1N1, but rather a secondary infection from bacteria. A...
- yes, sinus can eject thru eyes ... when we tear up the tears actuall go thru our nose and when you cry it is it excess that can not drain down there fast enough. I my...
- Sounds like he has moved the infection to his eye. It is very easy for kids to do that because they touch everything and then think nothing of rubbing the eyes. With...
Poopy Diaper Play
Asked by H.S. from Chicago
on February 3, 2009
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Hi Moms,
Well, my 28 mth old has taken her diaper off twice in the past two days at nap time when they she pooped in them and played all around in it. The first ti...
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- I'm glad it's not just me who went through this! My daughter has since taken to the potty and stopped with this, but we had a number of those too and actually she wou...
- This is her way of telling you she's all done with diapers. When my son did this it was hard. My mom suggested this....it sounds mean but it worked when she did it to ...
- LMAO... I WAS going through the same thing with our daughter! I swear she thought it was Play Doh or paint! We have since learned to put her feety jammies on backwards...
Crust Eyes
Asked by K.V. from Detroit
on December 10, 2008
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My 20 month old has puffy crusty, draining eyes. The skin is red, I think it is irritated from the draining. The whites are not affected, they look perfectly normal....
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- It's probably a cold in his eye or his tear duct is plugged. Is he more puffy near the ducts in the corner of his eye? Try putting warm compresses on them to get the...
- Hey K., Could be a blocked tear duct, could be pink eye, could be an ear infection in addition-I would see the doc today. Just dont give him any over the counter de...
- COuld be a blocked tear duct, or pink eye can be caused by a cold. Wipe the eyes with a warm washcloth from the inside out. Wash your hands before and after. Pink e...
