Tear Ducts
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Clogged Tear Duct Problem.
Asked by B.L. from Cleveland
on January 16, 2011
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Hello i am the mother of a 6 month old who has just recently in the past month and a half came to have problems with his eye. It started out with cellutitis which came...
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- hey girl - i think the responses you have gotten are really good - i would just add one thing - make sure you are changing his bedding very very frequently. when he s...
- Both of my kids had clogged tear ducts, my daughter had both, my son was only one. They were both cleared up by the time they were both 1. Their doctor said if they ha...
- definitely seek further medical tx, but in the meantime....not hot, but warm, compresses on the eye will do wonders! When he first wakes or when he's taking a bottle ...
Clogged/blocked Tear Duct Advice!
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on July 16, 2006
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My 5 mo old's tear ducts haven't "opened" yet. It's absolute torture for him, I'm always cleaning his eyes, people think I'm overdoing it, but if I don't then his eyes...
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- Ours had the same issue. Some days it was bad - others not so much, but still such a pain. It finally unclogged almost 6 months to the day after he was born. 4 mont...
- my first daughter had that problem now she is 5. her ped at the time told me to massage the tear duct and use nursery water at the same time. It took a couple weeks bu...
- Hi L. Hopefully this will help! Have you tried a Pediatric Opthalmologist? Dr. Eric Packwood,MD is an excellent eye doctor who has several convenient office locatio...
Tear Duct Surgery
Asked by K.L. from Chicago
on August 20, 2010
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Has anyone's child had to have surgery to open up plugged tear ducts? My 9 month-old has had plugged ducts since he was born and our pediatrician kept telling us not ...
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- I've only half been through this. For myself, when I was 9 mos old, my tear ducts were severely blocked. My mom took me to the opthalmologist and scheduled the surger...
- My son had a clogged tear duct. We saw the specialist who recommended we rub the eye with a clean cloth several times a day to try to get it to open on its own. If t...
- My friend had to do this for her little boy it was so easy he was home 4 hours after they had put him under that includes surgery and time to wake up. he hasnt had any...
Clogged Tear Duct vs Pink Eye
Asked by T.B. from Tampa
on January 9, 2009
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Does anyone know how tell the difference between a clogged tear duct and pink eye? My 2 month old has a teary eye and some discharge, but no redness, swelling, or itc...
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- I have not come across this but I would say to check on www.WEBMD.com and it will show pics sometimes to give you and idea as well as what to do for treatment. Good lu...
- Sounds like a clogged tear duct. Gently message the side by nose in the corner of the eyelid in a circular motion several times a day.
- Pink eye is actually pretty gross. When my daughter got it, her eye was glued shut in the morning with puss like gunk and very very pink, not just the eye itself but ...
Three Year Old Has Cold with Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by T.C. from Charlotte
on March 17, 2008
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My 3 year old son had an on and off blocked tear duct when he was born which finally cleared completely at about 16 months. He has had several colds since then but no...
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- Hi T., The book that I live by when I have questions like this, The Baby Book by William and Martha Sears. It is my baby Bible. Run out and get a copy! Here's ...
- T. C, You are not alone ok, my month old has recently experienced this and his pediatrician gave us a prescription for AugmentinMG (Amoxicillin W/Clavulanate). M...
- T., if you gett a duplicate, I apologize, I was typing, then the response disappeared. Anyway, my 2 1/2 yr old had the same problem. At 10 months, we had a proceure ...
5Month Old Son with Clogged Tear Duct
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on March 8, 2009
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My son has had a green mucus surrounding his eyes practically since he was born, he has been on many antibiotics. Nothing has cleared it up. Our Dr. thinks that it mig...
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- We did warm compresses, massage as well as medication and my son's clogged tear ducts were still toturous. We ended up having the procedure done. The doctor straps ...
- OH Try this - Not sure if someone has already told you how to do this, but my son had clogged tear duct's for awhile after he was born. My Dr. told me to take my inde...
- Hi, A., please, please, wait on the surgery as long as you can. My little had the same problem until she was 11 mths. I did put breast milk in her eyes but not like...
Any Advice on Remedies for an Infant with a Blocked Tear Duct?
Asked by M.S. from Spokane
on February 9, 2011
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My daughter is 5 months old and has had one blocked tear duct since she was 2 days old. It often causes her eye to be a little mucky on a daily basis. I took her to th...
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- A few drops of breastmilk once or twice and the gentle massage (inward and downward from the tear duct alongside the nose) several times cleared my son's right up.
- My oldest had a blocked duct also and our pediatrician had us massage it. You can probably google a good way to do it. It took some time, but it did open up and hasn't...
- i second the breastmilk advice. it does wonders. if that doesn't work, a friend of mine eventually had the doctor pop it. she said it didn't look fun and her baby c...
5Month Old Son Has Plugged Tear Duct
Asked by M.B. from Denver
on December 21, 2008
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My son has had a right eye plugged tear duct since birth. I have done everything from warm compresses to massage...nothing has worked to unplug it. He has had conjun...
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- My son's eyes were both clogged - one until about 8 months and the other until after he was 1. Our Dr. said that they should clear up on their own by 24 months and sa...
- Hi, My son had one plugged tear duct that cleared at 5 month and 28 days it seemed. Just when I thought we were going to need to take him in, it cleared. On the other...
- I had the exact same issue with my daughter, only it was both eyes. My pediatrician, however, told me that they usually clear up by 12 months, not 6. I did the massage...
Probing Scheduled for Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by M.Y. from San Francisco
on January 16, 2008
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My son who is a little over 9 months old has had a blocked tear duct in his right eye since birth. It is usually goopy in the morning with mucus, and his eye pools wit...
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- I'm sorry to hear that you and your family are going through this, what a pain. My daughter had a blocked tear duct when she was a couple of weeks old but fortunatly ...
- My daughter's tear duct was blocked and we went through the goopiness, etc. We waited until she was a year and it eventually opened up. I was really glad not to have...
- Carol, the solution that worked for me is similar to what you have been trying, but a little different. Some may find it odd, but it worked for my daughter who had a ...
Help with My Baby's eye.....blocked Tear Duct
Asked by J.N. from San Antonio
on March 4, 2008
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My beautiful healthy baby boy has had a blocked tear duct in his right eye since he was born really. We talked with the doctor and he says it will work its way out be...
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- My duaghter had this. It cleared up a little after she was 1. We could always tell when she had an ear infection because her eye goup would get worse. We used a...
- Dear J., My daughter had the same condition at birth. Her eye was always goopy and eyelids always irritated. Our pediatrician told us to wait it out, because he & ...
- hey J., Try to be patient. It will take care of it self. Have you tried massage around the area to help the tear duct move along? Our daughter was born with the sa...
