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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...
How to cure tearing eye in toddler?
Asked by T.N. from New London
on May 9, 2008
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My 20mos. old daughter's right eye has been tearing for over a month now. I brought her to the ped. yesterday to get it checked and he is sending her to an opthamolog...
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- my son's eyes have been doing that since birth.. some kids have allergies that make that happen, some have blocked tear ducts.. Make sure you go to a pediatric optham...
- My friend's son had a blocked tear duct with the same symptoms. They tried medication and massaging of the duct area near the inside corner of the eye. They finally ...
- i know this sounds scary but i have the same problem and after scanning my eyes a billion times with those scary orange drops in my eyes my opthamologist asked me if i...
Eye Surgery on 16 Month Old?
Asked by J.F. from San Francisco
on April 15, 2009
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I have been told by the doc that my daughter who is 16 months may need to have her tear duct opened surgically. I am nervous about this. Anyone out there have experien...
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- HI J., We had to have this done with our daughter at about the same age. It's so scary isn't it?? We had no problems. They gave her a fast acting anesthesia and ...
- J.--We had this surgery on our daughter when she was 25 months old. The surgery itself is not long and I would assume relatively painless. But they do put the child ...
- Hi, J., My daughter had tear duct surgery when she was 5 months old and she went through it well. She is now 28 years old. I had no problem what so ever.
Looking for Pediatric Ophtalmologist
Asked by N.K. from Chicago
on March 25, 2006
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I am looking for a pediatric ophtalmologist in Downers Grove/Darien/Woodridge/Lisle/Naperville or surrounding area. My baby has a blocked tear duct, had undergone a pr...
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- I am an OR nurse at Central Dupage Hospital specializing in eye surgery. I work with an amazing surgeon from Wheaton eye Clinic. Dr. Micheal Kipp - ###-###-####. He is...
- Hi N., One of my clients had to take her daughter for the plugged tear duct surgery. Her daughter is 9 months old. Here is the info from her. I love our Pediatric...
- Ask your child's pediatrician for a referral, or contact your HMO directly for a referral.
2 Part Health Question
Asked by K.B. from Los Angeles
on June 2, 2008
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My 20 month old has peeling skin on her feet and hands. It is so strange, I have no idea where it came from. It looks like it blisters than peels. HAs anyone had th...
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- The first one, hand foot mouth disease? The second, my daughter had a clogged tear duct until about 6mos old. Our Ped. recommended breastmilk, I squirted it in her...
- your 20-month old could have "Hand foot and mouth" virus - which is highly contagious! Has she had a sore throat, fever or reduced appetite? If so, she should see do...
- as the previous person said, Hand, foot and mouth is my thought on the 20 months old, on the baby, did you try breast milk on it? My sister did that with her son and ...
Babys Watery Eye
Asked by Z.K. from Santa Fe
on June 1, 2010
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My daughter is 4 1/2 months and ever since she was born shes had a watery eye that sometimes gives out discharge. I was told it is a clogged tear duct. But why if its ...
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- My first son had this. The midwife suggested pouring breastmilk in the eye. With a little massage. It went away pretty fast. My friend used collidial silver on her bab...
- Our son had one too. The doc gave us an ointment but he said it really doesn't help it. He told us to take a warm washcloth once or twice a day and massage the duct....
- Hi there, My son was born with a blocked tear duct as well. Our doctor recommended that I give it a gentle massage a couple times a day starting down by the nose area...
Runny Eyes in One Week Old
Asked by J.F. from Charlotte
on May 30, 2007
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Hey All,,Jenny Here. Finally had my baby boy,,,9 days late,,he was induced. All home now and doing well. He nurses like a champ and my milk came in 24 hours this time ...
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- Ditto on the tear duct! Aryan had it when he was born and went away about 6 weeks afterwards. I just made sure that I massaged that tear duct to encourage it to open. ...
- My daughter had the same problem with runny eyes. Finally, when she was almost a year old, one of her pediatricians (we go to a group) suggested a pediatric ophthalmo...
- Hey there.... My son also had the same issue when he was born. And doing exactly what you are doing with the warm rag is all you can do. Eventually it will unblock ...
Newborn Eye Concern
Asked by S.C. from Atlanta
on April 16, 2010
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I gave birth to my baby girl on 4/7/2010. I noticed that she can barely open her right eye. Her left eye will open all the way but the right one will not and sometimes...
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- You need to take her ASAP to a Osteopath to have him do cranial sacral work to get her adjusted to ensure the eye is optimal positioning. I am willing to bet this alo...
- my oldest son, now 2 1/2, had a clogged ter duct at bith. it would get better some days and then it would get all yucky and almost be clogged shut other days. i went...
- My first son had a similar issue, although it was not a clogged tear duct - it never got mucusy. His left eye was closed more than his right eye - always, and when he...
Goop in Baby's Eye
Asked by K.S. from San Francisco
on September 25, 2010
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Hi there,
My neice is 9-weeks old. Just yesterday she started getting a little bit of goop coming from one of her eyes. She has not been exposed to pink eye and doe...
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- This has happened to all three of my kids. It like a cold in the eye. The doctor gave us some drops that cleared it up in a few days.
- My son had goop (greenish yellow) coming from one of his eyes for months.. till he was about 5mos. I used some erythromycin a couple of times, which clears it up.... ...
- Yes! My daughter had a clogged tear duct at that age. But, the pediatrician wanted to see her just to rule out infection.
Eye Discharge
Asked by T.G. from Spartanburg
on May 28, 2008
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I am wondering if anyone has experienced this with their child. I have a 15 month old boy who seems to have constant eye discharge. When he was younger it seemed lik...
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- I too have experienced the same thing with my daughter her whole life. She is about to turn two years old. I've been told that her tear ducts get blocked, due to a c...
- My nephew suffered through this same thing for many months until finally my sister agreed to the tear duct surgery. She says now she wish she would have done it soone...
- Clogged tear ducts won't be helped by an allergist. Two of my children had this issue. You can do tear duct massage and that may help them open up. If they really d...
