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Tear Duct
Asked by A.A. from Los Angeles
on October 31, 2008
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Moms,
my 2 months old has discharge from her one eye since birth. dr says tear duct is cloged and it will open itself.
i worry a lot. any other advise than to wait???
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- Both of my children had this, but our doctor had us massage the duct to help it open, which I think really does help. You should ask the doctor about this before doin...
- One of my son's had a "blocked tear duct." The MD had us gently massage (with clean hands) the corner of the one eye several times a day in hopes of clearing it up. ...
- My friend's son had this. They actually did a procedure that opened the tear duct because it was not opening on it's own. he's 5 now and doesn't have any tear duct pr...
Plugged Tear Duct
Asked by S.Q. from Kansas City
on May 4, 2009
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does anyone have any tips on a plugged tear duct, my girl is two weeks old and it keeps getting crusty and matted shut. Thanks!
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- My daughter had that problem and i just continually used a warm cloth on it. It eventually opened up. I had the same problem as a baby and my parents had to opt for ...
- I'm so glad to see so many mothers know to use breast milk first! I was surprised at first when this is what our doctor advised. Mother's milk is good for ear infect...
- Mine had this same problem. It is so sad when they wake up and can't even open their eyes from the crust! But don't worry, it is pretty normal and will probably go awa...
Clogged Tear Duct
Asked by D.B. from Richland
on July 9, 2008
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My 9 day old has a clogged tear duct. I have been masssaging it every time I nurse, per the docs recommendation, for the last three days, but it just seems to be getti...
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- My son was born with a clogged duct. Each doctors appointment I would comment on it and my doctor would ignore it. She finally sent me to a specialist who said... 60% ...
- Have you tried to put your breast milk in her eye? I was not sure if you had by your post. I did that and it worked right away. It does not hurt them infact, yu can...
- My older daughter had this problem once when she was a baby. When it seemed to start getting worse I had the doctor look at it and she prescribed some medicated eye dr...
Did Your Baby Have Clogged Tear Ducts?
Asked by T.R. from St. Louis
on February 24, 2012
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My 8 month old son has had a clogged tear duct since he was born. I just took him to an opthamologist who said if it hasn't cleared itself up by this point, it's not ...
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- I will tell you I nanny for a child who has two pediatric doctors for parents. She had hers for a full 12 months before it cleared up with no surgery. They said they w...
- My son also had this issue. He was constantly getting styes and pink eye. His did not open on their own, and he underwent the procedure. In the procedure my son had...
- Hi there, My daughter had blocked tear ducts and I was equally torn about the surgery (as you might see from a question that I posted a couple of years ago). I put t...
Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by J.G. from Dallas
on March 12, 2008
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I have a 7 month old who has clogged tear ducts, that I have been tring to clear with massage. Has anyone had this problem with their little one and had the procedure...
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- J., My son had clogged ducts and they would not clear up. We went to Dr. Stiger in Dallas and he took care of them. The procedure was very fast and so sedation. If ...
- I just had a friend that had her daughters unclogged a couple of weeks ago. They did it right in the office and I don't think she got any sort of sedation.
- Hey J., both my daughters had this issue when they were young. They are now almost 10 and 6. I did the massage with a pretty warm wash cloth. I'm like you, I would ...
Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on March 1, 2008
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Hi, I am a gradmother of a beautiful one month old baby boy. He has clogged tear ducts. The doctor says this is very common on newborn babies. I am concerned because h...
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- My oldest daughter had this when she was born and they had to unclog her teat duct. I think it hurt me more than it hurt her. I was not suppose to go in the room with ...
- My four year old had the same problem as an infant. It is so sad to see their eyes constantly matted and hurting. My pediatrician said the tear ducts should open by ag...
- A good friend of mine had the same issue with her baby boy - she gently dabbed breast milk on them and it helped them clear up.
Clogged Tear Duct
Asked by J.L. from Pittsburgh
on May 10, 2010
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Hi Everyone! I was wondering if anyone had to have their baby's clogged tear duct surgically cleared out? My 6 month old has a clogged tear duct that has been clogged ...
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- This is going to sound totally crazy but my son had the same thing. A friend had this happen with one of her children and she put breastmilk in the affected eye and i...
- I have a very good friend whose son is the same age as mine.--He had clogged tear ducts for the longest time. One of them was really bad & they were getting ready to ...
- It is not that big of a deal I promise. I had it done when i was 1 month old and my daughter had it done at 2 months. It is not really a surgery there is no sedation r...
Closed Tear Duct?
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on March 21, 2007
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My son is 2 years old and his right eye always seems to water throughout the day. I've noticed it waters on and off and pretty frequently. It's not constant however......
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- My niece had the exact same problem when she was born. She had the surgery when she was 3 years old and never had another problem. The surgery is not traumatizing at ...
- My son who is now 7 had a similar type of eye problem. His one eye would water more than normal it seemed. The doctor told me it could be a blocked tear duct or a na...
- Hello A. C! I would not be to quick to have the procedure done. If you have not spoken to another doctor I would. Are there any other options besides the procedure?
Clogged Tear Duct??
Asked by D.R. from Dallas
on May 23, 2008
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my baby's right eye has been crusty, gunky, for weeks now. at first i thought it was pink eye, cause of how coated and yucky it would get, but it wasnt pink. the docto...
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- My son had a clogged duct from birth until around 6 months old. Poor thing - we called him pop=eye because evry time he woke up his one eye was crusted shut! We did th...
- Hi D.. My daughter is 3 now, but has always had that problem, especially in particular seasons. Lately her eye has gotten worse ... even red and dry in the corners a...
- I'm a mother of now 6 month old twins and my twin B had the exact same problem. My Pediatrician said to rub the are where the eye and nose meet with your pinky finger...
Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by A.F. from St. Louis
on July 18, 2008
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Hi- My 7 month-old has had a blocked tear duct since birth. I've massaged it and cleaned it daily, but just recently, it had gotten infected so we went to the dr. He...
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- Our daughter had blocked ducts from birth as well. Her eyes were constantly gooky and/or infected. We finally scheduled the surgery and she got sick the day before i...
- Our baby had this condition too. The dr we go to said he would waite untill after the baby was 12 monthes before he would suggest the probe. Fortuinately it clured it'...
- Hi A., My son had blocked tearducts in BOTH eyes from birth. We treated with massage, antibiotic eye drops and when it got really bad, steroid eye drops. Our pedia...
