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Tearing Eye
My daughter had that and the cause was a blocked tear duct. ... My nephew's tear duct did not clear up on it's own, and he had to have surgery. ...
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- My daughter has a clogged tear duct, and the symtoms are exactly as you describe. The only difference is that she's had hers since birth, and most other people who's b...
- My daughter had the same thing and they said pink eye, a few days of drops and it was gone. Good luck if you do get drops to put in....it was like holding down a lion...
- My daughter had that and the cause was a blocked tear duct. I had to massage the corner of the eye where the tear duct is located and apply an ointment that her doctor...
9Mo. Still Doesn't Make Tears
He is definitely well hydrated and doesn't have blocked tear ducts. ... I have heard of this in small children & they needed surgery to open the tear ducts. ...
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- My 3.5 year old still doesn't have tears very often. He is definitely well hydrated and doesn't have blocked tear ducts. My 2 year old has had tears everytime he cri...
- Hi T., Does she have blocked tear ducts? If so, the doctors can give you eye ointment to help with this? My son had this and now it is fine. I'm surprised your d...
- I would take the recommendations of some of the other moms and take her to an eye doctor or get a second opinion. Tears are very important for our eyes to clean them ...
Closed Tear Duct?
I don't want to put him though the surgery if it's not necessary! They say it will get worse as time ..... baby eye discharge · blocked tear duct surgery ...
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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?
Probing Scheduled for Blocked Tear Duct
My daughter's tear duct was blocked and we went through the goopiness, etc. ... I was really glad not to have to go through with the surgery to unblock it. ...
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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
My son had a blocked tear duct and he ended up having surgery to correct it. The surgery went great and he has not had any more issues. He is going to be 5 ...
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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...
Blocked Tear Ducts in 24 Month Old
My son had blocked tear ducts for the first year of his life. His doctor also told us that if it didn't clear up within .... Surgery for Blocked Tear Duct ...
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- Both of my oldest children had blocked tear ducts, and they didn't have to undergo any procedures to fix the problem. I would get a second opinion. It was something t...
- Both of my older children, now 5 and almost 7, had this condition (dacryostenosis) to the point of requiring surgery for probing the duct and having a stent/indwelling...
- M..... Relax... You really do not have much to worry about. My son who is now 10 had a eye condition when he was 3 years old. His eye was drifting in (lazy eye). Th...
Son with Clogged Tear Duct
We had her tear duct probing surgery when she was ~13 months old and it was extremely successful. ... My daughter had blocked tear ducts from the beginning. ...
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- Both of my kids had this. I would just get a warm washcloth throughout the day and using my finger, place it on the tear duct for about a minute, gently moving in circ...
- Ok this is gonna sound nuts but it worked for me. When my daughter was born she had a clogged duct. My cousin who is a nurse knew a doctor who swore by this. When yo...
- Hello, my son had the same thing and what I did was massage the part of the eye where the tear duct is with my hands while he was taking a bath with warm water. You h...
Blocked Tear Duct
Both of my boys had the blocked tear duct when they were born and they .... No need to put your baby through a surgery that could damage his tear duct (I've ...
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- Our son has had blocked tear ducts since birth as well. Our pediatrician said it can take up to 12 months before they open up. We have had our son adjusted by the ch...
- Hi, R.! My daughter had the same issue in both eyes. We did endless massages, and heat applications, but it didn't really help us. They ended up doing a surgery w...
- Hi R., My son had the same problem at birth, Dr. gave me some drops and it cleared up. I hope the same for your child and will keep him in my prayers. XXFayeXX
Blocked Tear Duct
My son had a blocked tear duct when he was three months old. .... It can be treated easily, but in some cases it requires minor surgery to open the duct. ...
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- Both of my kids also had this. Just use a soft warm washcloth as a compress several times a day to clean the goop out of the eye. If you also apply mild pressure on ...
- My baby boy had a blocked tear duct too. It was gooey and gobs of boogie stuff would seep out near the tear duct. Sometimes he would wake up with his eye crusted shut ...
- When my daughter was about a month old she also had the same symptoms as your son. Our doctor told us that it was a clogged tearduct and that it could last up to a ye...
Clogged Tear Duct
I did this for a whole year until proceeding with the surgery. It was uneventful ( looking back! .... Help with My Baby's eye.....blocked Tear Duct ...
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- Hi J. All 3 of my kids have had clogged tear ducts as infants. My oldest was the worst and longest, but it cleared itself by about 9 months with warm compress and ...
- My daughter had this when she was a week old. Our peditrician just gave us eye drops and in about a week it was cleared up. Didn't have any problems after that
- My children did not have this problem but I did as an infant. I am not sure if the surgery was a last resort back then or if it is even the same today. I did have to...
