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Blocked Tear Duct
My son had a clogged tear duct. His eyes made tears all the time, and sometimes ... It is a blocked tear duct, my daughter had it when she was a baby too. ...
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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 Ducts
My 6 year old had a constant clogged tear duct in his right eye when he was an infant, and now has very poor vision just in that eye, and will have to get ...
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- My daughter went through this. @ 1 year old we had it done. The eye exercises I had to do, pushing near the eye area was hard because she did not want me to touch her...
- I have had two of my four kids with blocked tear ducts (aka dacryostenosis) and they both needed surgery to have a stent placed around their first birthday. Both were...
- I don't personally have any experience with this, but I have a friend who did and they had some sort of plugs placed in the tear ducts (just in the ducts on the inside...
Surgery for a Blocked Tear Duct
Well, the tear duct is still blocked and the specialist we were referred to ... My daughter had a blocked tear duct & got conjunctivitis from it often. ...
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- Yes, my son had that as well, and at 6 months, we did the surgery for it. Apparently, it's VERY common, and no big deal. The surgery took only about 10 minutes - and...
- Did the dr. not give any eye drops for this? I have a 2 month old and he had the same issue. However, we just gave him eye drops three times a day for a few weeks an...
- Hi- My daughter had the surgery at Easter. Unfortunately, her surgery was unsuccessful becuase they found a structural abnormality, but the procedure itself was ve...
Green Gunk
It is probably a clogged tear duct. My 5-month-old has the same thing. He got at about 1 week. She will probably grow out of it. ...
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- my son got this and it has to do with the tear duct clogging up - if you massage the inner corner by his eye it will clear up.
- Sounds like pink eye...very contagious...get her to the doctor's or urgent treatment center as soon as possible for some RX antibotics... Good luck!
- It is probably a clogged tear duct. My 5-month-old has the same thing. He got at about 1 week. She will probably grow out of it. All you have to do is massage the a...
Probing for Blocked Tear Duct
I recommend getting a second opinion from an infant optholmologist. We went to Scott Olitsky at ... My Youngest son was born with one blocked tear duct. ...
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- Hi M., My daughter, 17 months, has had goopy eyes since birth as well. When we consulted with the Dr. at 11 months, he also recommended surgery. My husband and I agre...
- My little gal has the same problem, but she's only 11 weeks. Our pediatrician said it usually clears up by a year old. Hers is already getting better but every now a...
- M., My Youngest son was born with one blocked tear duct. The pediatrician assured us it was not a big deal if we had to have the procedure but urged us to massage th...
Blocked Tear Duct
Both of my boys had the blocked tear duct when they were born and they have .... You can take the infant massage class at Rosemary Court on Friday's at 10. ...
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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
9Mo. Still Doesn't Make Tears
He is definitely well hydrated and doesn't have blocked tear ducts. ... my niece had the same thing. turned out to be clogged tear ducts. unfortunately i cannot remember what they did to .... infant clogged tear duct · plugged tear duct ...
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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 ...
Only Cries Out of One Eye
His pediatrician diagnosed a blocked tear duct..." ... One of my daughters had a blocked tear duct, and it resolved on it's own over a few months, but we did have to keep an eye on it. ... infant clogged tear duct · clogged tear ducts ...
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- Do you want to find out what is wrong with your son or not? If you do, don't cancel his appointment. I have taken my children to a pedatric opthalmologist for years....
- I would go if I was you. My son had a blocked duct and didn't get diagnosed till right around 12 months. He saw a pediatric opthamologist and had to have a procedure...
- One of my daughters had a blocked tear duct, and it resolved on it's own over a few months, but we did have to keep an eye on it. If you wait for him to show symptoms...
Tear Duct
One of my son's had a "blocked tear duct." The MD had us gently massage (with clean hands) the ... Both of my children had problems w/ blocked tear ducts. ...
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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...
Clogged Tear Ducts
Read all 21 responses: "My 8 month old son has had clogged tear ducts since ... My son had a clogged tear duct and we tried everything including breast milk ...
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- K., My son had that as well. It didn't open up on it's own. There wasn't anything that would have worked as his was just never developed properly. Guess its very c...
- Hi! My daughter had a clogged tear duct too, until she was about 11 months old. We never did the surgery to open it up, it just went away on its own. It was really ...
- YEs! My first daughter had blocked tear ducts. By 7 months it was NOT going away and in fact seemed to be getting worse, and her poor little face was getting chapped...
