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Clogged Tear Ducts???
K. ,my daughter was born with a clogged tear duct.It went away at about ayear old,to keep her comfy I put Vaseline around her eye it helped alot. ...
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- Hi K. ,my daughter was born with a clogged tear duct.It went away at about ayear old,to keep her comfy I put Vaseline around her eye it helped alot.Poor thing I know...
- The drops are to prevent infection probably- but do not help to drain the tear duct. A warm compress for 3-5 minutes and then press on the area below it 4 times a day ...
- Hi K. How long has the tear duct been clogged? Did your pediatrician say this is something that over time would take care of it's self?..Me Personally I'd go over h...
Blocked Tear Duct
My Dr. told me to massage the tear duct by placing your thumb at the side of the nose with the blockage. Then apply pressure and push towards the eye. ...
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- My 2nd son had the same problem...i know it's so frustrating...it cleared up right before his first b-day. just be very gentle when wiping the eye area. (i'm sure u ar...
- When my son was a few months old we experienced this. Several times a day I would with my index finger gently apply pressure on the tear duct for several seconds and ...
- My son has had this problem since he was born. The doctor told me to put a warm wet washcloth over his eyes while i am feeding him and then gently massage the tear du...
Dry Eyes
I had an eye dr that put tiny plugs in my tear ducts so that the "tears" or eye ... I had dry eyes after LASIK surgery last year. The Dr. put in tear duct ...
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- I wish I knew the answer for you Vicki. I'm a 41/mom of 2 boys and now my eyes are so dry I can barely keep them open and am always trying to rub them with lids close...
- Try Eye Vitamins, make sure they have lutein and bilberry buy from a Health food store. they helped us. Oly
- My optomologist recommend that I take flaxseed oil, I believe it's 1000 mg or units per day. You might try it - I know how dry eyes can be. I tried the Restasis and ...
Blocked Tear Duct
My son also had a blocked tear duct and we got eye drops from the doctor and rubbed the bridge of his nose with a warm face cloth and it cleared in a matter ...
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- My daughter also had a blocked tear duct at birth. The doctor told me to put breast milk on it several times a day as that has healing properties. That didn't seem t...
- Hello K., My daughter, who is now 14 years old, was also born with a blocked tear duct. It did not work itself out and the pediatrician recommended a local opthamologi...
- My little girl has a blocked tear duct, also. Her doctor kept telling me that it should clear up by the time she turns 1. Her last doctor's appointment I asked him wha...
7 Month with Mattery eyes...could It Be Teething?
It could be allergies, closed tear ducts, a cold, or conjunctivitis (pink eye). If they are itchy, look to see if they are blood-shot at all. ...
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- The greenish eye discharge sounds like it could be a cold or a sinus infection. I would take her in just to be sure. Dogs can pass some things so be sure to mention i...
- It very well could be pink eye...particularly since you mentioned that it's green, which generally indicates infection. It actually sounds like it's a bacterial pink e...
- I agree with the others that it sounds like pink eye. I've had it and it can be very uncomfortable, which is probably why she is rubbing her eyes. It can be viral or...
9Mo. Still Doesn't Make Tears
I would be concerned because I have heard of this in small children & they needed surgery to open the tear ducts. It is not good for your eyes at all to not ...
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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 ...
Clogged Tear Ducts
My 8 month old DD has a clogged tear duct. I have taken her to the doc and the eye doc and they have both said that it is clogged. I have done everything ...
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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...
Only Cries Out of One Eye
My 9 month old son rarely cries with tears, but when he does, I noticed that only his right eye sheds a tear. His pediatrician diagnosed a blocked tear duct ...
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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...
Does a Blocked Tear Duct Go Away?
First off, my son, now 7yrs, had a blocked tear duct since birth, with him we did a eye drop and massaging, and it went away by about age 1. ...
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- One of my sons had this until he was around 7 or 8 months. I didn't think it would ever go away either. But I did as you are doing now.... massage and breast milk.
- massaging it is pretty much it. it takes some time.. my son always has a tear in his eye too and his isn't blocked.. just sensitive to bright lights.. good luck
- D., My daughter had a blocked tear duct a couple of days after birth. We were prescribed an antibiotic ointment that I had to put in her eye three times a day (ery...
Clogged Tear Ducts
I used a warm wash rag and massaged his tear ducts and sometimes i folded the wash rag and just set it over his eyes so the warmth could open up his tear ...
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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.
