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Clogged/blocked Tear Duct Advice!
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on July 16, 2006
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My 5 mo old's tear ducts haven't "opened" yet. It's absolute torture for him, I'm always cleaning his eyes, people think I'm overdoing it, but if I don't then his eyes...
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- Ours had the same issue. Some days it was bad - others not so much, but still such a pain. It finally unclogged almost 6 months to the day after he was born. 4 mont...
- my first daughter had that problem now she is 5. her ped at the time told me to massage the tear duct and use nursery water at the same time. It took a couple weeks bu...
- Hi L. Hopefully this will help! Have you tried a Pediatric Opthalmologist? Dr. Eric Packwood,MD is an excellent eye doctor who has several convenient office locatio...
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 B.S. from Fort Myers
on October 15, 2008
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My daughter was born with a clogged tear duct. Her poor eye is always red, always draining, and when she wakes up has eye boogers in it. I have tried several different...
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- go get the procedure done! i waited and shouldn't have, it was quick and easy. yes, hard to watch them probe a metal rod into your baby's eye but my baby was fine 30...
- My friends (2 different ones) had to have surgery for the little ones. It really was easy(although that's hard to think of when they are that little), but it took like...
- Just keep doing what you are doing... two of my three had clogged tear ducts. One cleared up around 6 months, one right before a year. We were in Texas with the firs...
Clogged Tear Duct
Asked by A.W. from Cleveland
on October 27, 2007
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MY son is 14 months old and has had a clogged tear duct since birth. The doctor has given some tips has to what to do to try and make the clogged duct clear up (like h...
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- Our son (who is now 43) had that problem when he was very young. Our doctor referred us to a specialist and our son was operated on using what the doctor described...
- i havent personally had this problem...(well my daughter did for a week or so) but my best friends son had it terrably and thy did surgery and cleared it. it worked gr...
- My son is 2 and has a clogged tear duct--has had it since birth. We tried the wash cloth and massaging it. When he is congested or has a cold, it always gets "gunked" ...
Clogged Tear Ducts???
Asked by K.T. from Los Angeles
on January 13, 2008
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My daughters pediatrician keeps informing me that it is just a clogged tear duct. She is 7-months old and I swear it is getting worse. Poor thing can't even open her...
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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...
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 ...
