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Natural Remedy for Itchy Eyes
Asked by C.E. from Provo
on May 29, 2009
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My husband and I are struggling with seasonal allergies at the moment. Our eyes are itchy, and feel like they are full of something, but they aren't gunky. My mother...
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- Dr Christopher's Eye Bright works AMAZING!!! You can dilute it so it it almost like just water and it still works. I highly recommend it.
- eyebright, nettle, quercetin, and homeopathic allergy remedies. All can be found at vitamin cottage or whole foods. J. :-)
- I also have seasonal allergies and the thing that helps me is to eat honey. The key to making the honey work though is that it has to be made from bees in your area. ...
Oh I Have a BIG Problem!
Asked by C.G. from Dallas
on August 9, 2006
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I'm going to start that originally I thought this was an embarrassing problem but now I'm not so sure it's not something more serious. Yesterday I woke up and noticed ...
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- I would definitely have it looked at, but I am allergic to Neosporin and it causes a severe rash and has caused severe swelling around my eye before. I would refrain ...
- OH YOU POOR THING!!! I just went through the very same thing, after having a facial at a spa. I woke up the next morning and my eye was HUGE! Well...by saying my eye,...
- Hi C.! I just thought I'd let you know that if you tell your doctor's office you don't have insurance they will sometimes discount the price of the office visit for...
Corneal Abrasion; Very Swollen Eyelid
Asked by M.W. from Dallas
on June 14, 2009
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My three year old daughter had an eyelash stuck in her eye Friday night & we couldn't get it out. She was very uncomfortable & her eye was quite red & angry looking. S...
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- I know this may be late, but the same exact thing happened to me a few years ago over the weekend. The ER prescribed eye drops and told me to purchase an eye patch to ...
- I would go to Walgreens and get a eyepatch. I would think that they would have one. Every time she blinks it irritates it more so a patch would help her to keep that e...
- I would recommend taking her to a theraputic optometrist...they can do anything a opthamologist can do except surgery. I think they would recommend keeping a warm clo...
Eye Infection in 7 Month Old
Asked by M.S. from Saginaw
on July 6, 2009
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Hello Mom's, I have a problem I cannot grasp.. My 7 month old has an eye infection, the doctor labeled it as "pink eye", and he prescribed antibiotic drops for his eye...
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- pink eye is an infection, very contagious. The drops are antibiotic drops, and don't seem to be working. Sounds like the dr. needs to prescribe a different antibiotic....
- hi M., this is a long shot since you are a working mother, but "if" you happen to be nursing your 7 month old, you can express some of your milk in a clean little baby...
- M., I see that everyone else has addressed the pink eye issue. I think you should take a closer look at the allergies and wheezing, especially since you mentione...
My 3 Year Old Has a Sty
Asked by T. from Las Vegas
on May 16, 2007
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My daugher woke up yesterday morning with a sty. Her left eye lid is somewhat swollen and red. This hasen't happend before so I'm not sure what to do. I could see that...
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- Hi T., A sty is cause by dust, bacteria or allergies. Although a warm compress does help bring out the bacteria you don't want is to pop in her eye. Whatever you d...
- Definitely take her to the pediatrician - while a sty itself isn't really a big deal, she is obviously having an allergic reaction to something (stys are caused by all...
- Hi T., My daughter has had a "sty" on her eye since last September. The doctor told us to let it work itself out if it is a sty. We put it off for two months and sh...
Seeking Much Needed Advice About Eye Care!
Asked by J.T. from Birmingham
on May 11, 2009
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My son is 4mths. old and has constant eye problems. I am always having to wipe stuff out of his eyes and sometimes it is yellow. I have tried just about everything to ...
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- It is probably a clogged tear duct. My daughter had one until she was almost a year old. Take a warm damp rag and massage the area where the tear duct is. He will even...
- It is very common for infants to have a blocked tear duct, which causes the "eye goo" you have described. Most of the time, you can massage the inner corner of the eye...
- my son's eyes did the same thing. It was his tear ducts, they were closed. He had to have the tear ducts probed. That was a short term fix. He then had tubes put into ...
My Almost 3-Year-old Is Continuously Itching/rubbing His Eye. Any Idea Why?
Asked by B.M. from Tampa
on March 7, 2009
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This started yesterday (Friday) and it's only in one eye. He did not wake up with a "crusty eye" so I don't think it's pink eye, but i'm not sure what else it could b...
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- Could be one of many things - a sty, allergies, ingrown hair, small scratch on his cornea - I would take him to the doctor, eyes are not something you want to mess aro...
- I give my 3-year-old children's Zyrtec OTC at the pharmacy and it seems to really help when the pollen is really high like now.
- Could be allergies. I would take him to the doctor and find out.
How to cure tearing eye in toddler?
Asked by T.N. from New London
on May 9, 2008
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My 20mos. old daughter's right eye has been tearing for over a month now. I brought her to the ped. yesterday to get it checked and he is sending her to an opthamolog...
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- my son's eyes have been doing that since birth.. some kids have allergies that make that happen, some have blocked tear ducts.. Make sure you go to a pediatric optham...
- My friend's son had a blocked tear duct with the same symptoms. They tried medication and massaging of the duct area near the inside corner of the eye. They finally ...
- i know this sounds scary but i have the same problem and after scanning my eyes a billion times with those scary orange drops in my eyes my opthamologist asked me if i...
? Pink Eye - Yet Another Afflicted Family ???
Asked by C.B. from Denver
on January 2, 2009
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So the Saturday before Christmas, my son awakens with his right eye stuck shut (goopy yellow stuff- nasty). Also has a runny nose. I cleaned his eye carefully (so as...
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- We just went through this over Christmas as well. Our son woke up with it Christmas Eve, and after a couple of days our daughter of course got it. I don't know what ...
- My son had pink eye a couple weeks ago. The dr. said he would not be contagious after 48 hours of treatment, but we should continue to put drops in for seven days, ot...
- There a few things that other two responders didnt mention. Even though your families' "Pink eye" may have been bacterial, there are several things that cause "Pink ey...
Pink Eye in 15 Month Old
Asked by A.R. from Philadelphia
on December 5, 2007
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I think my little girl may have pink eye...her one eye keeps watering and crusting up...but she doesn't have an actual "pink" eye, the whites are still white. Is that...
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- I just experienced the same thing with my 5 month old. Her pediatrician told me that it was a viral infection. She gave me an ointment to put in her eye. My daughter w...
- If she had pink eye the white would be pink it sounds like she has a cold in her eye wet a cloth with warm water to clean it see a doctor he will give her drops to put...
- Get your baby into the doctor. Pink eye is really painfull and uncomfortable not to mention really contageous....Don't take chances with your child's eyes and get her...
