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😉 Hello friends! What is stye in the eye and how is it treated? I hope this information and video will help you in this matter. Barley in the eye is an unpleasant thing, none of us is immune from such a situation. Therefore, we must arm ourselves with knowledge for the prevention of disease.
Barley on the eye: how to treat it yourself
Barley on the eye is an acute purulent inflammation of the hair follicle of the eyelash, located next to the sebaceous (meibomian) gland. Microbes entered the hair follicle and began to develop there. This is a boil, only on the eyelid (outside or inside).
Symptoms and course of the disease
The eyelid begins to itch, redness and slight swelling appear on it. When blinking, painful sensations, discomfort and a feeling of a foreign body. Sometimes there is a fever – all these are signs of inflammation in the body.
Then the swelling increases in size, the eyelid swells, and soreness increases. Within 3-4 days, the abscess fully matures. Pus begins to separate from the abscess. After 1-2 days, the abscess will burst spontaneously. Pus comes out, swelling and soreness disappear.
Barley in the eye: what to do?
Important! With barley on the eye, it is contraindicated to squeeze out the abscess! Otherwise, the entire eyelid will become inflamed. This can cause an abscess or phlegmon, sometimes meningitis. As with any inflammatory process, heat is contraindicated in barley. Therefore, exclude warming compresses and lotions.
What to do at the initial stage?
- if the appearance of barley on the eye is just outlined, you can use alcohol wipes for injection. Such wipes with ethyl alcohol are in the pharmacy;
- you can drip albucid (eye drops) or lay tetracycline ointment behind the lower eyelid. Brilliant green or iodine, calendula tincture are suitable;
- do not use cosmetics or contact lenses during treatment.
Fast ways to treat barley
- lotions from the infusion of pharmacy chamomile help well. To do this, you need to brew chamomile flowers or prepare a decoction. Moisten a cotton pad, soft cloth and apply to a sore spot;
- plantain. Rub the washed fresh leaf with your hands and apply to the inflamed eyelid;
- lotions from the infusion of calendula. Actions are similar to pharmaceutical chamomile;
- to get rid of barley, use an antibiotic ointment;
- black tea is the simplest way. Used tea bags are also good for this. Of course, cooled down! Tannin in tea has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial properties;
- aloe. Squeeze out the juice of the crushed aloe leaf, dilute with water in a ratio of 1:10 (aloe: water). Apply a compress to an abscess;
- antibacterial drops or ophthalmic ointment “Floxal”, hydrocortisone ointment;
- advice: consult an experienced doctor who can prescribe UHF to accelerate the ripening process of barley.
Prevention
- normalization of immunity;
- treatment of chronic diseases;
- if you are often haunted by barley in the eye, this indicates a deficiency of B vitamins. Include beef liver, bran, brewer’s yeast in the diet;
- in case of relapse, a medical examination is necessary to establish the cause of the frequent formation of barley on the eye.
Possible causes of the disease
- low immunity;
- cold;
- blepharitis;
- transferred infectious disease;
- stress;
- furunculosis;
- diabetes;
- polluted atmosphere;
- lack of sleep;
- systematic eye strain;
- chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal stroke;
- someone else’s towel;
- dirty hands;
- someone else’s cosmetics.
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