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Mar 26, 2006 | 11:35 PM

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S2020

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go see your eye doc.
generally, if it's not painful, it's not infected.

Mar 26, 2006 | 11:45 PM

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Fusiondynamics

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Mar 27, 2006 | 06:58 AM

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kadeshpa

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NEVER attempt to pop it yourself. Allow it to drain on its own. As someone mentioned, a warm compress helps speed up the process.

The last thing you want is an infection caused by popping it yourself.

Mar 27, 2006 | 07:03 AM

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FIdreaming

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Originally Posted by bumpinvtec,Mar 26 2006, 06:32 PM

i got a sty on my right eye, its the first one i've ever got in my whole life and it sucks, its like a huge pimpleon my eyelid, and worst yet im strating to get another on on my left eye!!! does anyone know any remedys to get this thing off, im seriously down to get it cut off by a doctor, i dont care if it hurts or not, this shit bugs, its like everytime i look to my right i see a big shadow.

I know how it feels, i get those all the time. go to walgreens or publix...etc, they have stuff called "STY" and it has a picture on the box of an eye. that stuff helps alot i always use it. good luck

Mar 27, 2006 | 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Fusiondynamics,Mar 27 2006, 12:45 AM

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Mar 27, 2006 | 03:33 PM

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Nin009

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Take a Q-Tip and some baby shampoo and clean the lid regularly. And stop touching your freakin' eye!

Mar 27, 2006 | 04:03 PM

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http://www.kohbunny.com/sty.jpg

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Mar 27, 2006 | 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Zangerzone,Mar 26 2006, 07:07 PM

A stye is also called a hordeolum. It is a pimple caused by skin germs that infect the tunnel through which the eyelashes emerge. A stye is usually tender and eventually develops a pointy white head before it bursts. They can be quite tender and irritating.

A moist, hot compress will speed resolution. Antibiotics are not necessary. The stye has to drain, whether on its own or with a doctor's help. Sometimes it can grow so large that surgical drainage is advised.

There are some look-alike lesions that can mimic a stye, so if it doesn't clear promptly in 5-7 days be sure you see your ophthalmologist for an evaluation.

I couldn't have said it any better. This always works. I get one every year from the trasition from winter to spring. I actually just got one a few weeks ago. It will go away... JUST DON'T TOUCH IT!!!! If you feel the need to touch it, which I do all the time, I usually grab a tissue and pat (not rub) with a tissue (dirty minds stop thinking... lol). Dirty hands are bad news for stys.

Andre