eClaire

I have a sty (i think).

The corner of my eyelid is swollen but there isn't a little spot (i think it may be under the lid, but I am too much of a wimp to pull it up to find out).

It is absolutely agonising.

I have tried the teabag and rubbing gold on it but it isn't helping in the slightest.

I have the muppets night out on Tuesday and don't fancy walking about with a gammy yak. Anything else I can try?

TIA

Claire

ajm

Go to the chemists and get some eye drops, all that gold and teabag stuff is just old wives tale nonsense!

imlach

Eye Pavillion near Lauriston Place - if it's really sore, phone them up and ask.
It's A&E for eyes in Edinburgh.

imlach

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavillion
Chalmers Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9HA
0131 536 1000

imlach

PS rubbing it with stuff like tea & gold COULD make it worse - you don't want to be introducing any other contamination into your eye.

eClaire

Jees Uncle Ricky!!!! Don't really want to visit the hospital!! Thank you anyway dearest

I'm going to buy some eye drops tomorrow

imlach

You said it was sore, and you can't be too careful with eyes. I'm sure it'll be fine. However, if it's MUCH worse at 2am, I won't be here to give you the above info Hence the post

PS Eye Pavillion prob not 24/7, so you'd prob have to go to A&E at Little France anyway.

Just FYI.

imlach

PS Please don't rub anything in it. You haven't had any milky contamination in it in the last 48 hours have you?

eClaire

ROTFPMSL

No I bloody well haven't!!!

I had someone lick it for me on Thursday night though to ease the pain Stupid I know

Thank you for your concern imlach


Ps. What was in your carrier bag on friday btw?!

IWatkins

If it really start to annoy you, cool the area around it by wrapping an ice cube in a paper towel. It just eases the swelling a little and that eases the scratchiness of it.

Used to suffer badly when younger due to hay fever.

Cheers

Ian

Chip

Claire,
Try going to one of those things called
















Doctors,thats it doctors.Their apparantly trained to give advice in medical matters. Try one, you never know!

Chip

eClaire

On my way to the kitchen


Chip, I really can't be bothered with the docs.

I will get eye drops and if they don't work then I'll go

Chip

Causes
Like any other boil, they just happen. If you are getting boils on a regular basis you should have it checked out, as conditions like diabetes make you more susceptible to them.
Prevention
There is no way of preventing a stye.
Complications
In the past, people were quite aggressive in dealing with styes and would even cut into the lid margin to allow them to drain. There was a real danger of scarring, which then scratched the eye each time the person blinked. This treatment is now very uncommon.
Self care
Compresses made from clean, white, cotton cloth soaked in warm water and pressed against the stye are painful but do help bring the stye to a head. Some people then advise removing the eyelash next to the stye, allowing the pus to drain. This doesn't always work and can be very painful. The stye will burst on its own, often during sleep
More information
Antibiotics are of little value and the stye will invariably clear without them.
Note
Avoid wearing contact lenses, especially the soft or permeable types, while you have any kind of eye infection.


Dr Chip.

CataIunya

I had one once, got it by piercing it with a needle I think then squeezing it made a bit of a mess but got it and felt a lot better.

Dave T-S

I think you will find it's a stye

Now, if you had a sty in your eye, that would be a real pig

Dave T-S

PS - get some Golden Eye Ointment

WRX Wannabe

Best to use cotton wool/ear bud and do hot compress

May even be a blocked tear duct if in the corner of your eye lid

Do you wear contact lenses?

Just pop into the opticians and they should have a look at it for you

topdog

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Jerome

LOL at Dave

eClaire

LOL


Nope don't wear contacts.

Ok, I shall remember for future reference -- STYE

Nigel H

I always thought it was Golden Eye Oinkment

Boom boom

Spoon

Wouldn't be an improvement then?

eClaire

No Spoon, it wouldn't

FFS. Went out at lunch and the fricken Unison march was taking place along Haymarket was wound up about getting back to work late I forgot to pick up my eye drops