View Full Version : I have a sty on my eye!
Swanny36
27 Apr 2008, 00:21
yeh well ive got a stye does anyone know what i can do to take the swelling down a bit??
Hot towel and pop it!
I had one ages ago and I used ice (hardened water!) but when I told a mate he swore I should have used a hot towel, bring down swelling and softens the skin.
Goods luck Swanny... just to make you feel better Dane had a massive zit on his chin yesterday too!
Swanny36
27 Apr 2008, 01:25
Hot towel and pop it!
I had one ages ago and I used ice (hardened water!) but when I told a mate he swore I should have used a hot towel, bring down swelling and softens the skin.
Goods luck Swanny... just to make you feel better Dane had a massive zit on his chin yesterday too!
lol cheers mate makes me feel a whole lot more comfortable lol,
i'll try the hot the towel because at the moment it freakin canes when i shut my eye or even blink so its fairly annoying!
Dont pop it or you can get a nasty infection. An old wives tale (in-line with what smoky said) is to put a warm to hot (your discomfort level) tea bag on it. It will work wonders but take an hour or so.
The Royal Sampler
27 Apr 2008, 01:34
There are creams available at the pharmacy for that. The better one is by prescription only though, or so I was told the last time I had a sty on my eye. :(
I know this will sound really weird but it always works for me..... Get a silver wedding ring and rub the edge of it firmly along the sty three times. My girlfriends mum told me about it and I scoffed as you probably are but the next day it was gone.....:eek:
wicksy not so. After all you can get those bars of aluminimun "soap" you rub on your face after cutting yourself shaving and it stops the bleeding almost straight away... but you have to rub it 5 times
Swanny36
27 Apr 2008, 10:49
There are creams available at the pharmacy for that. The better one is by prescription only though, or so I was told the last time I had a sty on my eye. :(
yeh, going up to the pharmacy soon its bloody grows bigger and bigger every night, and it bloody hurts like you cant close your eye, the first morning i found it i thought i had like a bruised eye socket or something but no a fu**en stye!
hope this cream works though!
warm damp towel is the way to go. do it as many times in the day as u can be bothered.
and dont touch it. if you do make sure u wash your hands afterwards. they're very infectuous and if ur not careful ull just end up getting another one, or spreading it to someone else.
also a good idea to take echinacea or something that boosts ur immune system.
jerry springer
27 Apr 2008, 12:27
go to the chemist and buy some Naphcon Forte
its a S3 medication so you dont need a prescription,and should be less than 15 bucks
using a warm compress will help a little as mentioned above
Swanny36
27 Apr 2008, 19:25
thanks guys,
but i went to the chemist and they said im not aloud to put ANY creams on it just in case it goes in my eye???
but anywho, it still hasnt gone down,
ive tried the hot/warm towel, teabags, and also i had a go with a silver ring lol but that didnt work....
its just really pissing me off!
It will subside. Just relax and rub it as often as possible :)
jerry springer
27 Apr 2008, 19:30
thanks guys,
but i went to the chemist and they said im not aloud to put ANY creams on it just in case it goes in my eye???
but anywho, it still hasnt gone down,
ive tried the hot/warm towel, teabags, and also i had a go with a silver ring lol but that didnt work....
its just really pissing me off!
Naphcon Forte isnt a cream its a droplet.will provide instant relief
Swanny36
27 Apr 2008, 19:36
Naphcon Forte isnt a cream its a droplet.will provide instant relief
yeh i was reffering to the other posters...
thanks mate i will give it a couple more days and if there is no improvements i will go to the doc and get a persription....
jerry springer
27 Apr 2008, 20:45
yeh i was reffering to the other posters...
thanks mate i will give it a couple more days and if there is no improvements i will go to the doc and get a persription....
no worries champ,you shouldnt need a prescription for it.dont hold off on the doc too long however if it gets worse go see em in the morning.have to be carful with eyes,you only have 2 of them:)
hope you get better soon:thumbsu:
Swanny36
28 Apr 2008, 13:59
no worries champ,you shouldnt need a prescription for it.dont hold off on the doc too long however if it gets worse go see em in the morning.have to be carful with eyes,you only have 2 of them:)
hope you get better soon:thumbsu:
thanks mate it seems to be going down a little bit but its still swollen but its not as painful as it was last night!!:D
thanks for the help guys....
I'm glad it's feeling a little better swanny!
just a quick note- golden eye ointment can be put directly on your eyeball, so don't worry about 'getting it in your eye'.
it works wonders, seriously