| Soak a washcloth in the solution, gently wring it, and apply it to the stye for 15 minutes two or three times a day. |
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| A stye is caused by infection of a gland at the base of one or more eyelashes. |
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| We had another day at home, doing quiet things with our Christmas toys and hoping the stye wouldn't get worse. |
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| The compresses should be followed by the application of an antibiotic ointment to the stye, available by prescription. |
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| The term stye refers to small painful boil, an inflamed hair follicle or an infection of a sebaceous gland in the edge of the eyelid. |
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| In the final stages, the stye will burst and discharge pus, causing the eyelid to stick together during the night in severe cases. |
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| The stye usually causes pain, redness and swelling of the entire lid. |
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| Sometimes it is necessary for the stye to be lanced by an eye care practitioner to assist with expression. |
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| Sometimes if the stye is particularly painful the ophthalmologist will pierce it to accelerate its healing. |
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| A stye is an infection of a tear gland at the edge of the eyelid. |
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| The real cause of stye is the toxic condition of the child's system brought about by wrong eating habits, especially consumption of foods such as white bread, refined cereals, boiled potatoes, pudding, pies and confectionery. |
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| Not infrequently, more than 1 stye is present. |
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| Preventive measures for eye stye include always washing hands before touching the eyes and keeping good eye hygiene, especially for contact users. |
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| A stye gives rise to a throbbing pain which can go out of proportion. |
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| The best way of treating a stye is to apply a warm water compress, using a clean facecloth or towel. |
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| A list of company names as we render them appears in our stye guide here. |
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| A small swollen area of redness and pain on the margin of your eyelid may indicate that you have a stye, known in medical terms as external hordeolum. |
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| Contact lenses should not be worn during infection or drainage of a stye. |
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