How to Quickly and Safely Overcome Styes, Also Know the Causes

Kapanlagi.com - Styes are one of the common health problems experienced by many people. Although not a serious health problem, styes should not be underestimated. When experiencing styes, a person will feel uncomfortable with their vision. Not only that, styes can also lower a person's self-confidence. Therefore, someone who experiences it will immediately look for ways to quickly and safely overcome styes.

Styes occur when a pimple-like lump suddenly appears around the eye. As reported by healthline.com, styes occur when pores around the eyelids are blocked. This blockage causes the accumulation of dirt and oil, creating a breeding ground for bacteria. Styes are usually characterized by symptoms such as swollen eyelids, pain, itchy eyes, and continuous tearing.

If you experience the above symptoms, don't worry. You can apply several ways to quickly and safely overcome styes as follows.

1. Clean Your Eyes

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As mentioned earlier, stye is caused by dirt that clogs the pores on the eyelids. Therefore, one way to overcome it is by cleaning the eyes, especially the eyelids. You can clean your eyes using soap or shampoo. However, it should be done carefully. It is recommended to use baby soap or shampoo that is relatively mild on the eyes.

It is best to clean the eyelids regularly until the stye subsides and disappears. This method can also be done as a preventive measure.

2. Avoid Using Makeup or Contact Lenses

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While you have a stye, it is best to avoid using makeup and contact lenses. Both can hinder the healing process of the stye. On the contrary, using makeup and contact lenses can even worsen the condition of the stye. This is because both can potentially contain bacteria that will worsen the stye.

As a substitute for contact lenses, during the stye, it is advisable to switch to wearing glasses. Not only to restore clear vision, but glasses will also protect the possibility of the eyes being exposed to bacteria from the outside.

3. Compressing the Eye

Another way to treat a stye is by compressing the eye. To treat a stye, the swollen part of the eyelid can be compressed with warm water. This method is quite effective in treating a stye, especially in reducing the pain.

However, before doing it, make sure that the cloth and water used for compressing are clean. To effectively heal, compress for 5-10 minutes. Do it every day until the stye subsides and disappears.

4. Use Tea Bags

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Compressing is indeed one of the most practical ways to treat a stye. In addition to using warm water, it turns out you can also compress the stye with tea bags. However, the tea bags used should be warm or freshly brewed. Just like compressing with warm water, you can compress with tea bags for 5-10 minutes.

Compressing the stye with warm tea bags will reduce the pain. If done regularly, this will also make it subside. Another benefit is that regularly compressing the eyes with tea bags will also fade dark circles.

5. Massaging Eyelids

Another way you can do to overcome styes is by gently massaging around the eyes. You can massage the area of the stye directly using your hands. However, don't forget to wash them first. Or, you can also use tissue as a cover. Do the massage slowly.

You can massage until a white pus-like fluid comes out. If the fluid has come out, stop massaging and clean it carefully using tissue or cotton. But it is better not to force it. If the stye area feels painful when massaged, it is better to stop the massage as soon as possible.

6. Causes of Styes

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After knowing some ways to overcome styes, the equally important thing is to know what can cause styes. The goal, of course, is to be more vigilant and be able to take preventive action. Here are some habits that can cause styes.

1) Touching the eyes with dirty hands.

2) Using expired or incompatible makeup with the skin, thus triggering allergies.

3) Not removing makeup before going to bed.

Well, those are some ways to overcome styes that you can try. However, if you have tried the above methods and the stye does not heal, it doesn't hurt to immediately consult a doctor. So that you can get more effective medical assistance. In addition, also avoid bad habits that can cause styes mentioned above.

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