Causes of Styes

A stye is a bacterial infection that occurs in the oil gland of the eyelid. These glands can become blocked by dead skin cells, trapping bacteria inside and leading to an infection. This results in a swollen, painful lump called a stye.

What is a styes?
Risk for developing a styes
Steps to prevent a styes
When to see Doctor?
Treatment of styes

What is a styes?

A stye is a reddish bump on the outer edge of the eyelid caused by inflammation in an infected gland. The medical term for a stye is hordeolum.

Symptoms of a stye include:

Swelling of the eyelid
Yellowish discharge
Sensitivity to light
The sensation of something being in the eye
A scratchy feeling in the eye
Excessive tearing
A crust forming along the edge of the eyelid

Risk for developing a styes

The bacteria responsible for styes are typically harmless and found on the skin. However, when these bacteria move toward the eye and become trapped in a gland, they can cause an infection.

Eye infections are often linked to poor hygiene practices and the use of contact lenses. Factors that increase the risk of contact lens-related infections include:

Poorly cleaned contact lenses
Handling contacts without washing your hands first
Wearing contacts while sleeping
Reusing disposable contacts
Using contacts beyond their expiration date

The risk of developing a stye is also higher if you have had one previously, but the condition is generally treatable.

Steps to prevent a styes

The chances of getting styes can be lower via the following steps –

Evade touching or rubbing your eyes.
Take pills to soothe itchiness from hay fever or allergies.
Manage blepharitis, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis.
Put contacts clean and disinfected.
Clean your hands before touching contacts.
Don’t reuse disposable contacts.
Scrub your hands with soap and warm water, or use a hand sanitizer that includes alcohol.

Precaution to take during styes are –

Clean your hands frequently.
Avoid using mascara or eyeliner.
Abandon all old makeup.
Don’t use contact lenses.

The styes are not communicable but bacteria can be transported via infected makeup. Hence, you should never use anyone else makeup or give your makeup to anyone.

How is a styes diagnosed?

The doctor can diagnose a styes by looking at it. No tests are required for styes diagnose.

When to see Doctor?

However, the styes gets healed by itself. But if you facing any of the following issues, you should be considered the doctor –

your styes doesn’t rise to improve within a few days
the trash contains a lot of blood
fast growth
there’s a lot of inflammation

Growth of inflammation and new signs of infections are indications of enlarging the new infections.

Treatment of styes

Do not try to pop or squeeze a styes otherwise, it can unfurl the infection to the whole eyelid. However, they healed their own in about a week but you can use few topical antibiotics.

A warm squeeze can –

aid liquefy the dried material in a styes, enabling it to drain
extract the pus in an outside styes to the exterior where it can come to a head before exploding
unclog the gland, producing a sewerage route for the pus and detritus especially in inner styes

The American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests using a squeeze for 10-15 minutes three to four times a day during styes.

Massaging the styes after the soft squeeze is helpful to break up the material in the styes to get drain better. Don’t forget to clean your fingertips before doing the massage.

However, don’t forget to consult with a doctor if still you are not feeling better. They can make a tiny incision and removes the debris and pus.

Styes can be very painful, but they healed on their own. A warm squeeze can be helpful to drain the pus and heal quickly.

Source ; Healthline.com

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