5 Easy Tricks for Treating Styes

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Stye symptoms

The signs and symptoms of a stye are:

• A red bump on your eyelid, similar to a pimple or whitehead.
• Pain in your eyelid.
• Swelling of the eyelids.
• Water eyes.
• Rheumy eyes.
• Sensitivity to light.
• Feeling like you have something in your eye.

Have you ever had a stye? If you have, or if you get them often, keep reading. Here are some home remedies for treating styes.

Tricks for treating styes

1. Gold

If you’re trying to treat a stye quickly, one of the most ancient methods, which actually works the pretty good, is applying heat to the affected area. People usually use gold jewelry for this.

Method

• Rub a ring, or any piece of gold against a clean cloth or piece of clothing.
• Keep rubbing until the ring is warm.
• Place it directly on the stye.
• Repeat 10 times in a row every day.

*According to scientists, the relief from this method comes from the heat, not the fact that the object is made of gold.

2. Topical aloe vera

Aloe vera gel is a popular remedy for styes because of its healing properties.

You need a spear of aloe vera and a piece of gauze. Peel the aloe vera and rinse the peeled piece with water. Then, use the gauze to apply it to your eyelid.

*This method has not been scientifically proven. Nevertheless, it continues to be a very popular folk remedy.

3. Chamomile tea bags

Chamomile has anti-inflammatory properties and can help relieve the symptoms of a stye.

Prepare one chamomile tea bag in a cup of boiling water. Let it steep for five minutes, and then place the teabag on your stye. Leave it there for ten minutes, and repeat twice a day.

Other tips

Antibiotic creams

Antibiotic ointments can help a stye when the cause is a staph infection. A doctor will prescribe the medication, just follow the instructions they give you during the appointment.

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Keep your glasses and contact lenses clean

If you use contact lenses, try not to use them until your stye is gone. They could be contaminated with the bacteria that caused your stye. Make sure they are clean and wash your hands well before touching them.

We also recommend you wash everything that might have come into contact with your eye, such as pillowcases, sheets, cushions, towels, etc.

2. Topical aloe vera

Among many wonderful uses of aloe vera, you  can also soothe a stye quickly and effectively. It’s possible thanks to aloe vera’s pain-relieving and healing effects.

Ingredients

• Aloe vera leaf.
• Gauze pad or a clean cloth.

Method

• Take the aloe vera leaf and peel it vertically to extract the pulp and use it as a gel.
• Dip the gauze pad completely into the pulp and apply it directly on the stye.
• Let it sit for a half hour and wash off with warm water.
• Dry with a paper towel.
• Repeat 2 to 3 times a day for best results.

Please read: 9 Medicinal Benefits of Aloe Vera Gel

3. Chamomile tea bags

Chamomile helps soothe and reduce inflammation. It’s a herb with medicinal powers that have regenerative effects on eyelids.

Ingredients

• 1 chamomile tea bag.
• 1 cup of boiling water (250 ml).

Method

• Place the chamomile tea bag in the boiling water.
• Let it sit for 5 minutes.
• Put the chamomile tea bag right on top of the stye. Let it sit until it cools and remove afterwards.
• Repeat 2 times a day. Every treatment should last 10 minutes.
• The application of this treatment will help eliminate your stye.

4. Antibiotic ointments

Ointments that have bacteria targeting components are the best to treat a stye, especially if the stye is from a staphylococcal infection, which is the most common bacteria around the eyelid.

Ingredients

• Antibiotic ointments prescribed by a doctor.

Method

• Once you’ve seen the doctor and have received the antibiotic ointment, you should apply it using clean hands. Not doing so could make the infection worse.

5. A full night’s sleep

Getting eight hours of sleep is another expert recommendation for treating styes. It’s one of the most simple and effective tricks out there.

Method

• Go to bed at 9:00 for three nights in a row and you’ll be getting a full night’s sleep more often.
• After 3 nights of going to bed early, the stye will disappear. It’s as simple as closing your eyes and waiting for nature run it’s course. There’s no doubt about it, it’s the best trick.

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