Stye on the eye

The Denouncer

I have a stye on my lower eyelid of my right eye 2 whole months now. It doesn't seem to be getting better. I have used Fucitithalmic, (which worked with ones I had on the upper eyelid in the past), brolene (which did nothing except make my eye red) and other drips and drops, held teabags and hot cotton pads on it, pulled out eyelashes sticking out of it, been to the doctor and he wrote me a prescription for some other drops which just made my sight blurred. 2 months later and I still have it and to be honest it looks pretty much the same as when I first got it. I presume that it can be cauterized off or something, but before I go to the eye and ear does anyone have any other suggestions?

nhughes100

I've had one as well, the correct term is a cyst, not a stye. Using very very hot water(as hot as you can handle basically) and holding it against the cyst again for as long as you can handle is good as it opens up the pores and whatever gunk is causing the cyst will come forth. This is a slow process and a bit sore but it does work. I've found that covering up the eyelid with a plaster after the hot water treatment helps a lot. Do this last thing at night so it does't annoy your vision too much.

The operation is straight forward enough but they'll make you wait for a few hours in A+E even though it's obvious that you need a cyst removed. It only takes about 10-15 minutes and I was only waiting a week for my appointment.

Either way you have to treat it, it won't go away on it's own.

The Denouncer

nhughes100 wrote: »

I've had one as well, the correct term is a cyst, not a stye. Using very very hot water(as hot as you can handle basically) and holding it against the cyst again for as long as you can handle is good as it opens up the pores and whatever gunk is causing the cyst will come forth. This is a slow process and a bit sore but it does work. I've found that covering up the eyelid with a plaster after the hot water treatment helps a lot. Do this last thing at night so it does't annoy your vision too much.

The operation is straight forward enough but they'll make you wait for a few hours in A+E even though it's obvious that you need a cyst removed. It only takes about 10-15 minutes and I was only waiting a week for my appointment.

Either way you have to treat it, it won't go away on it's own.

Yeah I have been boiling hot water from a kettle onto cotton pads and holding it against the cyst and the odd time some white stuff came out, but its like hit and hope. I'm coming up to 9 weeks since I first felt a pain on my eyelid and if its not looking improved using this boiling water method by next Thursday I'm going back to the doctor to arrange an appointment.

nhughes100

Try covering it up after you give it the hot water treatment, I found a drastic improvement after a couple of days.

The Denouncer

nhughes100 wrote: »

Try covering it up after you give it the hot water treatment, I found a drastic improvement after a couple of days.

Where its situated that's pretty difficult to do. But after giving the cyst a good super-hot blast last night I woke this morning and it didn't look in good shape, it has certainly helped.

nhughes100

I just used a regular plaster put on last thing at night, just helps with keeping it clean, I don't know if you've access to bepanthen cream, more commonly known as nappy rash cream but also used when you get a tattoo to help with the healing as it provides a breathable protective layer over the punctured skin. It's only 4 euro for a small tube of it in Boots and if you ever get a tattoo you can use it there too!

The Denouncer

Still have it (12 weeks now), and eye is all puffy from using boiling hot water on it every evening. I think its a bit smaller than when I first got it but almost impossible to get rid of.

Ausone

The Denouncer wrote: »

Still have it (12 weeks now), and eye is all puffy from using boiling hot water on it every evening. I think its a bit smaller than when I first got it but almost impossible to get rid of.

A stye is effectively a blocked sebaceous gland around the base of the eye lash. Normally caused by an infection. a hot compress will help unblock the gland and ease the problem.

Sometimes Chalazions (blocked oil gland) can be mistaken for a stye.
Styes occur at the eyelash, chalazions usually appear on the eye lid.

Styes usually go in about a week, chalazions last months.

If it is a chalazion you need to get a surgical procedure to sort it out.

Hope this helps.

The Denouncer

I have done nothing but hot compress in the last month, and its starting to really piss me off. It sounds like it could be a chalazion, except its not on the eye lid. All the styes I ever had on the eye lid went within a week. This is under my eye.
I'll have to pay yet another visit to the doctor so.

Ausone

The Denouncer wrote: »

I have done nothing but hot compress in the last month, and its starting to really piss me off. It sounds like it could be a chalazion, except its not on the eye lid. All the styes I ever had on the eye lid went within a week. This is under my eye.
I'll have to pay yet another visit to the doctor so.

If it is not right at the eye lashes it is not a stye.

Chalazions can appear under the eye
See 2nd photo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalazion

I generally don't like referring to Wiki, but it works here.

If you pull down your lower lid, is there anything obvious wrong visible?

But sounds like a visit to an eye consultant is on the cards.

The Denouncer

Ausone wrote: »

If it is not right at the eye lashes it is not a stye.

Its on the lower eyelashes. Well I pulled them all out by now. It could be a cyst.

Ausone

The Denouncer wrote: »

Its on the lower eyelashes. Well I pulled them all out by now. It could be a cyst.

Sounds like you need to go back to the GP.

tattykitty

Hi, I've a chalazion that I've got to have removed at a place in Fairview. I forgot to ask how much it was going to cost without health insurance - I read something online about it costing a grand and nearly dropped the laptop. Does anyone know? Thanks.