HowtotreatorgetridofastyeMedicallyreviewedbyDebraRoseWilson,Ph.D.,MSN,R.N.,IBCLC,AHN-BC,CHT—WrittenbyZawnVillinesonJanuary6,2020TreatmentandremediesRemovalCausesSymptomsWhentoseeadoctorSummaryAstye,whichadoctormightcallahordeolum,isabumpthatdevelopsontheeyelidoratthebaseoftheeyelashes.Abacterialinfectionisthecauseofmoststyes.Themajorityofstyeswilldisappearontheirown,withorwithouttreatment,within1or2weeks.However,thereareanumberofthingsapersoncandotogetridofastye.Keepreadingtolearnmoreaboutthem,aswellassomecauses,symptoms,andreasonstoseeadoctor.TreatmentandremediesforpainThefollowinghomeremediesmayhelpeasethepainofastye:1.WarmcompressesShareonPinterestAnumberofhomeremediesmayeasethepainofastye.Putaverywarm,butnothotorscalding,wetcompressontheeyeforshortperiodsoftimeafewtimesperday.Thiscanhelpopenuptheglandsanddrainthestyemorequickly.Itmaytemporarilyeasethepain.However,onestudyfoundnoconclusiveevidencethatthistechniquehelpshealthestye.2.EyehygieneItisimportanttokeeptheeyeareaclean.Styesarecontagious,whichmeansthatitispossibletospreadthebacteriatootherpeopleandtootherpartsoftheeye.Bacteriathatgetintothestyecanworsentheinfectionandslowhealing.Followingthesetipscanhelppreventtheinfectionfromgettingworse:Avoidsharinganyeyecareproducts,includingeyedropsandeyemakeup.Donottrytopoporsqueezethestye.Avoidrubbingortouchingtheeyes,unlesstoapplymedicationorcompresses.Washthehandswithsoapandwaterbeforeandaftertouchingtheeyetoapplymedicationorcompresses.Gentlyrinsetheeyeifdirtordustgetsundertheeyelid.Avoidwearingcontactlensesuntilthestyeheals.3.PainmedicationOver-the-counter(OTC)painmedicationmayalsoeasethepainofastye.Nonsteroidalanti-inflammatorydrugssuchasibuprofencanreduceinflammationandmightthereforehelpwithburningandswelling.4.OTCstyeremediesManydrugstoresselleyedropsthatmayhelprelievethepainofstyes.Theseremedieswillnothealthestye,buttheymayhelpeasethepain.Onlyapplytheseremedieswithcleanhands,anddonotallowthetipofthebottletotouchtheeye.RemovaloptionsVerylargestyesandthosethatdo