Stye remedies for toddlers

When you become a parent, you also get yourself used to a number of medical issues, like strange-looking bumps to various types of rashes that leave you wondering. Wait a minute, what did you just discover? Is it looking like a sore red lump on your kid’s eyelid? If yes, then this strange-looking lump is called Stye or sty.

The eyes are the most sensitive part of the body; hence, anything related to it makes parents more concerned and conscious about their Child’s health. Therefore, this article has come to ease your misery; as long as Stye is a concern, here, you will get all the care tips, preventions and symptoms.

What is a Stye?

A stye is a painful red lump caused by an infected oil or sweat gland on the inside or the outside rim and upper or lower eyelid. A stye is also known as a hordeolum. Stye resembles a pimple, and Stye is a quite common eye infection in children. Your Child may feel eye irritation, swelling, redness, and bothersome when he is having Stye. Remember, Style is not contagious, but once you’ve had one, you’re more likely to have another. Styes can cause a child’s eye to feel heavy or itchy, as well as greater tear formation and increased tear production.

What causes a Stye?

The eyelids have lots of oil glands all around the eyelashes. Oil buildup or dirt can easily clog the gland or block up the oil gland. As long as these meibomian glands dysfunction (huge sebaceous glands of the eyelid helps in eyelid infection and swelling), bacteria start to grow inside. Ultimately, they help a style develop. Hence, Style is a kind of bacterial infection.

The most common bacteria that cause Stye is Staph, and the nose is the main source of Staph (Staphylococcus Aureus). Therefore, when your baby rubs the eye after touching the mucus from the nose, it is prone to get germs entering the eye and cause a risk of infection. On the other hand, when you clean a baby’s eye with a dirty towel, the kid rub or scratch the eye with dirty hands if the kid’s eye comes in contact with dirty water or even eye makeup. These are the main cause to develop an eye infection.

What are the symptoms of a Stye?

Stye symptoms vary from Child to Child. However, you can diagnose a style from the way it feels and looks. Staph (Staphylococcus aureus), the most common germ in our mouth or nose and even in our environment, is the home of eyelid infection that leads to Stye. Basically, there are two types of style internal styes and external Styes.

A stye can cause the following symptoms:

• Near the eyelid, a red lump or swelling.
• Drainage of yellow or white fluid.
• Feeling as though something is in your eye.
• A stye is a tiny red lump that appears at the eyelash base, generally on the lower lid.
• Redness at the edge of the eyelid.
• Soreness.
• Eyelid pain.
• Heaviness in the eyelid or eye affected by Stye.
• A stay may cause a watery eye, or it increases tear production.
• It turns into a kind of pimple on the eyelid.
• Sensitivity to bright light.
• Tenderness, sometimes with frequent blinking.

Although, Stye is among one of the most common child health issues, and it is harmless eye infections. Still, it is advisable to consult the candidate in health management as sometimes other severe infections may also look like a style.

Most red lumps at the eyelid tip are harmless, and they are generally not a style. These bumps heal on their own within 7 to 10 days. However, a stye can be irritating. Hence, we have gathered some most effective and easy to apply home remedies for you to get rid of Stye fast, or they will help you alleviate some of the pain and Style caused by Stye.

Effective Home Treatments

Clean the eyelid:

The first thing you are supposed to do for eye stye is clean the eyelids with fresh water. Cleaning the eyelids will not just remove the bacteria, but it also helps to give relief symptoms to Stye. On a cotton ball, washcloth, or makeup removal pad, apply diluted tear-free baby shampoo. Then gently massage the eyes and rinse again with fresh water. Mild saline solution is also advisable to clean the eyelids. Remember to not splash or sprinkle the solutions into the eye.

Warm Compress:

Warm compresses are the best and most effective among the home remedies for eye infections. As warm compresses can be used to assist the pup drain from the Style. You just have to use a clean washcloth soaked in warm water to make your warm compress. Apply this warm compress for two minutes at a time to the eyelids and try to follow the same regime at least several times a day. Remember to give gentle massage during the warm compress to help the Stye drain – never ever try to squeeze the Stye as it may lead to the risk of infections.

Your doctor may opt for follow-up care to remove the infected lash. This may aid in the removal of pus and the speeding up of the healing process. Moreover, this effective treatment also helps in additional symptoms like itching, irritation and swellings.

Medical treatments are rarely used to treat styes unless they reveal severe symptoms. Medical care like antibiotics taken orally may assist in certain cases. Ensure that your kids (and the rest of the family members) wash their hands regularly.

Note: remember to use only warm water and not too hot water, especially when you are applying these remedies for eye infections on your little one ( babies), as hot water can damage their tender skin and cause discomfort. 

Warm Tea Bag:

You can use a lukewarm tea bag instead of a warm cloth compress. Black tea is the most effective treatment of eye care since it reduces inflammation as well as has antimicrobial qualities that reduce infections. Preparing a tea bag for eye care is quite simple; it is the same way you prepare a tea to drink, fill a mug half with boiling water and drop a tea bag into it. Allow the tea bag to cool down enough so you can lay it over the eyes, and then set it on the eye for 5 to 10 minutes. Prepare different tea bags for each eye and follow the same regime twice a day. You can also use black tea as a compress daily, as it has proved to be the best eye care advice.

Avoid Contact Lenses:

 If your child is wearing contact lenses, then switch to glasses until they have the Style to prevent damage to the cornea. Removing contact lenses during Style also protects them from infections when they wear them again. If the lenses are disposable, then don’t hesitate to throw them away.

Avoid Eye Makeup:

If your child is in the habit of wearing eye makeup on a regular basis, please, tell them to avoid makeup, especially eye makeup, at least until they don’t recover from the Style. Because, when they have a style, wearing eye makeup might irritate their eyes even more, and it also spread eye infections. Remember, makeup that is placed directly on the eyelid must be strictly avoided, like mascara or eyeliner. However, as long as eye makeup like eyeshadow is placed outside the lid border, it is somehow safe to wear.

It is quite obvious that your cosmetics caused the bacterial infection. You might not have realized but, your makeup brushes could have transferred the bacterial infection from your infected eye to another eye. Therefore, we also advise to avoid all makeup remedies during Stye or other eye infections.

Never Pop:

When you pop a style, you take a high risk infection, as well as push any contaminated material deeper into your eye socket. If the infection spreads, it might cause more discomfort or possibly eyesight loss.

Styes should only be drained in a controlled environment or by an ophthalmologist. The infection will not spread into the eye if the styes drain normally. That’s the body taking things out in a natural way, and that is the only good thing for you and your eyes. But, as you already know, it doesn’t last long, so you need to wait for the right time for its natural settlement.

Gentle Message:

A message has often proved to be an effective treatment. A gentle massage speed up the pus drainage as well as provides relief. Remember to wash your hand before messaging the eyelid. You may use coconut oil for such messages or any baby cream. While your message, consider whether it is internal Stye or external Stye. Because internal Stye often hurts more. Hence, stop messaging if you feel pain or discomfort in the area around the eyelid.

OTC (over-the-counter) drugs:

A style can be treated using antibiotic ointments applied to the skin. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and paracetamol can also be used to alleviate pain and inflammation of eye infections. We advise you to see your ophthalmologist if your everyday work is getting disturbed by Stye.

Personal Hygiene:

Poor hygiene habits are the main source of the Style. Infected oil glands or sweat glands on your eyelids produce styes, which appear as a red lump on your eyelids that resembles pimples. Therefore, to avoid Stye, make personal hygiene and eye hygiene an essential part of your life by washing your hand frequently, washing your eyes twice a day with cold water in a dusty environment, always wearing eye gear, and following all required care measures. Styes can be exacerbated by poor cleanliness, outdated cosmetics, and certain medicine. On the other hand, certain health conditions, health issues or poor eye health are also the main sources of the Style. 

Don’t wait to meet Doctor if…

If your kid exhibits any of the following symptoms, contact immediately to your kid’s health provider:

• Fever, as prescribed by your Child’s Doctor,
• If you identify red or warm skin around the infected eye.
• The Stye’s drainage
• If your kid complains about the vision of the bacterial infected eye.
• You see the Style in the same condition, even after the treatment.
• Styes that are continually reappearing.
• When you feel your child needs to be under Doctor’s observation.

Parents are usually extra cautious when it comes to their kids’ health. No matter how old your kid is, a scary, strange-looking red bump is the last thing you want to see in your Child’s eye as a parent. We hope that this health article will help you know that the Style formation is quite normal and it doesn’t last long. These minor infections usually go away on their own after a week. Moreover, you can treat the Stye in your baby’s eye through these remedies for eye infections. Most important, The symptoms of a stye may look like symptoms of other conditions. Have your child see their healthcare provider for a diagnosis if you find additional symptoms in your kid.