External (external) stye on the eye: symptoms and treatment

Causes of styes on the lower and upper eyelids

The following factors provoke the development of purulent inflammation of the hair follicle on the lower and upper eyelids:

• The presence of an infection of bacterial origin (Staphylococcus aureus), which appears as a result of non-compliance with such hygiene rules as contact of the face with dirty hands.
• Weakened immune system.
• Hypothermia, exposure to drafts.
• Dysfunctions in the functioning of the digestive organs.
• The period of pregnancy, when the female body is weakened and transfers all useful elements to the development of the child.
• Polluted surrounding area.
• The action of demodex mite or fungus.
• Great psycho-emotional and physical stress.
• Improper use and maintenance of contact lenses.
• Compliance with diets and fasting.
• Wrong lifestyle.
• Abuse of bad habits.

The following diseases are associated with the appearance of barley:

• diabetes;
• furunculosis;
• seborrhea;
• helminthic infestation;
• acne and high oily skin;
• stress;
• avitaminosis;
• prolonged eye strain;
• blepharitis, conjunctivitis;
• anemia;
• HIV infections.

Causes

There are the following reasons for the development of an infectious-inflammatory process that causes the appearance of internal stye on the eye:

• changes in immune function associated with its disease or the frequent occurrence of viral and infectious processes in the body;
• secondary infection resulting from tonsillitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis (bacteria move along the mucous membrane);
• violation of personal hygiene rules (rubbing eyes with dirty hands, using other people's personal hygiene items);
• contamination of the eyes while wearing contact lenses for a long time, use of a dirty container for storing them, failure to replace the solution;
• systemic diseases (diabetes mellitus, anemia).

An ophthalmologist finds out the cause of the disease in order to exclude a relapse.

Treatment options

Depending on the severity of the disease or the patient’s condition, the doctor may prescribe a specific remedy. Various methods can be used in treatment, including traditional medicine, pharmaceutical drugs or surgery. Let's consider each of these methods separately.

Features of treatment

Pharmacy drugs

"Tobrex"

As a rule, eye drops need to be instilled about twice a day, but in rare cases the doctor may change the dosage of the drug or the duration of the therapeutic course. Various ointments are often used as a complement to these remedies. When treating barley, hydrocortisone, erythromycin, tetracycline and other types of ointments are used. Such products are placed under the eyelid several times a day.

Preparations for the treatment of barley

Folk remedies

In addition to traditional methods of treatment for barley, traditional medicine is also used. With their help, you can not only alleviate the symptoms of the pathology, but also completely cure stye on the upper eyelid. All recipes consist of natural ingredients, so they have no contraindications, with the exception of individual intolerance to a particular product. Despite its effectiveness, folk remedies should be used in conjunction with drug treatment, but not instead of it.

Table. Recipes for folk remedies for barley.

Stye under a child’s eye: how to treat?

This disease manifests itself and progresses equally in both children and adults.

The only point is that home treatment of barley in a child should be approached more carefully. The safest way is regular warm compresses of strong black tea (which, by the way, are also used for rough skin on the elbows)

It is not recommended to treat the abscess with antiseptics, as the child may twitch involuntarily and injure the eye.

Consultation with a doctor is required in any case, even if the child feels well, is mobile and there is no loss of appetite. You should consult a doctor as soon as possible if the occurrence of barley is accompanied by an increase in temperature, anxiety in the baby, or enlargement of nearby lymph nodes.

Symptoms of stye

The stye inside the lower eyelid is very similar to the outer one, the difference is that the inner one develops in the depths of the eye, and not at the edge.

Main symptoms:

1. The appearance of swelling in the form of a small lump at the site of localization of inflammation.
2. Redness of a small area, which indicates the location of the source of infection.
3. The appearance is very often accompanied by pain, initially a slight aching pain accompanied by itching, the peak of the disease is characterized by throbbing pain in the area of ​​suppuration.
4. A purulent bubble appears on the inner surface, which appears approximately on the third day of illness.
5. In its advanced stage, internal stye of the lower eyelid is accompanied by fever and headaches, symptoms similar to fever.
6. If the pathology is treated incorrectly and the purulent accumulation is opened, inflammation of the conjunctiva may begin, accompanied by the release of pus.

With insufficient treatment, or its absence, the development of chronic internal barley is possible. This is a more complex disease that is almost impossible to cure.

The course of such a disease is accompanied by compaction, a constant burning sensation, accompanied by itching.

In those suffering from the chronic form, the lower eyelid and mucous membrane of the eye are constantly red. The inner surface turns yellow, and a viscous, yellow secretion is characteristically released from the glands.

Ignoring a chronic internal disease can lead to the development of concomitant diseases. Frequent of which are conjunctivitis, caused by irritation of the conjunctiva by constantly secreted secretions, and enlarged lymph nodes.

Symptoms are easy to identify in the initial stages.

Causes and types of barley

Barley is treated when the eyelids are affected by Staphylococcus aureus:

• Inflammation of the meibomian gland lobule is the cause of internal barley (meibomitis), it is less painful.

1. Initially, there is a sensation of a foreign body in the eye, a slight swelling, and touching is painful. It turns red and increases in size.
2. Within 3-4 days, the external abscess matures - the swelling turns into a bright red tubercle. The eyelid swells, pain increases, and pus separates from the yellowish top.
3. After 1-2 days it breaks out spontaneously, the pus comes out, the pain and swelling disappear.

Sometimes not one, but several inflammations form simultaneously on the eyelids of both eyes.

An acute onset and rapid resolution distinguish external barley from internal barley; it develops into chalazion - a chronic inflammation that is associated with blockage of the exit channel of the gland and the accumulation of secretory fluid in it. Chalazion is painless.

• Hypothermia.
• Eating disorders, rapid growth of the child.
• Decreased immunity.
• Self-poisoning of the body as a result of helminthic infestation, constipation, bloating and abdominal pain, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

If your eyes often become inflamed, turn red after swimming in open water, or cause hordeolum on the eyelids, include foods containing vitamin A in your diet: butter, cream, chicken egg yolks, kidneys, fermented milk products, fish liver, fish oil. Plant foods are useful: zucchini, apricots, carrots, sea buckthorn, persimmon.

Increase your intake of vitamin B2 (riboflavin). In some cases, it helps to quickly cure barley - the abscess goes away in 1 day. The body does not accumulate riboflavin; it is destroyed in light. There is a lot of it in milk, vegetables, eggs, beef, liver, herring, fatty cheeses, legumes, brewer's yeast, and walnuts.

What to do if there is stye on the lower and upper eyelids

1. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over a teaspoon of birch buds, leave, apply as a lotion several times until the condition returns to normal.

2. Take 3 tablespoons of plantain grass and pour boiling water over it. Wrap the container with the infusion, leave for several hours, then strain. Apply the composition several times a day.

3. Brew black strong tea. Use fresh tea leaves to wash the eyes or dip a cotton ball into the drink and secure it in the affected area. The compresses are kept for 15-20 minutes, after which they are removed. The procedure is carried out up to 4-5 times a day.

4. Lotions made from chamomile infusion. Chamomile infusion has an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect on the site of the disease. Pour boiling water over two teaspoons of dry herbs. Leave the mixture to infuse. Strain the infusion, dip a cotton ball into it and apply lotions 3-4 times a day for 7-10 minutes.

5. Dill. Dill seeds relieve inflammation, eliminate swelling and promote recovery. To prepare the healing composition, two tablespoons of dill seeds are ground in a mortar and soaked in 2 glasses of cold water. Bring the mixture to a boil, heating over low heat. Next, the composition is cooled and used for washing the eyelid or applying compresses.

6. Calendula will speed up recovery. The composition is prepared as follows: pour a tablespoon of inflorescences with a glass of boiling water, leave in a warm place for half an hour or more. Soak cotton pads in the medicinal mixture and make compresses.

7. Cauterization with propolis tincture. Press a cotton swab with tincture onto the site of inflammation for a few seconds. Perform the procedure 4-5 times a day. Care should be taken not to damage the cornea. The disease disappears almost completely after a day.

If an illness appears on the lower eyelid, the entire eye area should be treated to prevent the spread of infection. All procedures that need to be performed on the upper eyelid are carried out with the eye closed so as not to damage the mucous membrane of the eye.

We must not forget that all lotions, washings and cauterizations are performed only until a pustular lesion has formed.

Treatment of barley with folk remedies

Before treating stye on the eyelid, you need to determine at what stage the inflammatory process is. The choice of treatment method depends on the stage of development of the disease. At the very beginning of the appearance of stye, when there is slight tingling, slight redness and discomfort in the eyelid area, you can cure stye quickly at home, even within a day, using two main methods:

1. Cauterizing the eyelid with an antiseptic;
2. Warming up with dry heat.

Treatment of external styes on the eyelid

To cauterize barley you will need a cotton swab or a small cotton wool pad, and an antiseptic of your choice:

• Camphor alcohol;
• Zelenka;
• Medical alcohol diluted with water (1:1);
• Iodine.

A cotton swab is moistened in an antiseptic solution, after which the affected area is cauterized for a few seconds. This procedure can be carried out several times a day. The main condition is that cauterization should be carried out with the eyelid closed to avoid the antiseptic getting into the eye.

You can try to cauterize the ripening barley with a clove of garlic, which has a strong antiseptic effect. It is enough to cut a clove of garlic in half and apply it to the source of inflammation. But this method is unsafe, because... may burn the skin on the eyelid.

Warming up the eyelid can be done in several ways:

• A hard-boiled egg is wrapped in clean cotton cloth and applied to the site of inflammation for 4-6 minutes.
• The salt is heated in a frying pan and placed in a small bag (or a regular sock).
• Place hot boiled potatoes in a thick cloth and attach to the barley.
• Pour boiling water over the bay leaf and leave for ten minutes. Remove the leaf from the boiling water and apply it to the sore eyelid until it cools, and then take the next leaf and repeat the procedure.
• Cut the onion into rings and place in a frying pan with vegetable oil. As soon as the onion is warm, place it on a cotton cloth and apply it to the sore spot.

Warm tea bags and a boiled egg can be used to warm the stye on the eye for a quick recovery.
Warming is carried out until the compress cools down.

Treatment of internal stye under the eyelid

Internal styes on the eye can also be treated with heating, but manipulations will need to be carried out for a longer time, and instead of cauterization, lotions and compresses are used.

How to treat stye on the lower or upper eyelid using lotions, folk remedies and recipes:

• Tea brew from barley. To quickly cure barley, make a strong infusion of tea, this is an old folk method of therapy. It can be used simply to wash the eye, or dip a cotton infusion into the drink and apply it as a lotion to the sore eye. Keep compresses with tea on the eye for about 15-20 minutes, the procedure is repeated 4-5 times a day.
• Chamomile for lotions. Chamomile has anti-inflammatory and healing properties in non-traditional medicine. Pour boiling water over two teaspoons of dry herb and let it brew for a while. Apply lotions to the affected eye 3-5 times a day for 7-10 minutes.
• Aloe juice for eye styes. Aloe leaves have a stretching and anti-inflammatory effect in many human diseases. Cut a small aloe leaf into small pieces and squeeze the juice out of them. Mix aloe juice with clean boiled water and let it brew for about 8 hours. Apply a cotton pad soaked in the infusion to the barley 3-4 times a day.
• Dill to relieve inflammation. Dill seeds help relieve swelling and eliminate redness in the inflamed area. Grind a couple of tablespoons of dill seeds in a mortar and add cold water (2 cups). Bring the mixture to a boil over low heat, and then cool. Using the infusion, you can wash the sore eye or make compresses based on it.
• Calendula is also used to relieve inflammation. Prepare an infusion of calendula according to a popular recipe: pour a glass of boiling water into a tablespoon of inflorescences and infuse for half an hour. Cotton pads soaked in calendula infusion are applied to the sore eyelid.

Aloe juice is a unique medicine that will help cure stye on the eyes of adults and children.
If barley appears on the lower eyelid, then the entire eye area needs to be treated so that the infection does not spread further. On the upper eyelid, procedures should be performed with the eye closed so as not to damage the mucous membrane of the eye.

Treatment with folk remedies and methods can be carried out in combination. For example, after washing the eyelid or applying a lotion, you should carry out the procedure of warming up or cauterizing the stye. This will help cure stye quickly in just a few days.

If an abscess appears, you should stop all home treatments and turn to medications for the treatment of stye, having first consulted an ophthalmologist.

Antibacterial ointments for barley

Today, in any pharmacy you can purchase antibacterial ophthalmic ointment for the treatment of stye and other infectious diseases. This form of medication is less convenient to use when compared with drops, but is more effective.

The active components immediately penetrate into the source of inflammation, relieving unpleasant symptoms.

However, due to a temporary deterioration in the quality of vision, it is better to apply such drugs before bedtime.

Before performing the procedure, you must wash your hands. It is better to treat the eyelid affected by stye with any antiseptic solution to remove dust and other contaminants and released pus. The drug must be applied with extreme caution. If it gets on the mucous membrane of the eye, it can cause a burn. It is recommended to carry out all manipulations with a swab or cotton swab.

Tetracycline ointment

This is the most popular eye ointment used to treat stye. It contains the antibiotic tetracycline. It quickly destroys pathogenic microflora and at the same time stimulates the immune system. In addition, the ointment has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties and has a long-lasting effect.

This product can be placed behind the eyelid or applied externally. The procedure should be repeated 3-5 times a day until the abscess completely disappears. Tetracycline ointment is also used to cleanse the wound from the remnants of dead epithelial particles when a stye on the eye is opened.

Treatment at home does not always bring positive results. In case of an allergic reaction to the active substance, it is better not to use the drug. The ointment is usually well tolerated by patients, but there is a possibility of adverse reactions.

Among them, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, dysbacteriosis, and inflammation of the oral mucosa should be highlighted. If you have kidney dysfunction, skin rashes or leukopenia, it is better to refuse treatment with this medication. It is also not recommended for children under 8 years of age and pregnant women.

Hydrocortisone ointment

This is a corticosteroid liniment that contains hydrocortisone. The ointment has a pronounced antihistamine and exudative effect, and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Its course use promotes the rapid maturation of the tumor and its breakthrough. The composition also contains xeroform. This is an antiseptic component responsible for the destruction of pathogenic flora. Castor oil moisturizes the affected surface of the eyelid, and birch tar improves tissue nutrition.

It is recommended to place the product behind the eyelid, but you can smear it directly onto the skin itself. The procedure should be repeated no more than three times a day. The duration of therapy is determined by the attending physician. In the case of infectious processes caused by viruses, the use of ointment is not advisable. If the integrity of the corneal epithelium is damaged, its use is strictly prohibited. The drug is well tolerated by patients, only some experience side effects such as burning and increased eye pressure.

Erythromycin ointment

The main component of the drug is the antibiotic of the same name. It is relatively non-toxic. Shows sensitivity to staphylococci, streptococci, gonorrhea, mycoplasma. The ointment copes well with infectious processes, including internal barley and external hordeolum.

The drug has long been used in ophthalmic practice by doctors. Among its disadvantages, it is necessary to note the resistance of bacteria to the active substance. Therefore, in case of prolonged use, it may stop fighting pathogenic microflora and become ineffective. There is also a risk of developing a secondary infection caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

An important advantage is the possibility of using the ointment during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Erythromycin ointment is well tolerated by patients when compared with penicillins.

Contraindications include sensitivity to the active component and severe liver disease. Side effects are rare and include redness, skin rash and itching.

What can be done to cure it?

Barley therapy is aimed at eliminating the external manifestations of the disease and destroying the infection. For this purpose, external means of traditional and folk medicine are used.

Medicines

To get rid of stye on the eye, various creams, gels, ointments or eye drops are used:

• Tetracycline ointment (1%);
• Erythromycin;
• Hydrocortisone ointment;
• Phloxal;
• Sodium sulfate (drops);
• Oftalmoferon;
• Levomycetin;
• Tsipromed.

The use of certain agents depends on the location of the barley.
If the source of inflammation is inside the eyelid, then it is rational to use drops or put ointment under the eyelid with a sterile stick, but only a doctor can do this. External stye is easier to treat. It is enough to lubricate it with the medicine and secure the product with a plaster. The entire course of treatment takes no more than 5 days for barley without complications, when the infection has not spread deeper. Therapy is carried out at home, but treatment can only be prescribed by a doctor.

Folk remedies

With a mild form of barley, traditional medicine will help. Let's highlight the most popular and effective ones:

• Alcohol. You need to lubricate the barley with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. The procedure is carried out daily every 2 hours. This will help dry out the stye and kill the infection. Treatment is only available for external stye. Instead of alcohol, you can use brilliant green, although this is not aesthetically pleasing, it is no less effective.
• Tea. It is necessary to brew strong black tea without sugar. First, they wash the eyes with it, and then wrap the tea leaves in gauze and make a compress on the sore eye. The procedure is carried out overnight. The stye will go away on the 3rd day.
• Boiled eggs. First you should boil a chicken egg and peel it before it cools down. The egg is applied while still warm directly to the barley. This will help the formation mature faster and release pus.
• Onion. Pour sunflower oil into a frying pan and fry a slice of onion in it. After this, the onion is wrapped in gauze and applied to the eye so that the sunflower oil also gets on the barley. This will soften it and cleanse it of pus.
• Salt. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of salt in a glass of warm water. A cotton swab is moistened in the resulting solution, which is used to treat the formation at least 5 times a day. Soon the stye will burst and go away.

Herbs

Good results can be achieved with the help of herbal preparations that have a cleansing and anti-inflammatory effect:

• Plantain. Fresh plantain leaves are washed with clean water and crushed a little so that the juice begins to release. They are applied to the barley for 5 minutes and a new leaf is taken. The number of repetitions is not limited. This is a good disinfectant against any infection.
• Common toadflax. Take 1 teaspoon of herb per glass of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. A cotton swab or gauze is moistened in the resulting infusion, which is then applied to the sore eye.
• Eyebright and chamomile. Take a teaspoon of each herb per glass of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. The infusion is carefully filtered so that there are no solid particles and 3 drops are instilled into the eye 3 times a day.
• Dill seeds. You need to grind the dill seeds and brew them in boiling water (1 teaspoon per glass of water). The seeds are infused for 15 minutes. Gauze or a tampon is soaked in the infusion and then applied to the sore eye, preferably overnight.
• Aloe. First you need to squeeze the juice from the aloe leaves, which is then diluted with water 1 to 10. The solution is used for compresses on the eyelid and for eye drops.

What is not recommended to do?

If barley appears, then under no circumstances should you do the following:

• scratching or rubbing your eyes;
• use contact lenses;
• pierce or attempt to open a mass on the eye;
• heat with hot steam.

If these precautions are neglected, there is a risk of aggravating the situation or causing blood poisoning, that is, sepsis. The infection can spread to the eye and cause severe inflammation that can lead to vision loss.

How to treat a pimp on the eye

To quickly get rid of barley, you must follow all the doctor’s recommendations. The patient is prescribed a number of medications, vitamins and traditional medicine recipes.

Drug treatment

In most cases, the stye breaks out on its own, and the patient’s condition immediately improves. But if symptoms of intoxication are observed, the patient’s eyelid is very swollen or pus is discharged from the eye, it is necessary to see a doctor.

The treatment regimen includes antibacterial ointments and eye drops that help quickly relieve inflammation:

• Tetracycline or Gentamicin ointment. This is a powerful antibacterial drug that is often prescribed for conjunctivitis and stye. The ointment is placed under the lower eyelid 2-3 times a day. After this, you should massage the upper eyelid a little so that the medicine is evenly distributed.
• Floxal and Tobrex. These eye drops are prescribed for infectious diseases of the visual organs. It is necessary to apply eye drops 3-4 times a day. Floxal can be used to treat even young children.
• Tsipromed. A strong antibacterial drug that is prescribed for barley in severe cases. The medicine has a detrimental effect on many pathogenic bacteria.
• Albucid. These eye drops can also be prescribed for stye on the eyelid. The only drawback of the drug is its side effects. After the medicinal solution gets on the mucous membrane of the eye, a severe burning sensation occurs.

For an abscess on the eyelid, Levomycetin drops help a lot. This is an inexpensive but quite effective drug that helps quickly eliminate inflammation and swelling of tissues.

In addition, the patient is prescribed vitamins and immunomodulators. They are necessary to improve immunity.

To wash the eyes, you must use a solution of Furacilin or Miramistin

It is especially important to treat the eyelid with antiseptic solutions after the abscess has broken through.

The area of ​​the abscess is lubricated with brilliant green or alcohol. The problem area should be treated carefully using a cotton swab.

Traditional methods

You can cure a pimples on the eye using a number of folk recipes. Lotions with decoctions of medicinal herbs, bee products and infusions will help eliminate inflammation:

• Take ¼ cup of chopped chamomile and St. John's wort herbs. Pour boiling water over the plant material, leave for 15 minutes and filter. Use warm to wash the eyes.
• Take 3 tablespoons of St. John's wort flowers, add a liter of water and bring to a boil. After infusion, filter and drink the infusion instead of tea twice a day, ½ cup.
• Fresh cabbage leaves are crushed to a puree and mixed with fresh chicken protein. The resulting mixture is moistened with gauze and applied to the eyelid.
• A little honey is poured onto a saucer. Soak a piece of rye bread in it and apply it to the barley for 4–5 hours; the bread should be secured with an adhesive plaster.
• Squeeze the juice out of a clove of garlic. Soak a cotton swab in it and carefully treat the abscess with the juice. You can mix garlic juice with vodka and treat the head of the abscess with this tincture.
• Aloe juice is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:2, after which the solution is used for lotions.
• Boil an egg and apply it to the problem eyelid for 20 minutes. Such procedures can only be carried out until the abscess has broken out.

You can treat barley with fresh plantain leaves. To do this, wash the leaf, knead it with your hands and apply it to the eyelid for an hour.

If you are prone to allergies, then you should not use folk recipes that contain decoctions of medicinal herbs.

Surgery

If the abscess does not break through for a long time, then surgical intervention is necessary. The doctor pierces the head with a needle or makes a small incision in the eyelid. After the pus has been removed, the cavity is washed with an antiseptic solution. After this, the patient is recommended to use antibacterial drops for 5 days to prevent secondary infection.

In particularly severe cases, systemic antibiotics may be prescribed. Penicillin or macrolide medications are often prescribed. Antibiotics must be taken for at least 5 days. Before taking medications, you should carefully read the instructions.

What is stye on the eye?

Barley on the eye is a disease of the eyelid, characterized by inflammation of the hair follicle of the eyelash, the Zeiss sebaceous gland or the lobule of the meibomian gland.

Other names for the disease are hordeolum.

The hair follicle and sebaceous gland of Zeiss are located on the outside of the eyelid, and the meibomian gland is located inside, and therefore, they separate the external or internal barley. Another input from this information is that it is more correct to call this disease stye of the eyelid, and not the eye, however, to expand the circle of readers, in the article we will call it stye of the eye.

The main symptom of stye is inflammation and swelling of the eyelid, which, as the inflammatory process develops, turns red, increases in size, begins to hurt, and then a sac with purulent contents forms.

The main culprit of barley on the eyelid is Staphylococcus aureus (about 95% of all cases of the disease), however, inflammation is unlikely with strong immunity, so the development of the disease is due to a combination of the two above factors.

Development of the disease

The development of barley, as we have already said, is possible due to a combination of two main factors - penetration of an infection under the skin, in our case staphylococcus and weakened immunity.

Staphylococcal infection is almost always present on the surface of the skin, but the body’s protective functions do not allow it to spread inside the body, however, some factors that weaken the immune system still play an important role in the development of staphylococcal diseases.

Among the main reasons for a weakened immune system are stress, hypothermia, the presence of various diseases, especially infectious ones, and vitamin deficiency (hypovitaminosis).

Of course, if a person adheres to the rules of personal hygiene - does not touch his eyes or face with dirty hands, then the spread of infection is also minimized.

Development of barley. The development of barley begins with the penetration of infection into the eyelash follicle, which is actually a “micropocket” for the eyelash, and moving further, staphylococcus settles in the eyelash bulb, which is its root or a small branch - the Zeiss sebaceous gland. If the infection penetrates under the eyelid, it can settle in the meibomian gland duct. For a better understanding of the localization of the disease, below is the structure of the eyelid with these places (highlighted in red):

Next, the infection begins to actively multiply in these places. At the same time, an inflammatory process develops. First, at the site of the inflamed bulb, healthy cells die and begin to fester. The site of inflammation begins to swell, turn red, increase in size, forming some kind of hard compaction. In addition to external signs, as the disease develops, a person feels severe itching, and when touching the inflamed area, pain.

Due to the peculiarity of the localization of potentially vulnerable areas of stye formation, swelling and pustules appear only on the edges of the upper or lower eyelid.

The formation of an abscess usually occurs 2-4 days after infection of the eyelid. At this stage, the conjunctiva also turns red. A small ball with yellowish purulent contents forms on the seal. More than one abscess can also form on one eyelid.

Full ripening of barley occurs in 3-7 days.

Severe infection against a background of weakened immunity can additionally cause an increase in body temperature to 38 ° C, nausea and other signs of intoxication of the body.

After full ripening, usually on the 3-4th day, under the pressure of purulent masses, the abscess usually breaks through, the pus along with dead tissue comes out, after which the pain goes away and the stye on the eyelid resolves on its own, however, if the stye does not go away for more than one week, contact ophthalmologist. After spontaneous opening of the abscess, the swelling quickly subsides, and literally the next day, only slight swelling remains, but the redness of the eyelid remains for another couple of days.

Sometimes the abscess does not open without permission, and the barley spontaneously resolves, but there are cases when the usual form of the disease turns into the so-called cold barley (chalazion). A characteristic feature of chalazion is the long development and course of the inflammatory process, which lasts about 1-2 months. In some cases, if a chalazion does not go away on its own, it requires surgical removal.

Symptoms

You should not ignore stye on the eye, since the process of development of acute inflammation of the hair follicle of the eyelash (or the Zeiss sebaceous gland) is considered a disease and requires certain treatment. You can recognize it by the following signs.

• Redness of the Lower Eyelid, accompanied by painful sensations and increasing swelling.
• Itching along the eyelash line.
• Formation of a rounded head in the area of ​​increasing swelling. Pus begins to accumulate in the center of the red dot for 2-3 days. Sometimes several heads appear. In the case of internal styes, the abscess is not visible.
• The process of growth of purulent formation is accompanied by discomfort and pain, which intensifies every day. The itching also intensifies.
• As swelling increases, there is often difficulty opening the eyes, which causes loss of visual acuity and a blurry picture.
• Unpleasant sensations are complemented by the feeling of a foreign particle in the eye or sand.
• The secretion of tears increases.

In addition to these symptoms, the patient may experience a headache. An increase in body temperature to 37.8° is often observed. When palpating the lymph nodes (in the neck), their enlargement is noted.

ethnoscience

Unconventional therapy consists of using remedies that are aimed at eliminating symptoms, relieving inflammation, swelling, redness of the eyelid, and accelerating the healing process.

1. In the initial stages of the development of the disease, before the formation of an abscess, it is recommended to use dry heat. This technique helps accelerate the process of maturation of the purulent head and rapid recovery. The heat source can be a hard-boiled chicken egg. The cooked egg must be wrapped in natural fabric and placed on the inflamed eyelid. Hold the egg until it cools completely. There is no need to clean it, so it will stay warm longer.
2. To heat the barley, you should use table or sea salt, flax seeds, and dill seeds. A small amount of salt and seeds must be heated in a frying pan without adding sunflower oil. Pour the contents of the frying pan into small pre-prepared fabric bags. The filled bags are applied to the inflamed eye and held until they cool completely.
3. Potatoes can be a source of dry heat. Several small potatoes need to be boiled, peeled, and mashed. The prepared puree should be wrapped in a natural cloth or napkin and applied to the formation on the eyelid.
4. Lotions based on birch buds are highly effective. To prepare them, you need to combine a teaspoon of raw material with 250 ml of boiled water and leave for 2 hours. Use the finished product for lotions. The manipulation should be performed about 3 times a day until complete recovery.
5. To prepare lotions, plantain should be used. You need to take 3 tablespoons of the plant and combine it with 250 ml of boiling water. Cover the container with the medicine with a lid, wrap it in a blanket, and leave for at least 2 hours. Use the filtered product as a lotion about 4 times a day.
6. The healing properties in the treatment of barley are distinguished by a remedy whose main component is aloe. To prepare it, you need to grind a medium-sized leaf to a mushy state. Add the resulting slurry to 200 ml of chilled purified water. The liquid should be infused for about 12 hours. The finished product can be used to wash sore eyes and use as a lotion. Freshly prepared aloe juice is also used. Before use, it must be diluted with boiled water, maintaining a ratio of 1:10.
7. Garlic will help eliminate stye on the lower eyelid. The product contains 0.5 cloves of garlic, crushed to a mushy state, 0.5 tablespoons of alcohol. The mixture of components must be infused in a dimly lit room. The inflamed eyelid should be treated with the finished product. When carrying out manipulations, safety precautions must be observed. Contact with the eye can cause damage or burn the mucous membrane of the eyeball.
8. It is possible to eliminate the manifestations of internal barley with a cake. It contains dry rye bread and flower honey. The cake should be applied to sore eyes several times a day until complete recovery. A herbal decoction of chamomile, calendula, eyebright, and plantain has soothing, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties in the treatment of barley.
9. Chamomile has healing properties. To prepare a chamomile-based product, combine a spoonful of plant material with 250 ml of boiling water. Wrap the container with liquid in a warm towel and leave for 30 minutes. The prepared tincture should be filtered, moistened with a cotton pad and applied to the inflamed eyeball at least 4 times a day.
10. To prepare calendula tincture, you need to add 3 tablespoons of the herb to a glass of boiled water. After 30 minutes, the inflamed eyelid should be washed with the resulting medicine. Apply a cotton-gauze pad soaked in calendula tincture to the damaged eyeball.
11. Eyebright herb is characterized by disinfecting properties in the treatment of barley. You can enhance its effect by adding chamomile. The composition of the medicine includes 2 tablespoons of herbal mixture, 200 ml of boiling water. After 30 minutes, the brewed herb is taken out of the water, placed on a napkin or sterile tissue, and applied to the inflamed eyelid.

He will give recommendations on the use of a particular remedy depending on the stage of development of the disease and drug therapy.