How to get rid of a stye, using in home care methods a few times a day, these extremely effective treatments will reduce eye stye pain, while ensuring a fast healing time.
Stye in the eye, produces some of the most uncomfortable symptoms to the unexpected host, especially if this happens to be your first bout with this type of eye infection. Many have described the painful feeling as bits of jagged glass or a grain of sand rubbing against the naked eyeball. This sensation is normal, there is even a medical description describing the pain you are feeling called “foreign body sensation” it comes with each and every stye.
Blinking of the eyelid, now has become the most painful body movement, each little blink produces that white heat pain, each blink you can feel the foreign body sensation clawing at your eyeball and under the lid. How many times per day does one blink? One too many painful times, I can ensure you if this nasty infection has invaded your body. How to get rid of a stye is here to help.
How to Get Rid of a Stye Fast, but first, what not to do!
Getting rid of a stye by popping it, is not a good idea, fact is, popping anything by the eye is never the best remedy and in most cases will cause even a greater infection.
That little stye pimple that is begging to be popped, with the hope of fast relief, is packed with some nasty bacteria, if released in this manner can spread, causing a serious infection to the whole eye itself, leaving the eye swollen and a nice little wound where the stye was squeezed. It won’t be nice at all, don’t do it! Not the recommended way “how to get rid of a stye.”
List of eye stye treatments that will aid in “How to get rid of a stye”
Nothing is more rewarding to us blog owners, then having visitors stop by to participate by taking the time to leave comments. Below in the comment section there are a mixture of helpful tips and those seeking help for painful stye relief.
The theme of this post is “How to get rid of a stye” which includes some easy to follow home care methods that have been used overtime by many with desired results. As more folks take the time to leave their helpful stye treatment methods, tips and tricks, that they have had great luck with. I thought they needed to be mentioned in the list below, as more tips are shared they will be added.
If this is your first stye, the excessive crust build up that forms on the eyelid just might surprise you. The crustiness can be so bad, that it mildly seals the eyelid close to some degree. Many unsuspecting Folks have experienced this, especially if the stye formed overnight while sleeping. The cause is a combination of bacteria discharge and watering of the eyes. This fluid tends to seep out from under the eyelid, drying to a crusty texture once exposed to air.
• Very first stye treatment that needs to be done immediately. Sanitize the infected area with mild soap and warm water. Baby Shampoo is highly recommended for it’s mildness and none burning of the eyes, allowing a thorough but gentle cleaning. It may take repeated washes to remove all build up, use a clean washcloth to softly brush away any remaining crust if needed. Once the stye is cleaned, examined and the situation has been evaluated, time to ask yourself “How to get rid of a stye fast?”
• Draining the pus and discharge, from the eye alone is much welcome relief, this is done by applying a warm compress to the eye 4-6 times a day, for at least 10 minutes each time, using a soft clean washcloth. Repeat this step as often as possible through out the day.
• Moisten a tea bag in warm water, use as a compress, the tannic acid in the tea, helps to shrink the stye, beware, when first applied to the area this stye treatment will more then likely produce a stinging feeling from the acid, but the irritation and swelling will die down quickly, works very well. One of the best, how to get rid of a stye on your eyelid fast, home treatments to try.
• To reduce pain, redness and swelling use warm Guava leaves , placed on a warm compress, held to the eye, works wonderful, but finding these at the local market may be difficult, health stores and specialty groceries stores would be ideal places to look.
• Coriander seeds, found in the spice isle at most food stores, is a very beneficial treatment to how to get rid of a stye on your eyelid. This remedy should be prepared by boiling about a cup of water, with the seeds mixed in, just like if making tea. Use this mixture to wash the area 3-5 times a day.
• Fresh parsley, has been a traditional home remedy ingredient used for decades, all for good reason too. In the herb world, parsley is known as the all in one multi-vitamin wonder herb. It is credited in helping everything from blood maintenance, how to get rid of a stye in one day (“one day” is a bit of a stretch to say the least) , to bad breath.
Simple to prepare, toss a fist full of fresh parsley into a mixing bowl, mix in a cup of boiling water and let sit for 10-15 minutes. Using a clean washcloth, immerse in liquid. Use as a compress, leave on eye for 15 minutes, terrific for bring down, puffiness and swelling around the eyes.
• Tee tree oil, added to a steaming bowl of water, hover face over steam with towel draped over head, Tee tree oil can be found in health stores, and sold in small bottles.
• Hard boiled Egg, this tip was passed on by Sharip as told to her by a Doctor. Constant heat to the stye is important to help along the healing process. The shell of a hard boiled egg (egg still inside) retains heat for a very long period of time verse an ordinary hot cloth compress. The rounded ends of the egg fits into the eye area perfectly as though made specifically for the job how to get rid of a stye. Wrapping the hard boiled egg in a paper towel before placing on the stye is recommended, as the egg is very hot at first.
I found this egg tip to be totally amazing, simple and left with “why didn’t I think of this stye treatment before” thoughts running through my mind. I decided to try this out myself, and could not believe the retention of soothing heat for such an lengthy amount of time. More on this to come in greater detail, that you may find interesting, but for now how to get rid of a stye on your eyelid fast,why boil an egg of course.
• The Mug Trick by Samantha, her preferred method of how to get rid of a stye. This one is very easy, no additional special ingredients needed, just a mug and some warm water. Fill a mug halfway with warm enough water to produce a steam, straight from the tap, hot water side should do the trick. The goal here is to place the stye eye, on top of the mug’s rim forming a seal. Giving the painful stye a warm soothing steam bath. helping to bring down the swelling and speed up the healing time. Best done while in a sitting position with mug firmly, secured seated on a flat table. Caution is needed with this stye treatment, that the water is not too hot, making it unbearable and unsafe.
If all else fails, still more choices helping to “How to get rid of a stye”
Over the counter treatments such as Tylenol, Advil and Motrin can help relieve pain and discomfort, also stye ointments are available at all drugstores, but these are non-antibiotic, anything stronger, a visit to the doctors is in order.
Letting a stye run its course, on its own, is an optional stye treatment that many people decide to do, let the human body fight this infection naturally, this way will take between one and two weeks, to heal completely on its own. Many folks this is not a favorable option, most would prefer something much quicker, so an online search starts. Catchy article titles such as “How to get rid of a stye overnight” seem to pop-up, perfect right? Wrong! Overnight, just is not going to happen.
Pick and try any of the above treatments, the best of the best methods involves direct heat and soothing hot compresses. This helps the eye stye to come to a head, drain faster and start its healing process. It’s How to get rid of a stye.
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Styes are also commen if you have HSV 1
Hi Tami
Thank you for commenting.
Are you saying there is a connection between styes and HSV1?
When I seen your comment, I thought “really, this is interesting” so I started doing an Internet search, but coming up empty on any kind of connection between the two. Could you point me to a source, for more information?
ill try it! i sure hope it works!
Hi, I got my first stye last Sunday, inside of my eyelid. Its on the inner part of my right eye, almost at the top waterline, but not quite. At first it was very painful, it felt kind of like a bruise, then it started swelling the next day until the pain was unbearable. I talked to my doctor and we confirmed that it was in fact a stye. She also told me not to pop it. However, now the stye isn’t painful or swollen, but when I lift it it’s still there. I wouldn’t know unless i look at it or when i touch my eyelid and feel it. What can I do to get rid of it?
Hello Flora
I’m sorry you have this horrible stye pain. Inside the eyelids seem to be reported as the most painful of all areas to have a stye. Good on you for talking with a doctor, now that you know for sure it is an eye stye, time to do something about it. Please listen to the doctor and don’t try and pop it.
If I were you, I would start with the hot compress, it’s the simplest out of all the methods. What you want to accomplish is heating the stye, doing so, multiple times throughout the day. This should also bring on some needed relief from pain.
Then go right into the cup method, try to be aggressive with these tips. It may take some work on your part, but it will be worth it.
I hope everything works out, and you get rid of a that stye quickly.
What happens when you pop it?!
Hi Taylor
Basically by popping a stye, you are causing trauma to the area, which is not ready to drain naturally on it’s own. The possibility of spreading the infection and or causing a longer healing time.
yea, people are saying i have got a stye, and i really have no idea what to do about it…im like 14, and its not normal for me at all, im in pain all the time and sometimes its too swollen to open my eye, i just need a quick easy way of getting rid of it, please help me:(!…i cant wear make-up either by the way…
Hello Natalie
Are these people who are telling you it’s a stye, adults or friends? What I’m trying to get at, are you getting good advice, to what exactly is your eye issue and that it is a stye? Parents? Are your parents aware of this problem? If not, Please show them what is going on with your eye. I’m just saying all of this cause, I don’t know what your situation is……
Seeing the school nurse is another option to think about.
I think in your case the easiest would be using a warm/hot compress, as often as you can. This method works very well, makes the eye area feel much better and will move the healing process along very quickly.
But my best advice to you…..seek help from parents or another trusted adult.
I hope your eye stye goes away soon
Hey, the other day while i was at school i went to rub my eye and the eye hurt, i wasn’t sure what was wrong this has never happened before, but i didn’t think anything big was wrong. Well before I went to school today I put make-up on just thinking my eye had a little redness.(Is that bad to where make-up on a possible stye?) Well while i was at school I showed my friend and she told me the bump was a PIMPLE! i just couldn’t believe there would be a pimple on my eye. Well I came home and all i know is my eye is red and looks like a bump but you cant really feel the bump, also it hurts when i blink, and touch my eye. Do you think this could be a stye? Another question do you think i should go to the doctor right away or use these method’s first. And would antibiotics work for this to go away?
Hi miastaffinie
From your description, it does sound as if you have a stye. Maybe pinkeye also, so hard to say for sure without seeing. Either way going to a doctor is always advisable and a smart choice. The doctor may prescribe antibiotics depending on the severity, or he may just advise you to apply a hot compress to the stye.
I would start applying a hot compress asap, until you decide if a visit to see the doctor is in order. The hot compress or any of the stye in eye tips here may work faster then you think. Saving you that trip to the doctors.
If you can go without makeup for a couple days until your eye heals all the better. If not wear it when only needed, take it off when you can. It’s a much better practice to keep the eye area as clean as possible until healed, though a little makeup isn’t gonna be a big deal.
Hoping you the best…
Hello, i woke up this morning and my eyelid was hurting I didn’t realize anything was wrong Untill about half-way through work, I went to the bathroom and look and there was this thing, I think it’s a style but I’m not sure, It is behind the line of my eye-lashes but still visible from a mirror. It’s not very red but has a decent sized white head on it. Is that a normal stye?
Hello Taylor
It’s hard to say for sure (100%), I mean without actually seeing. Though from your description it does sound like you have yourself a stye.
ok so my styes came back and they really itchy. i haven’t scratched them, so what should i do? i don’t have a doctor either >.<'
Hey Kai,
What the heck is going on with you and these stye in eye problems lately? I think it might be time to give your lifestyle a good look.
Have you been over stressed? School, work or just plain life? Stress is a leading cause of styes.
What about makeup, have you been sharing any eye makeup with anyone? Another big no no….Might be a good idea to clean out your old eye makeup for fresh. Don’t share!
Might have to spend more time cleaning your eyes each and every night. All makeup needs to come off and a good eyewash nightly will help.
If you are acceptable to recurring stye in eye issues, it will come down to paying close attention to eye care daily.
I would use any of the methods above that have worked for you in the past. Apply and get rid of the styes you have now. Then start really paying more attention to preventative care each and every day.
I hope you get this under control, hate to hear of your suffering with this eye condition.
P.S. Even if you don’t have a regular doctor, there are always walk in type clinics available if needed.
i’m trying to keep up with my grades in school cuz its my senior year, cuz i’m passing all my classes except one, i think thats why it came back
Welcome back Kai
There you go, I bet the stress and all the hard work keeping your grades up is causing your stye problem. Stress is a leading factor as to why most do end up with stye in eye issues. Do you know styes are a college students most common eye aliment, all because of stress….
Good luck with those grades
Can you plaease help me to get rid of this stye i get one every year,but last year i had a stye for four months and had to get surgery but it came came back.And know ive had it for a week i tried the hard boiled egg trick but it did not work, and i dont wanna get another surgery any advice?
Hi Kenny
Anyone of these methods that you try, you have to remember..”multiple times”. Meaning one application, no matter which one you pick will never be enough to get results. Heat to the stye is what you are trying to achieve and for long amounts of time works best.
I hate to hear that you suffer so long once you get a stye. Some reason you may have a healing time much longer then the average person. This means more work on your part, by multiple and longer applications mentioned above.
The bad news is and I’m sorry to say, none of these methods may not work for you. If you needed surgery in the past to rid yourself of a stye….it could be a possibility each time, surgery will be needed (I hope not).
May I ask, did your doctor give you a reason to why, eye styes are common for you?
Im going tommorow to the doctor but now it looks like im gonna have another stye on my right eye
but thank you so much im gonna keep on trying the methods but thank you this website is very helpful but i hate the fact that i get a stye every year thank you so much
Hi Kenny
Welcome back….Good, I’m glad you are not messing around and seeking medical help. Another eye stye now? Oh man, sorry to hear this run of bad luck with these styes. You doing the right thing…going to a doctor. I wish I could be of more help to you. Until you do get to the doctors, keep applying these methods, even if it’s just for relief.
I hope you stop back and let me know how you made out after seeing the doctor. You might have some interesting information to share.
Best of luck Kenny
I’ve had a chalazion for several months. I went to the eye doctors and everything and am now having surgery in 2 weeks. All of the sudden my stye hurts, has gotten closer to my lash line and is coming to a head. I don’t know if it’s possible for it to be a stye or not it but it really hurts and is getting large fast! Don’t know what’s happening but I’m freakin out!
Jen
Do you currently have both a chalazion and a stye? I’m a little confused as you used both terms. If it is a stye and coming to a head, this is good. Applying a warm compress will help to expel the discharge.
If this is the chalazion that needs surgery, and it’s getting larger, it might be best to give your doctor a call He/she will be able to advise you over the phone, being familiar with the problem, as you are a patient.
I hope everything goes ok for you.
I have had a stye under my lower left eyelid since christmas
If you touch the lower eyelid you can feel the lump underneath the skin.. went to the doctors about it and she said the best way was to apply a hot cloth to it as often as possible. I’ve been doing that as often as I can but I don’t think I’m doing it enough. Goin to give the mug trick a go as it seems to be a handy and simple way of getting the heat on it!
Hello Lia
Since Christmas? Wow, way too long, lets see if we can get rid of that stye…
You went to the doctors, so you know for certain it is a stye, good. I must say though, having a stye for such a long period of time, puzzles me. I mean it’s an common aliment and for the most part should heal on it’s own without doing anything within a week or so. There have been many that left comments, having the same issue. A stye lasting for an extraordinary length of time. I need to do some research on this issue, for the reason why.
Yes, often as possible is correct. I try to remind folks that as much as I can. This is when too much, happens to be a good thing.
Hope you get rid of that stye and soon
lastnight i got a stye and it really hurts i am so glad i found this website because i was going to pop it. i am excited to get home so i can do one of these tricks for my eye and relieve some pain… can styes make you have headache?
Hello lexxi
Oh yeah, styes can be painful at times. I would caution you about trying to pop it. Just remember pick one of the methods to get rid of an eye stye and apply as often as you can. These methods work great, but you won’t see any improvement with just one application.
I imagine if the eye stye pain is really bothering you, it might cause a headache. I think it might be you stressing about the stye, causing the headache. Just try to relax, it will be fine.
Good luck and thanks for stopping by
I noticed a stye developing on my eyelid about a week or so ago. I thought it would be gone in few days and I did nothing. One day a woke up with a really large stye, and to be frank I panicked. I thought going to the doctor was inevitable, and I really try avoiding doctors as much as I can. I decided to try home-treating it first and I found this site.
And I must admit the Mug trick really worked. I also used a tea bag, and I also think that camomile tea is the best option and many people told me to use camomile tea. I really found the information on this blog helpful, so thank you for that. It’s really refreshing to find a place where you can really find useful information, given in laymen’s terms. I’d like to add that the chloramphenicol cream also helps. I recommend it strongly, it relieves you from the pain and it protects your eye from the bacteria that’s gathered in the stye. Here, in Macedonia, it is very cheap and it can be found in any pharmacy, I don’t know about elsewhere, but I doubt that it would be expensive. The stye started discharging after only a day of treatment and it’s very small now, I think it’d be totally gone in a day or two, so thanks again!
Also, I’d like to share old wife’s tale or two concerning styes, since I’ve heard quite a few from older people in my country. First, it is believed that a stye would appear on your eye if you have been given an angry look by a pregnant woman. Secondly, it is believed that the stye would disappear if you wink at a girl that’s wearing red. Another solution is having a woman who’s breastfeeding spray a few drops of milk into your eye.
Hello Viktor
Wow great post, I enjoyed reading what you had to say. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
The mug trick is awesome huh? Most that have tried it are pleasantly surprised with the outcome. I’m glad it worked for you. Stopped that trip to the doctors for you also. I’m with you on that notion, less doctor visits the better, stay healthy..
Second time this week that camomile tea was brought up for healing a stye. I plan on looking into this more and hopefully if it’s worth the time to do a post on it. Maybe just add it to this post here on the next update.
Also, I really appreciate the kind words about my stye blog. My goal was to try and do something different then all the other sites on “eye styes” out there. I wanted my site to be user friendly, and deliver quality information mixed with a little personality and easy to read. I still have lots of work to do on it, but it’s coming along nicely. Kinda wish it was a blog that folks would come back to read multiple times, for most folks it will be a one time thing. Oh well….
I like those old tales that you shared too. If you have more, please share… would love to hear
Next time I get a stye (hope never) have to find lady to spray some milk in my eye…lol.
Thanks again Viktor! Have a great day!
A new trick that I just found (didn’t have any of the other stuff on location) I put ice on it to reduce swelling and it def. Helped with the pain. Can’t wait to get home and use your methods! This thing is kicking my butt!
Hey warpig
I think ice does have it’s place, though it’s the heat that brings the stye to drain. Placing ice on it afterwards would be great, to then bring done the swelling. Great tip!
That stye is kicking butt, though your kung-fu is much stronger…. now that you read my blog.
I just found out my younger brother has had a stye for almost a month now (he lives far away) so I found this site, and I’ve been madly texting him all these helpful hints! I am a nurse and didn’t even know half this stuff! But then, I’ve apparently been blessed not to have a stye so far… knock on wood… Thanks!
Hi Prilly
and you are a nurse….how cool is that?
Having a stye just for a few days is bad enough, but a month… ouch!
I’m honored that my blog is your go to “stye in eye” information center point
I hope your brother gets rid of that stye fast….
Thank you for taking the time to comment.
My daughter gets stye 2 or 3 times a year… this year has been worse with this being about the 4th so far, i use the medicine for her but lately it has not been helping and she’s complaining she can not see when medicine on, I have tryed gold in the past but have not worked….. I would like to try the tea bag on her… but what kind of tea bag do you use?>? there are like 100 at the market??
Hiya Li$$a
Boy, I’m sorry to hear that your daughter has to deal with a stye in eye, so many times throughout the year.
Yeah, those goopy (sp?) suave type ointments tend to make seeing a real choir at times.
Just pick any type of tea, I believe it’s the tea’s flavor that sets them apart. The basic ingredient is tea, so any teabag should do the trick.
Best of luck to your daughter
I think I heard that Chamomile tea is best but I’m sure any tea would work. I am currently trying this treatment right now for a rather painful stye that is trying to emerge. I am praying that it works!! Thanks for the helpful site!!
Hey Bee
Never heard of Chamomile tea, but will make a note to look into it.
Sorry to hear you are in pain, just remember multiply application is going to work the best for you.
Hope your eye stye is gone soon…
Just wanna tell that this is extremely helpful, Thanks for taking your time to write this.
Hey trish
Thank you! I’m glad my blog was of some helpful service to you.
i luv this site! my stye is gone! thanks for all the helpful tips! ^_^
Hello Kai,
). Glad to be of service.
Thank you! Enjoyed having you here and hope to hear from you again (without a stye of course
Have a great day!
Hello Dee
Sorry to hear about your stye. Makes you want to crawl back under the covers, hoping it’s just a bad dream.
Keep up with the treatments, you’ll feel better. If the stye ointment works, great!
Wishing you the best and a speedy stye recovery
this horrible stye greeted me Saturday morning… eye in the mug trick helps to soothe the pain… still swollen and my eye is still red. is that normal? anyway, I’ve been using over the counter stye ointment on my eye to lessens the crusting that happens overnight.
Thanks for the tips!
Im not sure that my infection is a stye tho.its on the top lid and its swollen and red and just sore when I blink…and a little sensitive to light which makes my eye watery,and it has a white head in the center…no other pain like you described
Hey Megan
You are back!
If it’s not a eye stye or too early to tell for sure, maybe it could be pink eye. Whichever it may be, you will benefit from applying anyone of the above methods to ease the pain.
I hope it’s neither a stye or pink eye, best of luck to ya!
Just what I was looking for…simple and down to the point! Not to mention all the other sites give scientific explanations that are pointless to read cause I don’t understand them
Hiya Megan
Well thank you very much for that kind comment
Many sites/blogs tend to go off on a more, as you say “scientific explanations” and you know why? Cause they are copying each other, without thinking about the needs of the reader. I feel that simple and to the point while thinking about, what my visitors would get the most out of…is the way to go.
it was the same stye but it got smaller again, i changed the time i used the Vaseline. now i use it once in the morning when i wake up, then i use warm compresses all day, then i put it on again before i go to bed.
Hello Kai,
Crazy, it just doesn’t want to go away
Best I can say, keep up with the warm/hot compresses. If it doesn’t go away soon, might be best to have a doctor give it a look. Just to make sure you are dealing with a common stye and not something more.
Good luck!
Hey Kai,
What the heck happened? Hold on now, you did touch it. You decided to try Vaseline on it, a tip from your mom.
Is this a new stye or the same one?
Get rid of the Vaseline, clean your eye as best you can with mild soap and water. Start applying a hot compress to the eye stye, as often as you can for the day.
Hope this helps
Hello Renu,
Glad you like the tips
Both eyes have styes? Wow, one stye is bad enough, but two….just plain horrible.
You have time, this is a good thing. I would pick one of the above stye eye remedies and start applying asap. Stop wasting time thinking about it, just do it.
That’s my faster relief suggestion.
Hats off!!!!
This website is amazing….
I was having 3 styes,and because of warm water method,I got rid off this bloody styes in just 2 days…..
Once again Thank you !!!!
Nice tips!!!!
But, what will you recommend for faster relief…
As I am having styes on my both eyes and in the next week I have to attend family function…
Please suggest..as soon as possible….
thank you so much! this is my second/third stye and its spread to my entire upper eyelid, im going to try all of these this time instead of the washcloth one, thanks for the tips so much!!
Hello Erica
You are gonna try them all? You ain’t messing around are you? Don’t give up on the hot washcloth, just has to be applied properly.
You are most welcome! What a bummer…having a eye stye put a damper on the upcoming weekend
Let us know, how you make out and what method worked the best for you.
Best of luck
Thanks to all for the DIY tips…especially steamy cup’o water. I arrived at your site looking for help with chalazion…and hope that these lose-the-sty-methods will have similar effect on these other kind of darn eye lumps/bumps. And, thanks for your humor and kindness in response to folks who post…it’s encouraging!
Hey there Smilin’
I like that. DIY tips for healing styes, might want to use that as my next post headline
Oh, the cup of water has been a very popular method to try out. Pretty nifty idea huh? Got to give thanks to Samantha for letting us in on it. Boy, I wonder if she has ever came back to visit….she might be surprised how popular her tip has become.
Now that chalazion you’re hosting there
should benefit from these methods also. Much of what I have researched, the same home care methods as above should help out.
Thank you for leaving such a nice comment and taking the time to read my blog. Stop back and let us know how you made out.
Have a great day!!
Update!!!! I got the idea from my mom
Last night i went to a party and had makeup on. my stye was a little big but i didn’t care. when i got home i took my makeup off and my mom told me to use vaseline. the stye is almost gone now because of the vaseline!
Kai,
Sounds as if you had a good time at the party, I’m glad you didn’t let the eye stye stop you from enjoying yourself.
Moms always have the answer
and thanks for the tip…
I’ll look more into using Vaseline to help get rid of a stye.
e,
Nice, I was waiting for this comment….knew someone would drink from the cup….
I’ll let you in on a secret….I didn’t drink the water, but I did eat the hard boil egg afterwards
i drank the hot mug water after
it tasted weird.
Hello Kori-Lynn
Thank you for the kind words, I’m glad you liked my site
I think you waking up with the stye eye even more swollen is just the natural progression of the infection going on. By cleaning the makeup off your eyes, I don’t believe you have made it worse (you may want to get some fresh eye makeup.) No need to be nervous about trying these methods, they will help out a lot and applying one of them is better then doing nothing at all.
The hot compress is a good choice, but remember it needs to be done as often as you can through out the day. This is a time where more is better
Passing a stye on to another can happen though not as easy as one would think, not like a common cold…So, I believe you will be safe going to the party without any worries of making your brother sick.
Good luck and have fun at the party!
This is an amazing site!
But, here’s my dilemma… I’ve had a stye growing for the past three days, and today’s the fourth. I was a dumb dumb last night after going to the movies, and when I was wiping my make-up off, my stye(on the bottom, inner corner of my eye) discharged. I know you said not to allow that, and now I’m nervous to see if any of these methods work. I had put warm cloths on my eye, and I woke up with the stye more swollen.
What in your opinion would be the better way to get it to go down? Same things, or something else?
Besides, my younger brother’s birthday party, and I don’t don’t want to give him the stye… When are styes no longer contageous?
Thank you very much!
~Kori-Lynn
Carly
Congrats on your first stye…Your gonna enjoy it. Oh and watch out, boiling water, you’ll just end up cooking your eyeball.
Just messing with ya….
Thanks for stopping by and good luck with that stye!
So I noticed yesterday that my inner lower eyelid was sore and a little puffy. We think that it might be the beginning of my first stye
I’m gonna try the boiling water thing, that seems like it worked for a lot of people… I’m not sure if I really have a stye cuz I looked up pics and mine looks nothing like those– then again I might have a minor one or the start of one. Anyway, thanks for all the tips!!!! Now if you’ll excuse me, I must execute my stye…. muahahaha! (ok that was a little creepy sorry lol)
one more question!!!(update from previous) ok, so now the really bad eye went down a lot but its a small white dot and it hasnt drained at all. i’m not able to go to the doctor, do you think i should keep using the methods u gave?
Hey Kai,
The bad eye with the stye has gone down. This is good news,the method you are using is working, so don’t stop. Give it more time. BTW which method did you use?
lol i mostly used the warm compress and letting heal itself some days
Hey Sammy jay,
First thing that came to mind….Do you have a pic of yourself wearing this contraption? I would absolutely love to show it off to the stye community
I have to hand it to ya, totally thinking outside the box there….I love it.
One method i have. Okay so i had my first stye just the other day. I was searching everything on how to get rid of one. Then i just thought of this. Get a pair of swimming goggles. Fill the side that you would put on your infected eye with warm water so theres no air or seldom air. Then put on your eye until the water gets cold
Hello Jenny
Keep up with using the washcloth compress, it’s doing more good to the eye stye then you think. Remember these methods need to be applied as many times throughout the day as possible.
Wishing you Luck!!
I’ve had a stye for 5+ months, went to the eye dr. and got antibiotics which didn’t work. Now they want to do surgery to remove the stye. I really want to avoid surgery, is there anything else to try?
Hey Chris
Boy, 5+ months dealing with a stye….I’d be like “can I have that surgery today?.” Seriously, if that is what your doctor recommends, I would very much be all for it. If after 5 months and nothing else has helped, it has to be the best option for you. Have the surgery and be done with it, imagine free from your eye stye after all those months…
Best of luck to you….
Chris dont fret the surgery. i suffer from styes literally every time i get stressed out. a couple years ago when i got married and bought my house i was so stressed out that i had 3 styes at the same time (2 in my right eye and 1 in my left). one would not go away and turned into a hard ball in the bottom of my eyelid, surgery was the only option. very simple operation, completly awake and short time. all be it uncomfortable the surgery was not painful. as to everyone else thanks for the mug trick this was the first time i have heard of it and will try it tonight as i am suffering from another right now.
So I woke up yesterday with a painful stye and I tried the washcloth trick and nothing so I think in going to try the mug method instead, wish me luck!
Hey Josh f
Along with those drops, I would apply heat to the stye by any of the above methods. Heat does wonders to help the healing process along.
Best of luck…
Ok so I went to the doctors today because I got an internal stye in my eye lid and she gave me drops but what else can I do?
Hi! Wow, first, I want to say this is a very informative site! And I’m thankful that you are still responding to comments!
I woke up yesterday (Wednesday) and the inside of my eyelid was very red and a little swollen.. Today it seems to be worst, more swollen and red
is this an internal sty?
How long till I should see the white pus head form?
My doctor said he thinks it is a stye.. And prescribed me fucithalmic eye drops.. Do they help?
Thanks again for all the information!!!:)
Hello Jean,
I’m trying to give out as much useful information as possible, striving to give more, where other info sites are lacking. I also try to answer each and every comment, if someone takes the time out of their lives to comment or ask for help….I’ll do my best.
Thank you so much for the kind words
Wow, I’m surprised the doctor didn’t give you more instructions to help alone the healing process. It does sound as an internal stye. The best you can do along with the eye drops, is apply warm heat. Do this as often as you can during the day. It may take a couple of days, but you should see a pretty fast improvement with pain and swelling.
Hope you get rid of that stye fast
I wear contacts and almost never go without eye makeup so I am very prone to styles. These ideas were very helpful. I also get a sock (preferably a new one) and pour regular, uncooked rice into it and tie it so the rice can’t fall out. Put it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds and then let it sit on your eye. This makeshift compress stays warm way longer than a wet towel and feels amazing on an infected eye!!!
Hello Michelle,
Thank you so much for leaving this great tip. The next time I update this post, I will be sure to include this idea. I can see how this would work nicely, the warm rice will conform to the eye socket while providing soothing heat. I like it
i’ve had this sty problem for a month now. the sty got to both of my eyes and the eye where was originally in is almost gone, but the other eye is still swollen and its bothering the heck out of me. like Jordan said, I’m so close to using a needle and popping the thing. i’ve tried everything on this page, you think i should just let my doctor take care of it?
Hi Kai,
Please if you are suffering this badly with styes, in both eyes no less….Please don’t use a needle, popping a stye can lead to more of an infection. I think you should see your doctor asap.
Best of luck to you…
i’ve had this sty problem for a month now. it got to both of my eyes and the eye it was originally in is almost gone, but the other eye is still swollen and its bothering the heck out of me. like Jordan said, I’m so close to using a needle and popping it. i’ve tried everything on this page, you think i should just let my doctor take care of it?
hi my name is sally, and in the last few months i’ve been getting styes very often and my birthday is on 14th march so are any of these remedies quick enough to get rid of the stye?
thank u very much!
Hi Sally,
Happy Birthday!!
Can’t promise your stye will be completely gone, but these methods will have you and your eye on the fast track to recovering faster, then doing nothing at all.
Hi, I’ve been getting styes for the past year& the tea bag method always helped, but now i have 2 internal styes on top eyeli d for 5 months& nothing iswworking. Been to dr. They say use hot compress but no luck. Any suggestions?
Hi APG,
The tea bag is a very popular method, I’m glad it has worked for you in the past. Wow, five months is some time to be suffering with these internal styes. The only thing the doctor offered was to use hot compresses, after 5 months??
Maybe lots of heat for longer amounts of time….give this a try. Hot compress against the stye eye and hold it there by way of a heating pad for longer durations at a time. Adjust the heat to a comfy level.
I wish you the best, if this don’t work, Please try a different doctor.
Thanks for the tips! I really hope this works =)
Hello Myca,
Thanks for stopping by, but sorry you have a stye.
Each method works nicely, so it is your choice. Remember multiple times works best in getting rid of a stye.
Best of luck
Hello J Renee,
Interesting comment, I must say.
So rubbing gold on a stye, and it will go away? Really, how do you suppose this is to be? How’s that working out for you? Old tales live on
I see you have one of those shifting styes
moved from your eyelid to your face….have you tried rubbing it with a gold ring?
Admin – My comments were not meant to be “interesting.” I advised I’d been successful in eradicating the formation of a full-blown sty by rubbing gold on the area before it developed into an actual sty. To answer your questions, “Dr. Phyllis,” that’s how it has “worked out for me” several times over 40+ year span. “How do I suppose this to be ?” , I don’t profess to know what chemicals real gold is comprised of, however, “common sense” suggests something in gold counteracts the sty & definitely helps the associated pain. I also found the “gold therapy” on several other websites when typing in, “Will rubbing gold on a sty make it go away?” I asked the person the same question that told me about the gold therapy & he did give me an answer, but that was over 40+ yrs, ago & I’ve forgotten what he said.
The sty is STILL on my eyelid/inside my eye, therefore, it’s not a “shifting sty.” I simply stated after trying the “hot mug/teabag” therapy, a water-like “pocket of skin” located immediately below the sty had shifted down further on my cheek after trying these suggestions.
I read all “admin” replies above & couldn’t help but notice you weren’t condescending /rude to others, therefore, I have to wonder why you felt compelled to be sarcastic toward me. Your attempt to insult my intelligence was disrespectful/uncalled for. Why reply at all if you had no intention of answering my question or trying to help me ? Btw, I’m 59+ yrs. old.
Hello J. Renee,
Welcome back
I have to say this comment is even more interesting then the last.
Chemicals in gold? I believe there is only one chemical in gold, which is gold (Au).
Common sense, using common sense what do you believe is actually being transferred into your body by simply rubbing gold (gold ring) on a stye?
On several other websites I visited after typing in “Google” as you suggested “Will rubbing gold on a sty make it go away?, but i did add an “e” to the end of sty. I could not find one website ,where an actual medical doctor with or even without any credibility confirms the use of gold to heal a stye. In fact I couldn’t find any kinds of scientific data to back up your claims.
Did find lots of “My mother said”, “Grandma told me”, “My friend showed me this neat trick.” What that clearly shows, tall tales never die.
You are correct my comment was rude and I do apologize for that, as I took what you said as humorous without any serious merit to it. I am sorry
If you would like to have a serious discussion / debate on gold and it healing properties for a stye (must stay on topic). I’m all for it, but I will not waste time with any statements you have without data to back it up. He said, she said is not good enough.
Btw, I’m 48 yrs old.
Good day to you sir.
When I awoke yesterday, I saw what appeared to be a stye beneath my lower eyelid. There’s also a little pin-hole “opening” on my bottom eyelid. I put a hot washcloth on the area a couple of times last night & then rubbed my 14K gold ring on the area several times. I just tried the hot mug therapy, & the “bump” has shifted downward about an inch on my face. While the area isn’t as painful today,, the “bump” affects my vision somewhat. When I look down, the area looks/feels like I’ve been punched in the eye. A man told me back in the ’70′s if I ever got a stye, to rub gold on the stye. This method has always worked in the past. In fact, rubbing gold stopped the stye from forming & was gone the next day. Please understand the gold must be REAL, ie., 14K, 18K, etc. I’ve told several other people to rub gold on their styes & this method always worked for them.
My question is, since the stye has shifted downward on my face, will the stye dissolve by itself if I continue the hot mug remedy? Are there any “over-the-counter” salves or medications that will make the stye dissolve naturally ? Any further “light” you could shed on this matter would be greatly appreciated as I do not have insurance & don’t want to have to go to an opthamologist. Thank you for this site & any future information you/others may provide.
After doing the tea bag method or the boiling water, will they stye just go away? I heard you had to pop it with a needle?
Hello Mariah,
Please don’t be poking at your eye with a needle, you may cause more harm then good. I believe this is horrible advice to give or follow.
Applying these above methods will help the stye to heal faster while giving comfort from the pain. Will the stye just go away? Yes, over time, but not in an hour or even overnight as many would leave you to believe. These methods are to help get rid of a stye, by speeding up the recovery time.
my son is 5 yrs old and he continuously get styes on his eye. i have tried the warm rag and wiping his eye with Johnson and Johnson no tear baby shampoo and that’s not working. can anyone assist me on another way to prevent these from forming on my 5 year old eye?
Hello latesha,
You are doing right by keeping your son’s eye cleaned, J&J works wonderful, but the bigger issue is why. Why is the little guy having recurring styes? Could there be a possibility of a simple virus he has that is causing this? This is when my best advice would be, time to visit a doctor, if you haven’t done so already. I can just image the discomfort he is always going through, styes are painful enough for us adults to deal with.
I wish you and your son the best, hopefully it’s something simple, with a quick remedy to getting rid of his styes.
Hello Danielle
You are most welcome. What a bummer getting styes so often, sorry to hear this. I could not even imagine having to deal with one, maybe once a year….but twice a month
I hope you have better luck using the tea bag, but if not, did you see the boiled egg method? Give off soothing heat for a very long time.
Hope you get rid of that stye fast, best of luck!
Thank you! I always try the warm compress, but you have to run the cloth under hot water like every 3 minutes to make the cloth stay warm and the process kind of gets annoying. I am going to try the tea bag thing this time:) I have this problem with sties, I get them like twice a month. They are disgusting….
Im going to see a doctor soon. I hope they do something about it. Yes i am trying the methods you gave us. Thank you
Hello Anna,
Oh boy, sorry to hear a trip to the doctor is in order. That is the best method out of them all, seeing a doctor. They will get you fixed up right quick and if you pick-up any good tips, please share if you would.
Best of luck at the doctors
I Am trying both tea bag and boiling mug.
I hope it works.
Hi Anna
I’m sorry to hear you have a stye
I hope they work for you too. Just remember whichever one you decide to try…multiple times throughout the day works best.
Have a wonderful day!
I also have problems with stye’s but I’m confused on how to add these mixtures to get rid of it, if its on my eyelid. I think for now i will just do the cloth and tea cup. Because i don’t want to risk getting anything into my eye. Also if people sleep with make up on this is one way for me to get a stye. so DON’T SLEEP WITH MAKE UP ON! styes kill and we just want them to go away!
Hi susan,
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, sorry to hear you have eye stye problems
Any of the methods above that include adding addition healing herbs, are added to the water to make a mix. Not to the stye itself.
Very good tip to share..Sleeping with makeup on is a big mistake. Being aware of this will help cut down on eye styes, especially if you are prone to them.
Have a good day susan
I have just tried the tea bag – instant relief! I’m going to continue with it and also the cup of hot water. This is such a handy website I’m so glad I came across it! It really helps to read all the ideas and also people’s feedback.
Hi Jo
Thanks for leaving a comment
The tea bag works nice doesn’t it? Glad you gave it a try, please do continue applying a few times throughout the day, your eye will thank you for it.
I do appreciate all the feedback, comments and helpful tips shared.
I told my coworker about my stye today.She said to rub gold on it.Then it should heal within a day or so.I told her I don’t have gold so she let me rub my eye with her white gold ring. Not sure if it will work. I’m not going to wait to find out because I want to try the tea bag thing. Just wanted to share.
Hello katy
I have read about rubbing gold on a stye as a method to get rid of a stye, but don’t see how it could possible help. Everything I have seen points to it as being just an old wives’ tale / urban legend. I think you will have much more success using a tea bag a few times during the day.
I hope your eye stye heals fast.
Hi:) what do you mean by making a seal with the stye eye and the mug of warm water? this stye has been killing me for a few days now:( thanks!
Hi Rachel S.
It’s very easily done. In a sitting position, place the mug directly in front of you on a table. Now, bend your head down as to peer into the bottom mug, continue slowly until you make contact to the rim, thus forming a seal over the stye. It may be best to have a mug that is not too wide, a smaller opening will make a better seal. Please make sure the mug is held securely while doing so.
Happy New Year
Thanks for the help everyone, my stye is in the extremely swollen process and a white bump. I had a hot wash cloth on all night and this morning. How will I know if its draining? This is my first one.
Hello Bre,
Sounds like your stye is in the early stage of forming. Great that you started right away with the warm compress, keep at it. Hopefully by doing so, you will keep the swelling and pain to a minimum (lets hope so). If it does fill and swell much bigger, there will be no mistaking when it drains as you will see the discharge left on the compress.
Good luck and keep applying the compress, you’ll be glad you did at such an early stage.
Im 13 almost 14 now and I’ve had my stye for over a year lots of pain thanks for the tips
Hello Bridget.
That is a very long time for someone your age to have to suffer with a painful stye. I hope you have been to see a Doctor for help. Usually a common stye should heal on it’s own within a week or two.
You are welcome for the stye healing tips and wish you the best
Hello hollie,
. They can be really painful for some folks. I’m sorry nothing is relieving your stye pain. Are you positive it is a stye? Just asking, as you will know better then me, but if it something more serious then a common eye stye, please see a doctor.
Nothing like the pain from a stye
While using these methods, you need to be persistent, don’t expect much after one or two applications. Try using the warm compress as much as possible through out the day.
none of this is working for me, my eye started to get sore and swollen last night and this morning it was swollen really bad, i have tried all the methods and i am in total pain, even my eyelashes are very sore and delicite, why is the methods working for everyone but me?
Hi Sharnie,
I’m sorry to hear about your stye, and yes they can be painful. Sounds as though you don’t have much on hand to try being at school so you are very limited on trying most of these methods. Keep on with the warm compress, if that is all you have to work with, better then nothing. Maybe a visit to the school nurse, if one is available.
I hope the pain goes away and your stye heals soon
I am 13 and knowing younger people it hurts allot more because they feel they can’t handle it, i have a stye on my eye and it hurts so much, i don’t want to stay home from school as it is only my last week anyway, i have been putting a warm rag on my eye for about twenty minutes and it hasn’t helped, things like honey and tea bags and all that stuff i can’t do because i don’t have any of that, is there anything else i could try.
a useful trick I learned from my doctor for my daughters stye…use a hardboiled egg. The shell retains the heat longer and you really need to constant heat to make a difference.
Hello sharip,
Wow! What an excellent useful trick you have shared. Heated hard boiled egg will retain the heat, giving the infected eye a constant supply of relieving warmth. Very Good share indeed! I’ll be looking forward to hearing how this method works out for anyone that gives it a try.
Thank you sharip and have a great day
Hey Jordan,
Sorry to hear about your stye…Good thing is you have time on your side, nine days to your B-day. The stye is only three days old so it’s still actively forming. Right now you are fighting an active stye and not one that has already developed and started it’s healing processes. stick with one method,and repeat it. One application will never be enough to get rid of a stye.
Please don’t stick a needle in your eye!! Only asking for more trouble.
okay, my first stye so happy…not really. i tried the tea bags all they do is sooth it no shrinkage of puffiness whats so ever. the eye drops just cause my vision to be blurry, the mug and hot water thing just soothes the pain again no shrinkage. i’m this close to take a syringe and draining the sucker. i can see the clear white circle with a black head, my guess is thats the area where it formed. my birthday is in 9 days, and i’ve had this stye for 3 days now. i know ooo big deal but i’m the type of person who just gets things done quick and fast. if i have to drain the sucker with a needle i will. are there any other new ideas out there?
I have a Military Ball to go to in 36 hours. Will the mug trick work in time? Also, I know makeup is probably a horrible idea, but I’m doing it anyway. Beauty is pain, right?
Hi Sara,
The mug trick is a great way to relieve the painfulness of the stye and hopefully bring down the condition to where it is bearable. Thirty six hours is not much time, try repeating the method every few hours and see what that does. I hope you enjoy the Military Ball, best of luck to you.
Hello Carly,
I would also try giving the hot mug method a try. It is a great tip shared by samantha and many had good luck with it.
I am trying the tea trick right now!!!!! Does it work very well? I am going to Duluth tomorrow and i DO NOT want it to ruin my trip!!!! What works the best?
Hello Tyler,
The common stye will form in the area along the edge of one’s eyelid. Now if you are feeling a lump inside the eyelid this may be an internal hordeolum. Best thing to do, is visit your doctor for confirmation that it is an internal hordeolum and proper treatment. Hope your eye heals fast
Hey,
Is it possible for a stye to be in the inside of your lid?
It’s the 3 year anniversary of me having my stye. It won’t leave!! I’ve tried every treatment possible (including doctors trying to remove it on several different occasions). Everyone had something different to say, and the last doctor pretty much said “deal with it”. Then I was advised accutane too but that didn’t help for the stye. I don’t know what to do. I think it’s pretty much a scar at this point, but every now and then it feels even more irritated as though it was still “active”.
Hey Jon,
Three years, wow that is an awful long time to be dealing with a stye. Is there any possibility it’s not a stye but scar tissue from maybe healing in a bad way? Boy, I can imagine how awful it is to have this for so long.
i luv these suggestions…BYE BYE STYE!!!!!!(^^^)
Hello Kelly,
Good luck tonight using the tea bag, I hope your stye heals fast.
My Doctor told me to use a baby shampoo to keep the eye clean while it heals. It’s gentle and it doesn’t burn. Thanks for the other suggestions on how to rid the stye faster. I am going to try the tea bag tonight!
my 3yr old has a stye any good ways to help her out
hey tylor,
In the above article, many different tips have been provided to help get rid of a stye. I hope your child feels better.
re: the mug trick – do you rest your eye IN the water? or on the hot mug?? please respond ASAP!
Hello helpless,
What you want to do is make a seal over the opening of the mug with the eye that is infected and let the steam vapor do it’s thing for fast relief.
Gosh, I wish I would have had that information earleir!
Wow thank You Samantha Your Method worked in a few hrs i didn’t see I was worried and went to the eye Doc and charged me $95
the next day the stye was gone thanks to the mug and hot water method I regret going to the DR
Woke up this morning with a stye..my eye was almost swollen shut! A friend of mine found your website. I have to say the mug treatment is the best way to go! I just tried it, and it has given me so much relief! Thank you!!! Just hope it works its magic and will be gone soon! Thank you…. Jamie
Hey Everyone! So I have a stye and its red, puffy and it REALLY hurts! I’ve tried a warm wash cloth and that didn’t seem to work… I have had my stye for three days now and were getting our pictures taken in TWO DAYS! Please help…… Thanks
hi,
i recently found out today i have a stye!!! help me! its my first one so i dont know what to do….its so embarassing!! and worst of all, tomorrow is picture day….i wish i could cover my eye with an eye patch..but i cant. any advise??
My boyfriend has a nasty stye and it is his 2nd one in 3 wRight now he is trying the water in the mug. Lord i hope this works…
I didn’t even know what a stye was until I woke up with one yesterday and everyone was giving me tips and advice. Mug trick? Genius!!! I hope this doesn’t last much longer. Facial oddities are frowned upon in highschool.
I’ve had a stye for 2 days now, just tried the mug trick & it gave me immediate relief!
Thank you!!!
I’ve had my stye for 6 months now and nothing works, I’ve tried hot compress, tea bag, 4 different eye ointments prescribed by the doctor and also 5 different types on antibiotics, the doctor won’t refer me as he says we need to try every option first but it’s so uncomfortable ;( I dont know what else to try. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Just wanted to say thanks for the treatment tips. I have a nasty stye on my left eye right now and I’m leaving for vacation tomorrow. I’ve been doing warm compresses the past two days, hopefully “the mug” trick works tonight.
I woke up with a stye yesterday, the only thing I knew to do was baby shampoo that didn’t work it has in the past. So I looked up this and I just about to try the cup of hot water in a cup and the tea bag also. This is so ugly and uncomfortable its got to go…
Hello Tasha,
Sorry to hear about your stye, don’t ya just hate waking up and having that thing starring back at you?
Give the mug a try, give it two tries if needed…..I think you’ll be happy with the outcome.
If not, don’t suffer get to a Doctor for more help.
Good luck!!
I have had my stye for almost a year now…
i tried the hot compresses and doc gave me antibiotics drop but it’s not going away 
( I am gonna try some of the methods here..i dk if they will help since its been there for almost a year. I am too scared to do the surgical drainage.
Hiya Sarah,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment
That is a very long time to have a on-going stye, are you sure it’s not a chalazion?
Please if you haven’t done so, seek medical attention..
Best of luck to you!
A stye is also called a hordeolum. A sty is a pimple caused by skin germs that infect the tunnel through which the eyelashes emerge. A stye is usually tender and eventually develops a pointy white head before the head bursts. They can be quite tender and irritating.
A moist, hot compress will speed resolution. Antibiotics are not necessary. The stye has to drain, whether on own or with a doctor’s help. Sometimes sty’s can grow so large that surgical drainage is advised.
There are some look-alike lesions that can mimic a stye, so if it doesn’t clear promptly in 5-7 days be sure you see your ophthalmologist for an evaluation.
Try some baby shampoo, that opens the pores of your skin so the sty will clean.
do you wash the outside of your eye, or actually let the shampoo get in your eye?
Hey everyone,
My mum used to get sty’s every week and now I’m getting them! Sure all that wet cloths and drops get rid of them but I need something to get them to stay them away!?
Any ideas?
Good idea, I just tried and It literally worked, within 20 seconds! I would like anyone who is reading this to know that this girl is a genius! I just canceled an operation for my sty thanks to her.
I owe you one reeca!
Lex.
I developed a Stye3 days before my bridal shower…I bought some expensive drops that seemed to do nothing…Itried Samantha’s method last night because I couldn’t get to sleep…relief in 5 minutes!! I still had slight discomfort when I woke up this morning, but I will do the “eye in mug” method again…Thanks for the help!!!
Hey Mina,
Thanks for stopping by
Boy, what bad timing for a stye. I hope the mug works out for you, and Congrats on the bridal shower.
The hot mug steam really worked! my fist time with a stye and I’m glade it’s not there anymore. thanks samantha!
I’ve had my stye for over 2 years now! its not puffy or anything but it has a small bump on the bottom lining of my eye. its so embarrassing. whats the more effective way to cure it? please help.
Hello,
Thanks for such an informative post, got my first eye stye this morning it hurts so bad…OMG, I want to rip my eye out. The mug treatment seems to be the way to go, wish me luck.
Hey Jim,
Thanks for visiting my site…
Good luck with the mug treatment!!
I’ve got my first stye in the mountains.i had no clue what i was. My eye was swollen, red, and puffed up. i tried everything o get rid of it, but it jut kept coming back. i went to an eye specialist a coupe of times and thy told em to put warm compresses, so i did. now its been over 2 years and my eye isn’t puffed but on the bottom lining of my eye there is a little bump. its so embarrassing, and i do everything to hide it but i just cant. everyone stares at me and ask me whats on my eye, and i reply a stye i wanna get rid of it so bad! i feel so self conscious. i hope these treatments work. what treatment do you recommend?
Hello Lia,
Wow, two years of suffering with a stye? Sure it’s a stye? Give a couple of these treatments a try, if not and nothing is working for you…Please give a Doctor another visit.
Wishing you the best!
love this site i have suffered from styes since i was very young every time I’m stressed or sick. about a year or 2 ago i have the worst one ever i use tea, the wedding ring, tea tree, milk eye bath cream of the Dr. an even antibiotics and nothing worked I had it for 10 and a half months and even not u can still see where it was it just hasn’t gone properly
jenifer-ann,
Thank you for visiting “How to get rid of a stye”
If you have been fighting a stye for 10+ months, Please continue seeking professional medical treatment. If one Dr. hasn’t help find another, but please get the help needed.
I wish you the best of luck, please stop back and give us an update.
If I do the mug with hot water am I suppose to put my eye under the water or just hover over it? Should My eye be open or closed?
Hello Kelly,
Samantha gets all the credit for this method, and I need to add this to the list…..but I would think, making a seal over the rim of the cup with either eye opened or closed is the way to go.
Best of luck getting rid of that stye!
For the coriander method..how do you wash you face with it…do you just splash your face or use cotton to dab??
Hello Harini,
The best way, would be to use a clean soft cloth, dipped into the mixture after boiling for a few minutes, then applying it to the infected eye, by dabbing gently, and repeating.
Hope this helps…
Boiling water in the mug= genious!! Thank you so much!
YOU SAVED MY LIFE!! I felt like I got punched in the eye, this stye hurt so bad and the boiling water in the mug really did the trick! You deserve $1,000,000 dollars! Thanks!!!
Hello jacklynnMarie’
You are so welcome, and I hope things work out for you.
Handling all that money is a dirty job, but someone has to do it
Good luck taking care of that stye.
Have a great day!!
thanks for the remedies!
working at LAX i deal with all sorts of currency and thought i had an infection because of the money handling turns out its a very severe stye!
Hello samantha,
Thank you for taking the time to post a comment.
Wow! What a wonderful method you have there, so simple, just a cup and some water, very nice share indeed…
This should be very helpful to our readers, thank you for contributing!!
here is an EXTREMLEY fast way to get rid of a stye. boil some water or just really hot water could work, and pour it into a mug about half way. Then put your eye with the stye in the mug and rest your head on the rim. wait a few minutes and boom your stye will immediately be shrunken. (if the water is too hot, put your eye on, then off for a few seconds then on again, etc, until you can keep it on there. the steam really helps.)
I’m about to see how it works..I’ve had my stye for over a year now
Hey josh,
Thanks for stopping by!!
Good luck getting rid of that stye, a year is a long time to be dealing with this type of eye ailment.
Hope it works out for ya…
wow a stye that last a year!! good lord …never heard of that ..whew
Stay with this guys, you’re helping a lot of people. I came here to “How to get rid of a stye” looking for help and ended up reading all the comments that others had left, this little blog is wonderful.
I too have a stye almost a year..
What did you do to solved the Stye problems.
Thanks
Thank You! This is so much more convenient than the hot compress. You have just become my Stye-goddess:)…all hail Samantha, goddess of steam…lol…thanks again.
did it go away?
Oh my gosh…. Immediate relief! Thank you
I will have to do this every couple hours or so until it really goes away for good!
how long do u keep it on??
You are genious. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I love you! Lol for real though.. you’re great, this was a life saver.
Does the mug trick work for styes in the top eyelid?
Gonna give these a try next time, I usually use an over the counter suave, but it feels very uncomfortable to keep in the eye, and blurs my vision. These stye remedies sound to be a better way to treat them. I plan to keep some of the ingredients listed on hand at all times. Thank you, for a very helpful blog
My Daughter woke yesterday, with a swollen eye, ended up being a stye. I felt bad because of the pain she was having ( her first bout with a stye) and decided to do a search online for a remedy. I want to thank you for such a detailed list of different ideas to try, I never new, with just some simple household items, stye relief was possible, thank you……
when doing the tea bag thing, do i drape the bag over my head or do i get like a cotton ball get it wet from the bag then wipe my eye? how do i do it?
You just lay the tea bag on your eye.
What kind of tea bag do you use??? there are 100kinds at the market?
Hi Li$$a
I did answer you on teabag selection in your last post, maybe you missed it. Any teabag brand will work, yes there are 100kinds on the market, but it’s only brand and flavors that set them apart. Tea is the main ingredient in every teabag. Anyone will do.
I suffer from styes multiple times a year, home care methods that you have listed do work wonderful. I always make sure I keep some of these ingredients at home always. This blog should be very helpful for those looking for a safe way to sooth a painful stye.
Assisted me a lot, just what I was looking for : D.
Gold! you save my day
I’ve been here a few times and it seems like your articles get more informative every time. Keep it up I appreciate reading them.
I love this! SO happy i found this! Just what i was looking for!
I have a problem with styes, get them a few times a year, very painful. The tips you posted are very good, my favorite is using a teabag. It does sting at first but gives fast relief. It’s the method I would recommend trying, very helpful post.
Go and buy Brewers Yeast right away. The same day you start using this the pain goes away. Within 3 days you don’t even know you have it. Keep using it for 1 week just to make sure it goes away completely.
If you get the bigger tablet take it 3 times a day. If you get the smaller round tablet take at least 2 of them 3 times a day.
Read up on Brewers Yeast and Eye Health.