Stye (Sty) Treatment – 3 Types Of Warm Compress For Stye on Eyelid

Over 3 million people suffer from Sty (also called Stye) in the eye every year. It is a red, painful lump near the edge of the eyelid that may look like a boil or pimple. Many people relate it to pink eye but it is not pink eye, it’s a bacterial infection in your glands of eyelid. When you plug your eyelash and your glands get infected then this painful, red and inflated eyelid occurs. In most cases it is self curable, means it does not require any medical diagnosis. Yet you can try some natural alternative home remedies like warm compress for sty in the eye or eyeball.

Styes are filled with pus and they can spread on your non-infected eyelids because it is contagious. Sty fades away or the swelling of eyelid reduces it self. In some cases stye under eyelid pops out itself and pus is drained out of it. But NEVER pop a sty forcefully or by yourself. They look like puffy eyes and you can apply multiple warm compress in order to speed up the healing speed.

Stye symptoms consists of swelled eyelid, redness of eyeball, too much pain in eyelid, and tender eyelid. You can also suffer from fever and headache.

Warm compress for styes is great way to get rid of it fast. When you start applying warm compress on stye eye at initial stage, then it will reduce the eyelid inflammation and it alleviate pain. But if your sty is filled with pus and you want to drain it out then warm compress will bring the pus to the top of eyelid. It will form a small yellow spot and it will make sty drain naturally.
Some people believe that there is relevancy of sty and gold, as if you rub gold over sty then it will cure it. There are no proof as of now to that claim but old folks say it works. I have not tried it yet, if you have then let us know in comments how it worked for you.

What are the hot location where sty pops up in eye region ?

There are multiple locations where sty can pop-up and all of it can be treated with natural warm compress at home without visiting any doctor.

• Under the Eyelid
• Inside of Eyelid
• Upper Eyelid
• Center or Corner of eyelid
• On the Eyeball (rare case & need doctors advice)

Here are 3 different types of warm compress for sty (Stye) you can try at home to get rid of it fast.

1. Warm Water Compress For Stye Eye

Why I like warm water compress more than any other home remedies for sty because it is so simple and highly effective at the same time. When your eye gets a sty, it inflates the entire region and eyelid is highly effected. When you apply warmness to the tender tissues then it promotes high blood circulation and as a result high number of white blood cells are at your service. White blood cells fights back and regains the natural ointment of glands.
It also reduces inflammation and redness of eyelid which helps you treat itchy eyes. Warm compress for stye is ultimate natural home treatment you can try to get rid of sty fast. Warm compress should be done in a proper manner according to the seriousness of the condition.

Type 1 : Warm Compress Technique for initial stage of stye eye

In the initial stage there is no pus in the glands and you have just tender eyelids. These inflamed eyelid gives you a hard time due to painful eye. To get rid of it fast with warm compress we need a regular back to back treatment.
You need:

• Tap Water (1 cup)
• Clean fabric or thick cotton swab

Directions:

• Simmer 1 cup of water in saucepan for 5 minutes and stop the fire. Wait until fumes fade away.
• Dip fabric or thick cotton swab in water and place it over eyelid and keep it for 30-40 seconds. Repeat this until your water is cold as room temperature.
• Do this warm compress method after every 3 hours for 2 days and you will look human again.

Type 2 : Warm Compress Method for Pus filled Stye on eyelid

This is a stage when your eyelid is filled with pus but it’s not popping out. In some cases your pus is not on the top of lid hence it is not coming out. In order to push the pus to the top, we will give a constant supply of heat using warm water. This will force the pus to come to the top of eyelid but you don’t have to pop it yourself. Continuous warm compress will drain it out naturally.
You need:

• Tap water (1 Cup)
• Clean fabric or thick cotton swab

Directions:

• Simmer the water for 5 minutes and pour it into a bowl. Wait until fumes reduces.
• Keep the warm compress over the affected area multiple times and repeat it 4 times a day.
• It will bring pus to the top and forms a yellow spot over lid. It will drain naturally.
• When pus drains out wash your eye with cold water and put some antibiotic ointment to avoid any infection.

2. Green Tea Bag – Warm Compress for Sty Eye

Green tea and black tea comes from same plant but both of them are processed differently. It has added health benefits along with its tannin element. Tannin is known for its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties.

Health benefits of Green tea which justifies its use as warm compress for stye remedy

• Astringent Ability : Green tea is confirmed natural astringent, as astringent are responsible for contractions in muscles and tissues. As a result it will help in reduction of inflammation of eye and eyelid. If you drink green tea then it will improve your gum strength and tightens them around teeth. It also reduces hair fall.
• Tannin Rich : It tops the list of natural antibiotics, because of its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. It prevent the duplication of bacteria and kills them by destroying the outer layer of the bacteria cells. It reduces the tenderness and also help in reduction of sty.

How to use green tea bag for stye treatment ?
You need:

• Green tea bag
• Water

Directions:

• Pour boiling water in a cup and dip 1 green tea bag in it. Keep the green tea bag in hot water for 1 minute.
• Now squeeze out the water from tea bag and put it over affected eye. Keep this warm green tea bag on sty until it cools down.
• Repeat this warm compress remedy 3 times a day to get rid of stye eye faster.

3. Black Tea Bag – Warm Compress For Sty in the Eye Treatment

Recent medical research suggests that the compounds found in black tea, namely theaflavins and thearubigens, have abilities to cure wounds and can reduce swelling. Black tea bags can be used as warm compress to cure stye and it also alleviates pain.

Health Benefits of Black Tea Which Justifies its uses as natural remedy for stye or sty.

• Antioxidant Ability : Black tea is highly preferred as anti-inflammatory element as its ability to reduce tissues inflammation. Theaflavins and Thearibigens are very strong antioxidant element of black tea which will reduce the inflated and tender eyelid.
• Antibacterial Property : According to a medical research Polymeric tannins present in black tea inhibits antibacterial properties and it can cure wounds and swelling of human tissues. Warm compress of black tea bags can help you get rid of stye eye fast.

How to use Black Tea Bag as Warm compress for Stye in the eye
You need:

• Black Tea Bags
• Water

Directions:

• Pour boiling water in a cup and dip black tea bag. Keep the tea bag for 1 minute.
• Now squeeze out the water and put this warm black tea bag over infected and swelled eye. Let it sit over the stye until it cools down.
• Repeat this remedy 3 times a day until your stye fade away or drain out.

Which Kind Of Warm Compress is best for Stye Treatment ?

As both, green tea and black tea will work as antibiotics but the most result oriented compress is hot water warm compress. I personally suffer from sty very frequently. When I see redness on eyelid and start sensing the pain then I practice hot water warm compress. As I had tried all these 3 types of compress on my stye eye and found hot water most appealing. Try these warm compress for stye eye and find out which works best for you.

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