Recurring Chalazion and Styes
Meibomian gland dysfunction can cause both chalazia and styes to keep cropping up. The inflammation from both conditions can lead to dry eye symptoms. Dry eyes are prone to infection.
TheraLife Eye Enhanced helps the body restore natural tear secretion, and in turn, the body is able to produce its own tears. Natural tears are the best defense against future problems. TheraLife provides an All-in-One Eye Enhanced Starter Kit which includes everything needed to keep the eyes healthy and clean.
Treat dry eyes to cure chalazionn
The key to treating and preventing chalazions or styes are maintaining overall eye cleanliness and health. TheraLife has a complete line of eye kits to help patients heal and keep the eyes healthy.
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Introduction
Whenever a painful bump or hard knot appears on the eye, the only thing a person suffering can think of is relief.
When you consider chalazion vs stye, they are different. Stye is infectious where as stye is not. It is important to know the difference in symptoms because the treatments for each differ and the causes are different.
What It Is
When an oil gland becomes blocked, a small bump will appear on the eyelid. This bump is called a chalazion. A chalazion can appear on either the upper or lower eyelid because oil glands are all along the eyelid.
A chalazion will usually disappear in a month without any formal treatment. However, many chalazion persist for many months and leave scar tissues behind that require surgery.
Therefore, the quickest route to healing involves keeping the lids and lashes clean, unblocking the clogged oil glands with a hot compress, and taking a TheraLife supplement to treat the dry eyes that caused the oil gland clogging to begin with.
Symptoms
Patients who suffer from meibomian gland dysfunction tend to have a recurrence of chalazion. However, anyone can develop a chalazion at any time due to a clogged pore.
Because a chalazion and stye are both bumps located on the eyelid, there is often confusion over which one is present. It is important to know which one is present because treatment for a chalazion is much easier than treatment for a stye.
Some common symptoms of a chalazion include:
- Tender spot on the eyelid
- Hard lump on the eyelid
- Increased tearing of the eyes
- Blurry or blocked vision
- Light sensitivity
Treatment Options
Although it is not always possible to prevent a chalazion, there are some steps, if taken, that can help during future occurrences.
For example, keeping the eyelid area clean, applying a warm compress and keeping the glands open are some ways to prevent a future chalazion. The best way is to use TheraLife Eye capsules to relief the dry eye symptoms that cause clogged oil glands – this is called meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
How is a Stye Different Than a Chalazion?
When an oil gland becomes blocked due to an infection in the eye, a stye appears. A stye is a swollen, pus-filled knot that appears on the upper or lower eyelid.
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common bacteria that causes a stye. A stye is extremely painful and causes discomfort to the eye. A stye and a chalazion are different because a stye is caused from a bacterial infection, is painful, and is often larger than a chalazion.
Symptoms of a Stye
Some common symptoms of a stye include:
- Painful knot that appears on the eye
- Puss due to infection
- Crustiness in or around the eye
- Feeling of scratchiness in the eye
Eye Stye Treatment Options
When treating a stye, TheraLife has created a combination of essential cleansers, supplements, and compresses to speed up and prevent future occurrences.
TheraLife
TheraLife Eye Enhanced can be used to treat the root cause – chronic dry eyes to reduce inflammation and restore the normal ability of the oil glands located in the eyelid to produce vital lubricants that keep the eye healthy and moist. TheraLIfe Eye capsules prevent clogging. Applying a hot compress to the affected eyelid several times a day reduces swelling and softens any oils that may be blocked in the gland.
Keep the eyelids clean
Keeping the eyelids clean is vital and TheraLife has included an eyelid cleanser to keep the eyelids clean and prevent infection. Finally, gentle massage of the lump can help drainage. Be sure to sanitize the hands before touching the eyes.
For treatment of a stye, TheraLife suggests using an antibiotic in addition to TheraLife Eye Enhanced. Clean the eyelids with the eyelid cleanser, apply a warm compress for 10 minutes twice a day, and do not squeeze the stye. Even though the eye is painful, resist the urge to rub the eye.
If contact lenses are worn, replace them with glasses until the stye disappears.
Consult a doctor if the stye does not clear up in two days.
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