How Much Do You Know About Hordeolum?

Answer 1

Are the medicine OTCs? Do I need a doctor's prescription?

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Tylenol is OTC, antibiotics are Rx.

Answer 2

My husband has a stye on his eye lid for over a year what can we do to get rid of it

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So the stye keeps swollen and red for a year? My first thinking is: is it really a stye? If it's a stye, and didn't go away for so long, you'll need eye drops or ointments with antibiotics. That's on prescription.

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I would totally understand, my husband is stubborn too, he gets stomach pain from time to time, I've asked him to see a Dr. , he never listens, like he's scared of Dr.

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My husband thought he had a stye that wouldn't go away too. That was about two and a half years ago. When he finally had it checked it was stage IV malignant melanoma. Moffet removed the tumor and started radiation treatments. About 4 months later the cancer returned in his lymph nodes. That diagnosis came on 11/22/2017. He passed away on 12/5/2017 from cardiac arrest. The radiation treatments damaged his heart. So, if a growth comes from out of nowhere and doesn't go away, get it checked!!

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I'm sorry for your loss, Kim. And thank you for sharing this to us.

Answer 3

A hordeolum is a stye. It's an acute infection, with localized swelling of the eyelid that may be external or internal. It's usually is a pyogenic (typically staphylococcal) infection or abscess. Most hordeola are external and result from obstruction and infection of an eyelash follicle and adjacent glands of Zeis or Moll glands. Follicle obstruction may be associated with blepharitis. An internal hordeolum, which is very rare, results from infection of a meibomian gland. Sometimes cellulitis accompanies hordeola.

A chalazion is noninfectious.

Common treatment include:

• Hot compresses

• Sometimes drainage or drug therapy, such as corticosteroid injection (for chalazia) or oral antibiotics (for hordeola)

Hot compresses for 5 to 10 min 2 or 3 times a day can be used to hasten resolution of chalazia and external hordeola.

An external hordeolum that does not respond to hot compresses can be incised with a sharp, fine-tipped blade. Systemic antibiotics (eg, dicloxacillin or erythromycin 250 mg po qid) are indicated when preseptal cellulitis accompanies a hordeolum.

Treatment of an internal hordeolum is oral antibiotics and incision and drainage if needed. Topical antibiotics are usually ineffective.