Aromatherapy

What is an eye stye? The medical name for a stye is hordeolum (or hordeola if there are more than one). Styes are a very common type of infection of the eyelid. They usually develop quite quickly, over a few days. Usually only one eye is affected, although you can develop more than one stye at a time, even on the same lid. There are two types of stye: external styes (the common type) and internal styes (which are quite uncommon). How to treat a stye Styes often need no treatment. The 'head' usually bursts within 3-4 days. Hot compresses may help to ease soreness and draw the pus to a head. You should avoid contact lenses and eye make-up until it resolves. Taking antibiotics (ointments or medicines) is not recommended. It is sensible to discard mascara and eyeliners that you used along the edge of your eyelid as the stye was forming. Options to speed up resolution of the stye are: No treatment Often, no treatment is necessary. Once a 'head' has formed on a ...