How to remove barley from the eye with medicines and folk remedies

With such a pathology as barley on the eye, almost every person is familiar. It is accompanied by unpleasant and painful symptoms. Barley is an acute purulent infectious process, the development of which is affected by reduced immunity. You can treat it, the prognosis is positive, if the patient has applied for medical help on time.

Definition of disease

Barley is an inflammatory process that affects the ends of the century, more precisely the flow of the sebaceous gland or hair follicle.Presented as a painful and reddened swelling, which can form on the upper or lower eyelid.

Causes

The most common cause of the development of barley are violations of personal hygiene rules.It is enough to wipe your face with a dirty towel or handkerchief, as in time reddening and a slight swelling form. Still barley often occurs in people who spend a long time behind a computer monitor or work in a dusty room. People who use contact lenses can experience unpleasant symptoms of barley, while they do not follow personal hygiene rules and replace them in time. As a result, not only barley but also conjunctivitis is formed.

Often, the abscess can be the result of impaired work of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, dysbiosis. In this case, it is necessary to treat not only barley, but also the underlying disease.

The following factors can influence the development of barley:

• prolonged exposure to cold;
• stress, which reduces immunity;
• a postoperative operation or a serious illness;
• lack of vitamin;
• severe exhaustion;
• chronic diseases that reduce immunity;
• anemia;
• use of someone else's cosmetics;
• hereditary factor;
• mite demodex, which swings on the eyelashes;
• blepharitis.

Symptoms

With the development of barley, the symptomatology has a pronounced character. If there is external barley, then at the beginning there is a small puffiness at the edge of the eyelid, over which reddening is formed. Puffiness increases over time, affecting the entire surface of the eyelid. There are situations when the swelling is so strong that a person is unable to open the eye.

Also characterized by the expressed pain syndrome.After 2-3 days in the area of ​​swelling formed a head with purulent filling. The next 2 days the pain subsides, and on day 4 the abscess should disappear on its own.This exudates with the dead tissue. Already by the 6th-7th day the swelling is gone, as is the redness.

In most cases, barley leaves without a trace, but there are situations when the abscess leaves behind a small scar.

If there is an internal abscess, then it is similar to the external one, but only develops on the inner surface of the eyelid.For this reason, pain is more pronounced. The purulent head forms in the area of ​​the conjunctiva, and its breakthrough is in the direction of the conjunctival sac.

There are internal and external barley

In addition to the presented symptoms, there may be other signs:

• headache;
• temperature rise;
• increased lymph nodes;
• general malaise.

It is not necessary to open the head of barley independently.

Possible complications

By itself, barley carries no danger.But if you start squeezing it out, that it is fraught with serious complications. In this case, there is a risk of infection in the subcutaneous veins of the face, and then into the deep veins of the orbit.This can lead to various abscesses of the eyelid, phlegmon of the orbit, thrombophlebitis of the orbital age.

If the barley has not been treated, this leads to a chronic process and a relapse of the pathology.Complication of the abscess can be a halidium, which needs surgical treatment.

Treatment

For therapy of the abscess, pharmacies and home remedies can be tested.In severe pathology, the doctor decides on the appointment of an operation.

Drug method

As soon as the first symptoms of barley were discovered, you should immediately visit a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.Medication therapy is based on the use of the following drugs:

1. Eye drops with antibacterial effect- Levomycetin, Tsipromed.
2. Eye ointments with anti-inflammatory effect- Tetracycline, Hydrocortisone.
3. Treatment of the abscess with ethyl alcohol, zelenka, tincture of calendula.

   Tetracycline ointment is effective in barley

At the very beginning of the development of the abscess, the skin of the eyelids should be treated with 70% alcohol or zelenka.Then drip your eyes with a 30% solution of sulfacyl-sodium. If such therapy did not give a positive result, that it would be necessary to resort to the use of antibiotics. For the eyelid will need to lay ointment with sulfonamides.

In addition to medicines, it is worth using dry heat, which radiates a reflex lamp.

Surgery

If conservative therapy does not give a positive result, then the doctor decides to conduct the operation.Its essence is in the removal of barley. For these purposes, the surgeon makes an incision or puncture, so that the contents of the abscess can come out. Then rinse the wound with antiseptic. There are situations when the doctor removes the cilium in order to eliminate the inflammation, in the follicle of which the inflammatory process occurred.

Surgical removal of barley

Immediately after the operation, cosmetics and eye creams should not be used. Exceptions are ointments prescribed by a doctor.

Folk remedies

Today, there are many methods of non-traditional medicine that successfully cope with barley.

Dry Heat

For the early maturation of the abscess it must be warmed.To do this, use salt. Heat it in a frying pan, and then wrap it in a handkerchief. To attach to barley. A similar effect will have a cooked egg. To solve the problem, barley should be heated 3-4 times a day for 20 minutes.

Gadgets

You can remove inflammation and unpleasant symptoms with lotions.Compresses from tea, calendula, St. John's wort remain effective. You can use the simplest way - it's to put a warm bag of black tea on the affected part of the eye. And you can prepare a curative infusion, using the herbs, and then dip a cotton pad into it, attach it to the abscess. Doing such procedures is necessary 4-5 times a day at intervals of 2 hours.

Garlic

This tool is one of the strongest.It is necessary to take a clove of garlic, remove the husks, cut into 2 equal parts and freshly process the barley.Such activities should be performed 3 times a day.

Decoction of chamomile

To prepare a decoction, you need to take 20 grams of chamomile and eye. Pour 250 liters of water.Set on fire, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Filter, wait until it cools down, and then dip a cotton pad and attach it to the abscess. Such a compress per day can be performed many times, only observe the interval of 3 hours.

Dill

For the preparation of the following, dill seeds must be used.Take 20 g of raw materials and pour a glass of boiling water. Infuse composition 6 hours. After the broth has cooled down, dip the cotton pads and attach to the affected eye.

Laurel Leaf

Take 10 pieces of laurel leaves, put them in the pail. Add boiling water and wait 2 hours.Now you can dip a cotton pad into the broth and attach it to the eyelid. Keep the compress until it is warm.

Rye bread

It is necessary to bake bread from rye flour. Break it and make their crumb cake.Attach it to the affected area.Late, so that such a compress does not burn the skin.

When treating barley on one eye, two eyes should be treated as a prophylaxis. Before beginning any treatment it is worth treating the eyelid with ethyl alcohol. Thanks to him, it is possible to disinfect the affected area and prevent the development of infection

Prevention

There is no clear algorithm for preventing the formation of barley on the eyes. But here to observe uncomplicated rules in order to reduce the risk of development of pathology all the same you need to comply:

1. Do not touch the eyelids with dirty hands.
2. To stop all the foci of a chronic infection.
3. Do not use poor-quality cosmetics or use someone else's decorative cosmetics.
4. Strengthen immunity with proper nutrition, vitamins and hardening.
5. If a person wears contact lenses, then they need careful care to prevent the development of infection.

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conclusions

Barley on the eye is an unpleasant and painful process, which can strike absolutely everyone. The main thing is to start treatment in time to prevent the development of complications. All manipulations can be made at home, but only after the prescription of medicines by a doctor.

Also read what to do if a child has a barley on his eye.