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Treatment for sty
A stye is caused by a bacterial infection and it affects the follicle of your eyelash. As a result of the infection you will observe a tiny lump on the outside of your eye. This is not a permanent condition and the sty usually goes down in a few days.
However, if you notice any discharge, pain, itching of in your eyes, then you should consult a doctor.
Remember that you must never scratch, squeeze or pinch the stye. This will only transfer the infection to various parts of the eye and worsen the situation.
You can dip a towel in some hot water and hold it against the affected eye. You can try applying some castor oil to the stye since this is believed to shrink the growth. A wet tea bag also helps. For this you can either wet a tea bag by holding it under the tap or else you can steep the tea bag and then, when it has cooled down, use it on your eye. Another easy remedy involves peeling a raw potato. Scrape pieces of the potato from inside the vegetable. Now wrap these in a piece of clean cloth and hold it against your affected eye. After a little while you can throw away the scrapings in the cloth and replace them with fresh ones.
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