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Remove a sty from your eye with tea bags

Submitted by b mccoy ajax ont.

Used tea bags work greay to remove a sty from your eye simply let cool and place on eye for severl minutes a few times a day and whalla no more sty works better than most over the counter products

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It works great!!! Comments By: Anon

I tried putting a wet tea bag on my sty and the puffyness went right away. Thank you so much!

Great, I will try this! Comments By: anonymous

Oh great, I was wondering if tea bags would help out because I just started getting one I think and I will try this and I will let you know how it worked out alright?! Thanks so much!

trying it the now Comments By: anon

got full blown sty willing to try anything will let you know when it goes

my eye is annoying me Comments By: PHIL BARONI

ive had a stye for no lie about 6 months or so in both my eyes im so pissed im gonna rob a jewellery store pretty quick to get my hands on some or try this tea bad idea.IM SO MAD

totally works Comments By: A

My eye was swollen like Rocky Balboa, and in 3-4 applications of hot, hot tea bags, it totally went away, even the little white pimple on my eyelid disappeared.

the tea bag works Comments By: shanelle

the first time i got a stye my bestfriends mom told me to use a tea bag to heal it...that was a long time ago...ever since ive been using a tea bag evertime i get a stye...it actually works

the tea bag works Comments By: shanelle

the first time i got a stye my bestfriends mom told me to use a tea bag to heal it...that was a long time ago...ever since ive been using a tea bag evertime i get a stye...it actually works

TRYING IT Comments By: April

well im about to try it and excited too!! well i'll c if it works=D

Works most of the time. Comments By: Kris

My grandmother always told me to use this method. It works about 95% of the time. The one I have now is being stubborn.

first STYE before a weekend trip Comments By: jackie

omg, i've had the most stressful week and to add to it, i developed a stye before i head out to Chicago to see a man i haven't seen in over a year!! I'm TRYINg the tea bags and i hope to GOD from all the great things i've heard, this works!

stye Comments By: gwenny

well i was wondering if it matters what flavor of tea you use?!!j/k actually it works fairly well and so does gold as i used my wedding band once.

Help Comments By: Lawonda

I have had styes in both of my eyes for 3 months and they are so bad that they are almost swollen shut. Can someone tell me what remedies really work?

What type of tea bag Comments By: Sean

As I sit here at 4 am with a horrible Stye, I have just made my cup of tea..do I use Yorkshire tea? PG Tips or Tesco's Finest...this is beginning to bug me now this Stye. Good job you dont suggest coffee because I can;t stand coffee ;)

IT DOESNT WORK IN CHALAZION Comments By: Ann

Its not a sty if you've have that for more than a month. I think its called chalazion. Sty lasts only for less than a week or 2 weeks at most.Chalazion is caused by blocked glands in your eyes. I dont actually know if teabags will work on chalazion. I've read on a magazine that if chalazion didn't heal naturally for 2-3 months, you should have it removed by surgery or sort of injection.
Going back to teabags, yup, it works.. i just have no patience with that because whenever I put it on my eyes, it keeps on falling sidewards.=)

working well! Comments By: Jon

I have had a large stye on my eyelid for 4 months now. After 2 applications of the tea bag, it is now almost gone!

teabag Comments By: silviaaa

its on my eye right now...hopefully it works!=)

Hope this works Comments By: Allison

Gunna give tea bags a try, just been to see the nurse and now have antiboitics.. eye very swallon and now after 2 weeks of me going back .... they have told me i have a infection..grt... and i of on my holiday tomorrow....

My Sty Eye Comments By: DPO

I do seem to get a lot of Sty's one or two every month, I treat them by gently bathing the infected Eye with Chamomile tea sweetened with a spoon full of Manuka honey, after bathing I put the Tea Bag over the Eye, The Sty will normally discharge the same day or the next, and can clear a few days later,
Best to treat ones Eye the moment you think you may have a Sty on the way,
I find this works better then any thing I have ever been given by a Doc.

Trying now ! Comments By: steffy

ive had my sty for about 2 dayz now and i cant sleep and i can barely open my eye
so im guna try this idea and let you no how it goes :D

it does work!!! Comments By: shawna

I loved it the pain is practly gone, and so is the stye

its does not work for everyone Comments By: Toni

sorry i used the tea theory and my sty has not went sown at all and i have had it for almost for days

Yes it works Comments By: Ruthlouisej

Have hardly been able to sleep all night because of a sty that's just come up overnight. Have just sat with a tea bag on for 5 mins - as hot as i could stand it (PG Tips if you're interested!) and the pain has started to subside along with the swelling. Fab remedy!

it works Comments By: Danyell R.

I woke up this morning and could barely open my eye because of this friggin sty.so I tried the tea bag it took away the swelling and pain.This has got to be best remedy.Thanks a lot=)

Stye Comments By: Anon

Hi. I Have Got An Stye And I Was Looking It Up.
And I Was Looking For Some Help To See If It Goes Becuase I Am Going To School Tomoroow And My Eye Is Really Swollen And Ut Embarrasing And I Dont Want To Go .
So I Was Looking At The Tea Bag Sugestion And Most People Say It Works So I Am Going To Try It.
I Am Going To The Nurse So So I Will Try When I Get Back.
Ill Let You Know How It Goes

hopefully it'll work Comments By: wendy

well i've been have a sty since may and now and tonight i'm going to use the tea and hoping that it's going to work.i'm so embarass with a sty and i also go to school.i hope it does work.

ARGH! gay docs! Comments By: cyst face...

ive got 2 cysts.. one on each eye.. ones on the top lid.. and the other is on the bottom.. IT HURTSS and it has made the whole eye lid swell up!
i asked for an appointment.. but the doc jus said jus put warm water.. tried that for 2days now.. jus got bigger..=[
im gonna try this tea bag thing.. sounds lyk a legend! hope it goes b4 school starts! GO TEA BAGS! aha

thank you Comments By: jay jay

thank you so much for your help i have a date tonight and im trying your method i pray to god it works!!

internal sty Comments By: =[

i have one thats underneath my eyelid
and its drooping my eyelide, giving my asian eye an ever more chinky look
greaaat
im trying this hoping it works

Brilliant Comments By: Rich

I was more than a little sceptical about this tip, but I must sat that 20 mins after the first application I can already feel the swelling starting start to subside. Great stuff. Thank you!!

Self Loathing Comments By: KL

You said: "and its drooping my eyelide, giving my asian eye an ever more chinky look
greaaat"
Clearly, the stye is the least of your problems.

ummmmmmmmm i dont know Comments By: sye die

i just got thepain and a lil swelling
i am going to try the tea bag and see how it works
most likely it will be mint favored tea lol.........

cousin's help Comments By: Briana

my cousin told me today to put a tea bag on the sty and i thought she was kidding so i did research and its true. so far it helps...ALOT!

remove sty Comments By: nomorestypls

It's Dec 31st, 2007. I woke up with swollen eye and my guess is Sty is going to ruin my New Year Eve events. I put tea bags on my eye repeatly for 4 times so far. And my eye already looks much better than this morning. Thanks so much for the great suggestion!!!

teabag on a stye Comments By: Caroline Winn

sat here with teabag on my eye. will let you know if it works

Worth a try! Comments By: Jennifer

I used this method and it helped my sty come to a head and burst within about 7-8 hours. I would certainly try this again the next time. However, on other websites I saw that it recommended warm, moist compresses. So I don't know if this remedy actually has anything to do with the tea or if it is just the warm moisture that helps. Either way...my sty is gone and I am happy!!!

great it works Comments By: Cassandra

this actually works i am trying it right now. the swelling has gone down alot same with the pain

THANKYOU!! Comments By: sophie

it worked. cheers <3

??? Comments By: (*>)<

Does the teabag have to be wet or dry?

TipKing says: Wet

will try it...2 chalazion surgeries Comments By: cynthia

well ive had 2 chalazion surgeries on both eyes before both of them got infected so to the surgery room i went...recovery is not painful but the big lump is embarrassing lol i had one for about a year never went away and the 2nd surgery was both eyes for 3 months. i have a sty now on my upper eye lid, has never happened before, so i dont want to have a 3rd surgery now...so im going to try that tea bag stuff and see whats up hopefully it helps... i dont want more surgeries please noooo!!!

OMG Comments By: Pig Sty

I gota horrible looking thingy on my bottom eye lid which my wife asures me is a sty. I've had this thing for almost two weeks now and i'm not really happy bout it. I'm gonna try the tea bag in a mo see if it helps

Been doing tea for years Comments By: Jeanne

I've been doing the "tea bag" on the sty since I was a child. Considering I'm prone to them and it's never let me down. The cold tea feels good but the hot tea drawn the infection to the surface. Just remember that the skin on your upper and lower lids are VERY sensitive and should be treated as such. I have one now that is being VERY stubborn but the tea is working. This is just the worst I've ever gotten

TEA BAG WORKS!!!! Comments By: Ami

WELL IVE HURD OF LOADS OF PEOPLE AND PUTIN A TEA BAG ON MI EYES MADE ME FEEL AN IDIOT
LOL bt it really works !!!!!!!

7 Days With This Thing, I'm Trying the Tea Bags!! Comments By: Wayno4

I took my wife on a Smokey Mountain vacation and on the way, I felt a sting on my eye lid. Next morning, I had a big fat nasty stye. Never had one before. I will try the tea and will let you know.

Just 2 Days!!! It is working great!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! Comments By: Wayno4

After just 2 days and 5 applications of using tea bags,the swelling is down and it is actually drying up!! I cannot believe this is working so fast. I had this mega stye for a total of 7 days. It was getting worse and worse. Once I started using tea bags, it immeadately started to get better!!! I am a believer!!! Try it for yourself!!!

YEAH Comments By: anon

pain has subsided. It feels much better.
I cant tell if the swelling has gone down but it feels better.

tea bag was just okay Comments By: mk

I had huge hopes for the tea bag, but with no avail....
It grew and grew, went to the doctor, and it still grew and grew... I tried the tea bags after it bursted and still it do anything, what a bummer.

Looks like we need to form a Club for Styes Comments By: mk

Hey, let's all form a Stye Club, let's make styes a style!
We'll all date each other and won't have to worry about it ever again!

Hope its doing something :P Comments By: Anon

I've had this sty for awhile now. I found out about the tea bags yesterday and i've been putting tea bags on my eye every 2/3 hours. Haven't really noticed a difference but I hope it will clear soon :)

Putting My 2 cents in Comments By: Colleen

Yes A Tea Bag does really work. The Tea bag should be wet that way the herbs can work together. Orange Pekoe seems to be the most effective. Id boil your water pour in to a small bowl or cup let the bag seep for a few minutes then remove and place in freezer until cool 2 minutes should be fine. May want to apply a few times per day on theinfected eye. I swear by this remedey

second remedy Comments By: raised holistically

Teabags are most useful, especially chamomile, which has healing properties.

If you still have trouble with any eye infection, including a sty, and you are very brave, there is a simple and immediate, but painful cure-all.
Boil a cup or so of water, at a small pinch of cayenne pepper. STRAIN thoroughly-very important-through several napkins and do an eye wash with this. This will cure any eye infection. I have done this twice in my life and it has an immediate effect. Once for an infection that had my eye swollen shut, and once for pink eye-which immediately went away.

Y3$ !T W0RK$ Comments By: katrina

yeah.
i was a skeptic.
now i am a true believer
in 5 minutes it went 75% down.
oaihergiauheriguh
im so happy.
mine was huge.
like half of my top eyelid.
okay.
it works.

It worked! Comments By: Skyy

Tried it just now on a sty I've had for a few days. I see it shrinking down already! :)

lets try. Comments By: blackeye

I am gonna try!hope it works...

ouchy!!! Comments By: Mina

I never got a stye before. It hurts and I have class tomorrow and I can't go looking like a monster. Im sitting here with a teabag on my eye and it feels nice. Im using green tea and cham bc it takes away dark circles. Beauty treament and end to pain YAY!

Going to try it.! Comments By: Anon

Its Soooo Painful :( i've tried a realli hot teabag does it matter if its hot or cold?

my 4 year old has one under the eye lid Comments By: sarah

will this help him he has cream but not working its just getting bigger

Tea bags V cabbage Comments By: carly

I've had a sty for nearly 3 weeks now and what total choas it is.I havent tryed the tea bag method but i sure will now. One thing if you steam cabbage and put it in a bowl of boilin hot water. get a spoon , place the cabbage on the spoon and put a towel over your head and the bowl. put the spoon wit the cabbage on near the eye and let the steam open the pores.works wonders, brings the swelling down. If u didnt know cabbage its a great detoxifer. Good luck everyone.

y3a tea :] it really works Comments By: v-ness

i woke up this moring for the 1st time with a stye on my eye...looked on the computer to c what i could do[1.tea bag 2.a hot wash cloth]i tried tha wash cloth but it wasn't working,so i tried the hot tea bag nd it start going down so fast-now my eyes almost isn't noticeable[GREAT]

Thanks so much!!! Comments By: Thanks!!!

Thanks you so much for this cure. I'm just about to have a cup of tea and i'm going to use the tea bag. Thanks so much!!!

sadness again Comments By: Angelita

My stye had drained and was on the way to healing,at the last moment..bamm..it popped up again.I noticed it was red so i started putting on hot compresses.It's small but it was huge 3 weeks ago. And I was so depressed about it. I'm going to try the tea,so it won't get any bigger and worse.Thanks for the advice.I have to go buy some tea bags.I go to work on Monday:-( I hope it works.

hot tea bag?????? Comments By: holy swolleeee

is it hot or cold (tea bag)

Camomile tea! Comments By: CW

Yes, use camomile tea (as someone suggested here before), it is the best disinfectant for the eyes. I also add a tiny drop of tea tree oil directly on the sty just before placing the hot (as hot as you can) tea bag on the eye.

It works best when you start the treatment right away - when you just feel the sty is starting.

tea on my stye!? Comments By: abigail

Hey....i have a sty i think and its under my eyelid...its very painful...im going to try the tea thing....it seems like it works so we will see now...
Thanks

OMG IT WORKS Comments By: Taylor

Yesterday i tried putting a warm teabag on my sty, i did it about 3 times and it worked in less than 2 days! i also was able 2 enjoy cups of tea lol!

T-5 With a stye Comments By: Thomas # 5's mom

My 4 year old has had a stye for about 2 months, and we took him to a pediatric ophthalmologist (sp), and she would not do ANYTHING except HOT COMPRESSES 6-8 times a day. SHe said absolutely NO TEA BAGS, but my husband's grandmother, who raised 8 kids rold me to try it, and so far after 2 days, it has shrunken considerably. I think it works, but we will see if it goes away soon!

had it for 3 days ( i jus did research) Comments By: Ash...

with research i've found that the tea bags have tannic acid that kills the bacteria that is formed in ur eyes causin a stye. I've had mine for three days now and i'm jus not findin out this information. For two days i was stickin my head in warm salt water... it kinda made my stye harder ( i don't kno if that's a good thing or not), and now i have this red mark under my eyelid where the stye is as if it's brusied or sumthin. I don't exactly know how to get rid of that, but i've tried the tea bag method and it seems to be working a bit. My eyelid isn't as swollen as b4.

this better work!!!!!! Comments By: kayla

i'm gonna try
it right
now i really
hope it
works!!

nasty stye Comments By: latisha

i have never had this my eye was itching and the next day it was swollen i went to the emergency room the dr inseted some penicillin drops then he put 500 mili of bacitracin and gave me a prescription for augmentin but the teabag thingy is making it feel so much netter less swelling

Bloomin Genius Comments By: Hannah =]

Tea bags are actually legends if i must say.
felt the pain last nite and woke up to a nicely swolen eye with a big fat spot on it =[ . no fear however as the stye is not going away thanks to the tea bag. plan a few more apps before i go out tommorow :D thankyouuuuuu x

ahh! Comments By: Alexa

Okay, so like 6 days ago I got this horrible sty.
I think it popped, but the swelling is really bad and most of today it was almost swollen shut.
I would not have a huge problem and let it just take time to go away.. except for the fact that i go to camp in 2 days!! I need something that works - and fast.
After seeing all of these comments I figure I will try the teabag thing out.
My mom is at the store getting chammomile tea bags, and while she is gone, i think i will raid her jewelry box and try the gold band thing. Its worth a shot. I am so praying that this stupid thing goes away!! I cant look like a freak going to camp!!!! This better work, because I have tried practically everything. Tomorrow I may also try the potato thing, because my main problem is the fact that it is so swollen - there is not much pain now.
Wish me luck!
Tell ya if it works!

It really works!!:) Comments By: Anon

i have my sty for about 3 weeks and i been using the hot tea bags for 3 days and the white stuff is gone, it is really going way.

brilliant Comments By: alun

It worked perfect

What the?? Comments By: anthony garcia

Well, it's true, a tea bag does work, just pick out your favorite flavor and dab it in some warm water and let it sit on the infected spot for about 10 minutes at a time (a few times a day) and watch it work its wonder.

Problem Eye! Comments By: Happy Mark from Edinburgh

Im doing a scuba diving course this weekend and its crucial that both my eyes are working properly and i have just tried the tea bag method and it is now going away, thankyou so much for this advice!

How Long will this Tea Bag method take? Comments By: Anon

I jsut started my first round of tea bags & i notice a little difference in swelling. I used the same tea bags 3 times. How long will the tea bags take to work its magic??! When should i use them?? all at once or throughout the day?

this better works Comments By: kris

mine actually is a chalazion but im so mad about this because its nasty and ugly and im gonna try evrything just to get rid of this bitch...! but thanks toyall im about to try this hopefully it works....

sty must die Comments By: leeds

I have just tried the tea bag and was wounder how many times you have 2 use the tea bag on the sty??

Opee it works fingas crossed :D

Yikes!! Comments By: Manuel

I just did it for the first time after reading a few comments. I made the tea pretty hot and, without thinking, steeped the bag for about a minute. I held the bag on my eye until it cooled. I CHECK THE MIRROR AND I LOOK--I LOOK LIKE I GOT THESE FREAKIN BURNS ALL OVER MY KISSER!!

the tea bags work so well! Comments By: Kate

i just got an internal style yesterday and after reading this i put the tea bag to my eye. after about 3-4 times it totally went away the puffiness and the redness!

Overnight Treatment Comments By: Anon

ok, well i have been searching around for cures to my HUGE sty and one i found said to place a NONHERBAL tea bag on your eye, bandage it up so it stays in place and take it off in the morning... you can just say buh-bye mr. sty.

0MG...STY! I H0PE iT WRK! Comments By: Kamie

I woke up this mornin and my eye was so big. so i missed school. and i really would like to attend a football game friday w/o a swollen eye! so i hope this method works!!

doesnt work unless I am doing it wrong Comments By: Hope

everyone seems to be seeing instant results. I used a hot tea bag for like half an hour and kept reheating it and reapplying and NOTHING changed. i think it's worse PLZ help ive had this sty for a weeks but it just got bad a few days ago HELP!!!!!

its okay Comments By: tina

i ried the tea bag and after 5-6 min pus started dripping out but then it stoped and wouldnt work again

Not sure if it's working yet.. Comments By: JeRrYFaR

I'm just trying it right now as I've had mine for a couple of days ago and today it really hurts. I do notice a tiny bit of swelling going down, but it still hurts. I tried my first 10min application and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Ive had a stye for 11 weeks ples help Comments By: sam

you know the teabag remedy do u try iy cold or hot and will it work cos ive has the stye for like 11weeks plez do reply thnx

susie sty Comments By: susie

Hi i have just woken up with a sty, for the 1st time in years. i will have a cup of T and do the bag remedy and let y'all know wat gwan!!! 24th sept 2008!

Sty versus Chalizon Comments By: jabber

I seem to have a sty in middle of eyelid. the tea bag drainage worked. Though it seems to need to be drawn out again. Does anyone else experience multiple drainings? Also, has anyone ever had them professionaly lanced, and what was tht experience like?

thanks Comments By: Daisy

I felt the infection coming out thankyou so much!

fools gold Comments By: Matt Langley

Dont be led to believe that just rubbing gold on you eye sty is effected. Dont you know that the TEA bag is a much better and fantastic way of recyling as once it has been in your eye you can opo it back in the cup and make yourself another brew. Walla!!! JOB DONE

Helps Comments By: illy

It helps but it isn't gone yet... I have put the bag 3 times so far. I hope it'll go away soon!

i hope this works Comments By: joe l.

man i hope this tea bag thing works. cuz i had 3 with in 2 weeks now. i want to the dr. and they give me some stuff but its not working. it just made it 10x as bad. now i have to go get some tea to try it. peace out.

Good Comments By: Juliana

It really worked. I had the ice tea for 30min and it works!!!! RECOMMENDED...

It really works Comments By: joe .l

man it really works.

ring thing Comments By: brian gros

you are supposed to rub the ring to make it hot, and then apply to affected area! the heat is a for temporary relief

I hope this works! Comments By: frustrated mum

My son has had a sty jump from one eye to the other and would you believe back again!!!!!!!! We have applied cream from chemist but doesnt semm to work. My son has had one before but not one ,two, three ina row. Poor bugger. If teabags have worked for most people here then we are on it.

Feeling slightly better :) Comments By: Emma

Hmmm. I had my eye-lashes tinted yesterday and suddenly here I am at 6:24 the next morning, bothered by a horrible stye on my lower left lid - damn you vanity!

On my third teabag now (nothing better to do) and swelling has definitely reduced. Still a bit painful. I'll persevere and let you know how I get on.

P.S. This forum has been quite comforting in the wee small hours, thanks everyone :)

Worked like a charm! Comments By: Emma

Hi, I posted my comment yesterday morning, complaining about a brand new stye and here I am today with no evidence that I ever had a problem.

Teabags are a miracle. I bathed my eye in 4 of them before I went out for the day and before I'd even left the house the swelling/irritation had gone.

This website is a Godsend, thanks everyone.

works Comments By: Leeanne

WEll. im not sure if it was going anyway or if it worked, but i did the teabag thing this morning, and the pain i woke up with went. It coujld be a placebo, but it definalty went down a bit, Then it managed to burst while i was in an exam. Unlucky. I did it when i got back from school, it definaltley feels better. Even if the tea doesnt help the hot compress does. I cant believe it actually worked as well. Didnt think i would tbh.

Just Trying Comments By: Lee

got a tatleys on my eye while drinking a brew. hope it works!

thanks so much Comments By: nini

well today while at work {i work in a hotel} i decided to look on line because i have had a damn stye on my eye for two weeks now and it has become 2 instead of one!!!! and i've tried cream, and eye drops, and for a mintue it seem to work been then a couple days later, stye number two appeared and im sitting here like wtf!!!! and mind you its all on the same eye, but about thirty minutes ago i tried the tea bags thinking this shit aint gonna work, but LOW AND BEHOLD the oldest stye is gone now, and im working on the little stye now, all i've done is sat in front of the flat screen at work watching ATL with the same tea bag over my eye reheating it in hot water! im so freaking happy i really appreaciate this tip, nobody knows but God, i mean the old stye that was on my eye, had turned my eye black like someone had punched me in it, and everyone had been looking at me like damn shawty did ya man punch you in the eye, until they really looked at it......thank you

I Hope the tea bag is going to remove my chalazion Comments By: zara

i have a chalazion for about 8 months and i did one operaton in september but my chalazion is still there! I completly nervous and depress about this.I'm feeling always bad because all the people notice and ask me, "what's wrong in you eye". I have tried also, a lot of drop and antibiotic cream.I'm going to try tonight the tea bag and I hope i going to remove my big stone in my eyelid!!!

chalazion Comments By: S

Sty doesn't last for weeks & months. Those are chalazion. Chalazion can be HELL. I bought a facial steamer & now a whitehead has formed on my 9 month old Chalazion within days of using the steamer & looks like it's going to burst!! if it doesn't burst, off to the surgery. Try the facial steamer, daily!!!

A sty is simple stuff. Black tea bags will always work. If you're prone to them, remove make-up properly & toss it after you've gotten a sty or you will reinfect.

Teabags?? Comments By: maya

i have a sty in my upper lid of my eye and its been there for about three month now and i will try the teabags but i doubt it will go? i saw a doctor and he said i could have a surgery and remove it but i am so scared to the maximum. anyone could tell me what they could do if they were me, in my condition? thank you :)

WILL IT WORK 4 ME Comments By: DESTINY

C I D0NT KN0 WHAT ITz CALLED BUT I HAVE A BUMP INSIDE MY EYE N ITz VERY PAINFUL. :(
IM READING ALL THESE AMAZING STORIES ABOUT PUTING TEA BAGS ON YOUR EYE...
WILL THIS TEA BAG THINGY WORK 4 ME EVEN THOUGH MI STY OR WHATEVER IT IZ, IZ 0N THE INS!DE????

IM DESPERATE 4 ANSW3Rz..

stye comments appreciated Comments By: tracy - australia

hi..Just want to thank everyone who made a comment here...came across this site about an hour ago and since then have applied the tea bag approx four times...desperate i know. I can tell you now it is definitely working...unfortunately my white little pimple is just under the eyelid near the corner of my nose so i dont know how its going to burst.. but as for the swelling it has gone down dramatically..Mine started yesterday afternoon and i came across sites which said apply hot compressions with a face cloth or the like...this did work to but the teabag is way more effective. Good luck to all

What do I use? Comments By: Brea

What type of tea bag do I use? and do I put the tea bag directly on my eye or do I wrap it in anything? I'm gonna try an herbal lemon tea bag and a constant comment directly on my eye one after the other. It's a huge 4 day weekend off from school and I am going to hang out with a bunch of people in like 4 hours so I'm hoping this works as quickly as people say!!!

a stye Comments By: sarah

the tea bag trick works far beyond my expectations...i had been using the wash cloth method for a few days, which helped alot...but the tea bag way sure did take down the swelling and pain not to mention drew up the infection more...so now its hardly there just a lil white tip and its slowly withering down to nothing...thank u so very much for posting the tea bag trick works wonders and smells wonderful to..im using chamimile and spearmint tea.

PLEASE! Comments By: Kathy

OKAY i want to go to school tomorrow so i have a couple questions PLEASEEE get back to me REALLY FAST. #1. Do I go to bed with it on? #2. What kind of tea? ANY? #3. Do i put it on hot or put it on cold? PLEASE HURRY

Freakin A! Ughhh. Comments By: ashley

I got a freakin stye. It's two days before I go back to school after my winter break. I'm PISSED that I got one. I haven't even been sleeping with make up on. Ughhh. It Sucks. I'm using the TEA BAG METHOD right now and it has brought down the swelling a great deal. I Hope it goes away soon! I'll be back on and say how it goes, ish me luck! :]

helps blepharitis too!! Comments By: ilovetea

i suffer from blepharitis so heard about using teabags for styes 9swelling) so had a go and it works a treat, the sweling goes pretty much straight away and so does the itchiness. Not only that rub the teabag around your face and gives a tanned look!! fantastic

Teabag theory? Comments By: Becki big eye

I have had a very swollen eye for a couple of days.....a stye has appeared in the corner....BUM....I get them every few months. I am just having a cuppa so i will try the teabag theory......watch this space

i hope this works Comments By: anonymous

i got a stye in my eye like 3 days ago and its like on my eyelid but on the lower part. I want to get rid of it because it hurts real bad. And my vision is mest up. LOL it feels like im crosseyed. Im gonna try the teabag i hope it works.

styes suck! Comments By: megan

i have had a sty for about 3 days now i have tried the hot compress but i think im going to use the tea bag method because its a pretty painful swollen sty and all these comments have convinced me. thanks alot all!!! (for those people wondering whether to use hot or cold tea bags, im pretty sure it has to be warm because then it draws the sty out! thanks people hope it works! :)

proffesional advice Comments By: john sharp

got this advice from a consultant eye doctor. put a hot wet cloth (or teabag) on your stye for 3-4 mins and then a cold wet cloth (or teabag) for 3-4 mins. repeat 2-3 times a day. the heat softens the stye and opens the pores. the cold draws the stye out. it works for me.

it worked for my friend Comments By: ash

ok so i get stys all the time and never tried this and i am hoping it will work for me... but one time my friend tried it and it worked so hopefully it will work for me because i need to get rid of this sty by tomorrow..

Styes and diabetes Comments By: Jackie

Recurring styes can be a sign of diabetes..check with your Dr he may want to test your urine for sugar!!

Selson Blue Comments By: Chloe

I have had a sty for nearly a month now. Went to doctors and they charged me $100 for cream which doesn't work either. My girlfriend at work told me to try washing my face in selson blue. Haven't tried it but will try the tea tonight.

black tea (like breakfast blend or earl grey) Comments By: Anon

it should be black tea. And I just went to the eye doctor (for the 3rd time) and a sty can be stubborn and last over a month. They want to lance mine, but I'm trying the tea bags first

erm Comments By: skylar

Im sitting here with a teabag stuck to my face , n nothings happening

I'm going to try it Comments By: anon

I've had my stye for about 1 year + no, no joke, but now it's puffed up and really hurts.
I can't afford expensive products and tea bag sound great.

how can you the tea bag thing children Comments By: scott

im just wondering how old the child has to be when using the tea bag trick or should a doc have alook first

gonna try;D Comments By: elizabeth

i have had a sty for 6 months from the first day from april o.o im scared im a fraidy cat cause i just HATE needles so i dont want a doctor to drain it rofl.
im sooo trying this cause everyones saying it works ill try anything to get this ugly curse away. dont you hate it? it makes you look unattractive LOL.

OMG, really?? Comments By: Haley

I had a small and hard little sty on my eye. Was very skeptical to say the least when I saw that a mere tea bag can get rid of it. It was gone within an hour! And that was with me applying the tea bag for a minute or two while I was running around at work

amazingg Comments By: bess

this is my first ever stye, and i got really worried about it because it was really big and painful. i tried tea on it this morning for about 5-10 minutes and i can already feel the pain and swelling have gone down
thank you so much!!!!

??? Comments By: Morgan

Well my sty wasnt that big then i used the teabag thing an it basically stayed the same... But alot of the redness around the sty went away!
p.s. Just wanted to say one time my dad had a sty and it was on the inside of his eye and you'r supposed to go to a doctor when you have one on the inner part of you eyelid, well he didn't know it was a sty and was messing with it and it was BIG and it popped in his eye and there was a bunch of puss in his eye! He said it was GROSS!!
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Green tea bags!!! Comments By: Annoyed stye owner

Yes!
the tea bag works especially the Green tea bags . i put the green tea bag on my eye for about 5 minutes keep dipping in the warm tea watter and reapeted several times its amazing :)

I dont use anything else.. Comments By: fabi

It so does work! every thing i use on my daughter is from the old wives tales but there not they work better then most man made jumbo..
Thanks listen to your elders they no..

My first time, but the remedy was useful. Comments By: Britney Carter

I have never had a sty before, but since recently receiving one I was told to only use hot water. The tea bag was weird and it stung my eye for a few minutes but it did do the job.

same problem Comments By: gill Contreras

havent tried going to soon as i get out of work,i have had my stye or what ever it is since december,went to a specialist twice,they have given drops and pills,took drops no pills for me though,going to try the tea method,what kind of tea am i supposed to get,if this works,i will send who ever started this website a bottle of PARDON TEQILLA.

TipKing says: Just regular tea is fine.

Blahhh! Comments By: Kristen

Im sitting here with a hot tea bag on my face. I can't stand this! I had it for a little more than a week! It's big and it hurts badly. It keeps moving down toward my eyelid. I hate going to school with this. I want it to go away! I hope this works.

trying it Comments By: Cheryy

just got my first stye and got a party this weekend. really dont want it there cos im getting with this guy ;)
gunna see how it goes, thanks!

should I Comments By: buzz

Have had it for weeks now and willing to try anything,tea bags before baby pee lol i will update

OUCH Comments By: Rosa

Have had a stye for the last few days!!! EXTREMELY itchy and uncomfortable!! about to try the tea bag method!! Fingers crossed it works!!

im trying it! Comments By: MICHAELA

k ; i have a teabag on my eye right now . and after reading most of these comment things , im preee convinced that it will most likely work, sooo yahh . ;D

hope it works.. Comments By: Daniel

laying in bed right now with tea bag on my eye. Please work. Will update later with results.

Stye-in-the-eye-Dan

i wnt to try it :) Comments By: meiann

i think is is interesting because i have a problem on my sty. i have a difficulty with it. i cannot face any person because im shy :) i think this one will work .

it works ! Comments By: sam

i just tryed it it 100% work there is nuthing there it has completly gone i am amazed !! try it ...

its work on internal styes Comments By: cassie

i got a sty on sunday n tried everythin to get rid of it. as read many articles they said that an internal sty rarely heal on its own. yesterday i tried the tea bag n this mornig i dont have a sty n my eye. IT WORKS !!!!!!!

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=:) Comments By: Secret

It work really great before it look somebody punch me but now my eye looks normal!!!

Tea bag Comments By: Kim Nguyen

i just went to my eye specialist today, i sty eye gets bigger everyday. And then he gave me an injection to make the sty get smaller and he said that i have to put hot compress. Do you think I should put tea bag on my eye instead of just hot water? My sty eye is appeared inner eyelid.

Tea bag Comments By: Kim Nguyen

stye Comments By: DJones

am doing this as we speak, really really fed up with my stupid stye. it says online they only last 4 days at the most, ive had mine nearly two weeks now :(
the other thing i was told was a rub a gold ring on it, though havin some old persons manky wedding ring on my eye didnt appeal

my eye really hurts Comments By: carlie

Well ok i was at work and my eye started to really hurt i have a stye on the lower left side of my eye, my friend told me to use the hot tea bag and to keep reheating it, i am doing it as we speak.. this is like my 6 application, it is really big, when i look to the right i can see it at the bottom of my eyelid.. let you know if it works...

Ima try it :) Comments By: Mollie

i got a small lump under my eye and wonderd what it was and mum suggested it was a sty and that it would heal itself but doing a little research of my own brung me to this and i think im gunna try it :)