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a few months ago, i got an eye stye on my right eye near my tearduct.

yesterday, i felt severe pain on my left eye and i found i had gotten another stye on my left eye! IT'S SO SMALL but it hurts SO MUCH. i'm putting some ointment on it so it should heal within the next few days.

i have a few questions about eye styes
1.) i seem to be getting them more frequently (i know it's only the second time, but i've never had an eye stye before my first one!). i do use both eyeliner and mascara. what should i do to be more sanitary about it? i know you're supposed to throw away mascara every three months, but i use it until it's finished. i don't actually count how many months i've been using it. should i start? and i sharpen my eyeliner often so that the bateria is removed, so why do i keep getting styes? i'm assuming it's from my make-up cause i don't have diabetes, etc.

2.) in addition to what steps i can take to avoid getting styes in the first place, are they contagious? like if i touch my eye and then touch someone's hand and they touch their eye, can they get one or is the likelihood very small? i know it's caused from a certain type of bacteria so ...

3.) should i avoid certain things? is it okay to touch my eye when i put on the medication or should i use a qtip?

4.) because the stye is RIGHT under my upperlashline, almost on the pink part, i end up getting some of the ointment (just normal drugstore eye stye medicine) into my eye. if i want the stye to go away, i have to use the medicine, but it gets in my eye and the box says "for external use only." what should i do? should i try using less medicine or... ?

OUCH! Eye sties are really annoying..and they hurt a lot.

1) Sties are caused by the staphylococcal bacteria that normally live harmlessly on the skin of our eyelids, but when those germs become trapped inside an eyelash follicle or a tear duct, a painful, pimple-like infection result.
-I would throw away the mascara and eyeliner that you've been using RIGHT AWAY. You don't want to infect the eye any more. And yes, do start to count how any months you've been using both the mascara and eyeliner..you're better safe than sorry. You probably got the second sty from using infected makeup or from rubbing your eyes, poor hand washing, etc.

2) It's not very contagious, and I'm pretty sure that if you touch your eye and then touch a person's hand, they probably won't get it. Just don't share eye makeup, for this is also a cause of some sties.

3) I would probably use q-tips when trying to apply the medication. Like I said, it's better to be safe than sorry! :)

4) Using the Q-Tip would probably help rid you of this problem. It shouldn't harm you much if the ointment gets in your eye, because it is for use around the eye, so I'm sure it shouldn't be that big of a deal if it does end up getting in the eye. :) However, if it does cause irritation, I would call the doctor's, or ask someone for help.

Hope this helps, and hope the sty goes away soon!: )

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