This problem, like barley on the eye, is common. It is a purulent accumulation on the eyelids: from the inner or the outer side. The cause of the appearance of pus is most often the infection of staphylococcus. Such suppuration in the century is very painful. Before we look for an answer to the question of how barley is treated, let us consider the reasons for its occurrence.
Externally, barley resembles a lump that can pop out either on the outer or inner side of the eyelids. In this disease, tearing and redness may appear. More often appears on one eye, less often on two. Also, the possibility of popping up a few suppuration on one eye is not ruled out. Barley on the eye does not impair vision in any way.
The causes of internal and external suppuration are different, and the ways in which barley is treated for one or another variety are also different.
External barley appears in the following cases:
- When infecting ciliary follicles.
- If contaminated with sebaceous glands.
- If infection of mollevian( apocrine) glands occurs, which are located near the eyelashes.
The appearance of inner barley is usually associated with the inflamed meibomian glands( sebaceous glands, whose streams reach the edge of the century).
There are a lot of information about how barley is treated. You can treat this disease with medicines, using various medicines, ointments.
What ointment is barley treated for? You can lubricate hydrocortisone, tetracycline ointments, as well as ointment "Floxal".In the treatment, you can use drops "Levomecitin", "Tziprolet", "Dexamethasone", etc. But before you start treatment with medications, you need to know exactly what causes the onset of the disease.
Now you can find a lot of information on how to treat barley folk remedies. It is better to adhere to a certain diet during treatment. With this disease it is recommended to eat foods rich in vitamins A and C.
You can treat barley at home, for example, with herbs. There are options: drink or bury infusions in the eyes.
Treat barley at home with herbs:
- You can eat 8 tansy flowers a day, washed down with plain water. Take within a week.
- If the barley is very sore, you can make a decoction of marigold and apply a lotion to your eyes. Brew should be like this: 10 g of flower per 200 gr.water. Then insist for an hour.
- Remarkable remedy for various inflammations, including barley - aloe. Freshly cut aloe leaf( about 5 g) chop and pour with cold boiled water. Then put in a cool place for 7-8 hours. Then strain the resulting infusion through cheesecloth, after which you can make lotions.
- Boil several pieces of bay leaf in boiling water( not more than 50 g).After it has cooled down, drink this infusion( 2 times a day).
- Lilac flowers and rinse, then, laying on a whole leaf of lilac, attach to the eye.
- Drops from the eye can reduce pain from inflammation.
- Mix the grass of the eyebrows and the inflorescence of chamomile. To boil in boiling water: for 200 g of water about five spoons of this mixture. After 10 minutes, put the resulting gruel on a gauze disc and attach to the eye.