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Who and how does barley treat the baby's eyes?
Barley is a disease that affects both adults and children. Barley under the eye can pop even a very small child. Official medicine has many names for this ailment. Barley, in fact, is nothing more than an inflammation of the sebaceous glands located at the roots of the eyelashes, or it can be an inflammation of the hair follicle itself. From the article we learn about who and how to treat barley on the eye of a child. Most often this disease affects children.
Causes of barley
Usually the cause of the appearance of barley is considered hypothermia, but in fact the problem is a bacterial infection. In 90-95% of cases, the causative agent is Staphylococcus aureus. The disease also contributes to the weakening of immunity. It looks like a small swelling on the eyelid, reminiscent of the shape and size of the barley grain (that's why this name is popular among the people). Other symptoms include reddening of the eyelid, enlarged lymph nodes, fever. Inflammation can be accompanied by very painful sensations or itching - you can not scratch your eyes in any way. A few days later, the place of a future breakthrough is formed on the swelling, it looks like a white or yellow spot. The pus comes out three or four days after the "ripening", and a week later the edema subsides and recovery comes. It also happens that not one but several hair pouches become inflamed. Such a course of the disease can lead to the fact that the child can not open the eye. Who and how to treat barley on the eye of a child in such cases - we will find out a little later.
Barley on the eye - what to do?
It is important to understand that barley is not a pimple, squeezing it out is by no means impossible! Place better not to wet, because moisture carries the infection. Use dry heat (UFO, UHF), which will help him mature more quickly. Many people do not understand how barley is treated with a popular folk remedy - a chicken egg - in the eyes of a child.
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