
Hey guys,
Could you help me out, please? I've had this small white and hard undereye bump since a few days ago. It is present right along that little line that isn't quite part of the lower eyelid, right above the lash line, and is irritating my actual eyeball as it comes into contact with it. Since it is in such a sensitive area and so close to my eye, I am afraid to scratch it and applying products to the bump is clearly out of the question.
So, what is this called? Why did it pop up? And what can I do about it?
Rosie
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If your description is anything to go by, I think that you have something called a stye. As you say, these appear on the lashline just above or underneath the lashes, both on the upper and lower eyelids. They are usually caused by bacterial infections, either from contact lenses, rubbing your eyes with dirty hands, or makeup. Don't squeeze or scratch these eyelid bumps! Applying a warm compress using a cotton pad with heated water, with chamomile tea for instance, can help speed up healing. They will go away by themselves in a few days, but I know they can be very irritating!
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Yep, that absolutely sounds like a stye, "an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid", I agree. They are caused by infections, and while having one once in a while is not a big deal at all, developing them regularly should have you wonder what about your eye hygiene you could improve. Using contact lenses for longer periods than you should or not cleansing them properly can, for instance, be culprits.
If your bump is further away from the lash line it could also be milia or chalazia. Google those to be sure. If they persist, see a doctor, but if not, just take care not to touch the area with unwashed hands and do not pop it. You should be rid of the bump soon enough.
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Ah, that's what those are called? Styes? I know EXACTLY what you are talking about and have gotten them on and off for years, maybe twice a year I'd roughly guesstimate. Actually since I started being more responsible about taking makeup off at night they've not really popped up any more come to think of it... could be a link there? I didn't know they were bacterial though and thought they were basically just "eye pimples" if you like. I have to admit I have popped them with my nails before. They are really, really annoying! But yeah of course that isn't advisable.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply, folks! I really appreciate that and I think you must have been right about the "stye" because this bump under my eye is now gone, so it clearly was not a long-term problem that required medical attention. Keeping my fingers off it was hard, though!
I read somewhere that these styes are caused by staph infections, which sounds rather nasty, to be honest. What did I do wrong? I am guessing it's because I am dealing with seasonal allergies, I have been rubbing my eyes with dirty hands :(. I'll make renewed efforts not to do that.
Rosie
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I just noticed that it was seven days since I posted this thread. Five days since I said the bump was gone. Well, folks, guess what? I woke up with yet another of those stye bumps under my eye this morning, right about in the middle of that line just above the lash line on the lower side.
Honestly, I have no idea what I am doing wrong here and I'm starting to worry that there is something seriously wrong here. People mentioned hygiene but I don't think I'm being unhygienic. What is going on here? Help, please?
Rosie
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