Why Do Styes Happen? My Experience with Symptoms and Coping Tips
Why Do Styes Happen? My Experience with Symptoms and Coping Tips Why Do Styes Happen? My 2-Week Battle with Symptoms and Coping Tips A few months ago, I woke up with a sore, red bump on my eyelid—my first stye. It was annoying, painful, and made me wonder: why do these things happen? After dealing with it for 14 days, I’ve got the scoop on causes, symptoms, and practical tips that helped me cope. Here’s my story, with some numbers to back it up. What Causes a Stye? My Take From what I learned, styes are usually caused by blocked oil glands in the eyelid, often triggered by bacteria like staph. In my case, I suspect it was a mix of rubbing my eyes after touching my phone (guilty!) and sleeping with makeup on twice that week. Stress didn’t help either—I was juggling 12-hour workdays. The perfect storm, right? Tracking My Symptoms: A 14-Day Log I kept a daily log to understand what I was dealing with. Below is a table of my symptoms ...