Get To Know Hordeolum, Small Lumps That Grow On The Eyelids

Illustration (Rsulan Dashinsky / pexels)

JAKARTA - Hordeolum or better known as bintitan is a condition where a red lump grows on the eyelid or on the edge of the eyelash. Usually, when this lump appears it will be accompanied by pain in the area around the eye.

Reporting from the Cleveland Clinic, Monday, March 15, there are two types of stye. The first is an external sore or lump that grows on the outside of the upper or lower eyelid and the second is an internal sore that appears on the inside of the upper or lower eyelid.

At first glance, the stye looks almost like a pimple. However, growth symptoms are different. The appearance of a stye can be indicated by a painful, red bump around the lid or the edge of the lashes.

Next, you start to see a change in the appearance of the eyelid to become swollen, there are crusts along the eyelid, the vision becomes sensitive to bright light, the eye hurts or itches, there is a feeling of a lump in the eye.

According to a myth that develops in the community, stye is caused when someone deliberately peeks at a person taking a bath or a pregnant woman takes a bath. In fact, scientifically based on information obtained from Medical News Today, stye is generally caused by infection with staphylococcus bacteria, follicle infection, sebaceous gland infection, and apocrine sweat glands.

External stye bumps are usually yellow, pus-filled, and painful. Whereas internal stye is usually more painful than external because of the bumps growing inside the eyelid.

Infection of the glands that causes stye is influenced by several reasons, such as the use of expired cosmetics, not cleaning eye makeup before going to bed, not cleaning contact lenses before wearing, not washing hands when wearing contact lenses, lack of sleep, and lack of nutrition.

If a relative or someone in the household has a stye, it is strongly recommended not to use towels at the same time to prevent cross infection. Generally, adolescents are often affected by stains, but in particular it is easier to attack someone who does not maintain good body hygiene or who likes rubbing their eyes.

Stye healing time depends on a person's immune system, some are 3 days up to a week. The method of healing is quite easy, namely by compressing the stye area with warm water. This method makes it easier to drain the pus, reduce pain, and reduce swelling. If you don't want to make matters worse, you are prohibited from squeezing the stye straight away.