Myth or Fact ? Peeking causes a Stye

The eye is an organ of the human body that is useful for supporting almost all daily activities. It is important for everyone to maintain eye health so that daily productivity is not disturbed. One of the health problems that can attack the eyes is Hordeolum or better known as eye stye. Styes are sometimes misinterpreted by people, many still think that eye stye is caused by frequent peeking. So, is this statement true or just a myth?

To find out the myths or facts that stye is caused by peeping, it is necessary to know in advance what a stye is.

What is a Stye on the Eye?

Stye on the eye is a swelling in the upper or lower eyelid due to infection or inflammation of the oil glands. It's not just swelling, the symptoms will be accompanied by redness and soreness in the affected area.

Causes of Styes

The main cause of eye stye is Staphylococcus bacterial infection, which is a bacterium that generally lives on the skin and clogs the oil glands in the eyelids, causing inflammation. Apart from that, stye eyes can also be caused by germs and dead skin that are trapped at the tip of the eyelids.

Factors that can increase the risk of getting a stye, namely:

• Touching eyes with dirty hands
• Using dirty and expired cosmetics
• Do not clean cosmetic marks on the eyes before going to bed
• Wearing non-sterile contact lenses
• Inflammation of the tip of the eyelids (blepharitis) is the most common type of stye and occurs outside the eyelids. External stye can occur on the upper or lower eyelid. The lump will look towards the outside.

Types of Styes

Based on its location, stye is divided into two types:

• External Stye

This type of stye is caused by an infection in the Zeis or Moll glands in the eye. The Zeis glands and Moll glands are at the base of the eyelashes, both above and below.

• Internal Stye

Internal stye is a small bump that occurs inside the eyelid. Most appear in the oil glands in the eyelid tissue. This type of stye will usually appear on the upper eyelid. The lump leads to the inside so that the eyelids need to be opened to see the lump more clearly. This stye puts pressure on the eye making the area around the eye feel more painful than the external type.

Stye Symptoms

The main symptom of a stye is the growth of a red nodule that looks like a small boil on the eyelid, inside or outside the eyelid. Other symptoms that accompany this condition include:

• Red eye
• Watery eyes
• Swollen and painful eyelids

So, peeking can cause a stye in the eye, that's a myth, friend Hermina, due to the fact that a stye on the eye is caused by the bacteria staphylococcus or dead skin that lives and clogs the oil glands in the eyelids so that it becomes an infection and causes inflammation, and not due to the activity of peeking. Even so, maintaining health and adopting a healthy lifestyle must still be done to avoid diseases and health problems, especially those related to the eyes. Here are the steps we can take to avoid eye stye:

Because many of the risk factors for stye are caused by adopting an unhealthy and unhealthy lifestyle, changes to a healthy lifestyle can help prevent getting a stye.

• Wash your hands with soap and warm water, or use a hand sanitizer that contains alcohol, especially before touching your eyes
• Always keep your face, scalp, eyebrows and hands clean
• Use eye make up lightly or not at all, then wash it off until it's completely clean
• Don't try to squeeze the discharge
• Do not use contact lenses when you have a lump on your eyelid
• Keep contact lenses clean and infection free
• Wash hands before touching contact lenses