2024-01-15 17:08:26
How I can tell whether it is conjunctivitis is important to know so that I can treat it correctly immediately.
How do I recognize conjunctivitis – these are the symptoms
You can get conjunctivitis, technically known as conjunctivitis, at any age. This is a disease in which the conjunctiva (a mucous membrane) located on the inside of the eyelids and sometimes also on the eyeball becomes inflamed. The causes are diverse. There may be an allergic reaction, an infection or an external influence on the eye.
- What is typical for conjunctivitis is that the eyes (usually both are affected) burn, itch and are red. It may be that only the lower eyelid is red, but the redness can also extend to the entire eyeball.
- In the morning, those affected wake up with their eyelids stuck together. The secreted secretion can fester and dry overnight, making it difficult to open the eyelids.
- A mucous, purulent or even just watery secretion can also be secreted during the day. The conjunctiva is usually swollen, and in more serious cases the entire eye is also swollen.
- Those affected usually experience the disease as very unpleasant. You have a feeling of pressure or the feeling that you have a foreign body in your eye. In some cases, eyelid spasms also occur.
- Not all symptoms always occur at the same time. If bacteria have caused an infection in the conjunctiva, you can tell by the whitish-yellow secretion that comes out of the corners of the eyes. A watery secretion indicates a viral infection.
- If there is an underlying allergic conjunctivitis, severe itching occurs and the feeling of a foreign body is very pronounced. The eyes usually water and swell during the day.
How I recognize conjunctivitis is good to know so that I can treat it quickly and specifically.imago images / McPHOTO
How to treat conjunctivitis
Since there are many possible causes of conjunctivitis and treatment generally depends on the cause, you should make an appointment at your family doctor’s office. After the examination, your family doctor can recommend suitable home remedies and prescribe the right medication.
- If you have bacterial or viral conjunctivitis, you should also visit an ophthalmologist’s office following the diagnosis. You will be prescribed eye drops or eye ointments containing antibiotics, which you will use according to your doctor’s instructions.
- If you have conjunctivitis caused by herpes simplex viruses, you will be given eye drops containing the active ingredient acyclovir. If adenoviruses or cold viruses caused the infection, you will not be prescribed any antibiotic medication, only lubricating eye drops.
- Allergy sufferers are given anti-allergic eye drops and should also avoid the triggering allergens. Depending on the course of the conjunctivitis, eye drops containing cortisone can also be used.
- Cooling swollen eyes helps. Place dipped in cold water and wrung out Compresses on the closed eyes. Moisten the eyes with eye drops between doses of medication. You will also be prescribed these.
- If the conjunctivitis is caused by external factors such as drafts or smoke, avoid the triggering factors and moisten your eyes regularly with appropriate drops. There are moisturizing eye drops specifically for this purpose that contain the substances hyaluronic acid and dexpanthenol. They also soothe and protect the eyes.
- You can support all therapies with home remedies. However, always ask your treating doctor first whether you are allowed to carry out the chosen measure.
- For example, black tea is suitable, Eyebright and Marigold. All three have an anti-inflammatory effect. A Black tea bags can be placed as a compress on the closed eye, boil the other substances as tea, dip the compress and place the wrung out compress on the affected eye.
- Please do not use chamomile tea. It also dries out the mucous membrane and can also cause allergic reactions.
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