Warm Compress

[Max52]

How often do you use this, for how long and should the compress be warm or hot? Thanks...it seems to be the only thing providing me relief lately.

[Mani]

Hi,

I use it once a day. I use a rice baggy compress, warm and for 10 mins.

Mani

[Faith1989]

Mani do you still use nac? I think I read you did??

[dnivara]

How often do you use this, for how long and should the compress be warm or hot? Thanks...it seems to be the only thing providing me relief lately.

I do a 'hot' compress. I heat it up till as much as my eyes can bear and apply for about 5 mins. The hotter it is the more relief I get. I do it thrice a day. I have been doing this for a year. So far no side effects. I hope its the right way to do it.

[Mani]

Nope never tried NAC. But I sure am interested in trying it.

[LaDiva]

Hi dnivara,
I have to do it three times a day, or the oil gets blocked. Love Rebecca's rice baggy.

[Faith1989]

Sorry mani I guess I confused you with someone else. I am giving it a go, tried it before but I wanna give it a chance.

Desperation is setting in.

[Katewest]

I tried NAC with no help at all. But everyone is different. I also tried warm compresses about 2 years ago and they only made my eyes drier and gave me dark circles. I do the MG expression after showers usually.

[Faith1989]

I do the shower thing to , hot as possible , expression and ocusoft plus. Also NEED doxy, clean diet, fish oil and now trying nac.

Blepharitis is a full time job I swear.

[Max52]

I do a 'hot' compress. I heat it up till as much as my eyes can bear and apply for about 5 mins. The hotter it is the more relief I get. I do it thrice a day. I have been doing this for a year. So far no side effects. I hope its the right way to do it.

Thanks very much for your reply.

[Max52]

I tried NAC with no help at all. But everyone is different. I also tried warm compresses about 2 years ago and they only made my eyes drier and gave me dark circles. I do the MG expression after showers usually.

Sorry, but what is NAC ?

[Almondiyz]

Twice daily.
Warm Rice Mask, 5-10 minutes.
Followed by Lid Hygeine with OcuSoft brand Wipes.

Warm=the skin on my lids & where mask comes in contact isn't bright red after removing and doesn't feel like my skin is burning type heat.

I was told not to exceed 10 minutes by several of my doctor(s) & nurses because it may lead to cornea damage. I use a timer.

Plus, with ocular rosacea heat can aggravate inflammation; that's why only 5 minutes most of the time. I have severe Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Ocular and Facial Rosacea (Subtype 1) so warm compresses are difficult to maintain a balance.

Sometimes I wonder why bother with warm compresses because I've read 5 minutes isn't long enough to help liquefy meibum.

[Almondiyz]

I was going to ask what NAC was as well.

Is there an Acronym List any where on the forum?