Will a weekly visit to the sauna help control MGD?

[desertcry]

I wonder if going to the sauna on a regular basis will help any with this? Maybe I'm just looking for an excuss to go there.

[wetEyes]

I would like to know that too.

[ringo]

May be it depends on the cause of dry eye. If it is rosacea, it gets much worse from heat exposure. I would think that people with rosacea should avoid sunbathing, saunas, etc.

[Aaron77]

I usually feel great while I'm in the sauna or steam room but usually feel terrible the next day as I tend to spend too much time in there and dry myself out.

[Susie28]

I'm quite sure that this will help. I do my lid hygiene not with hot compresses but with water steam. (I hold my head over a big bowl with cooking water, as you do when you have a cold) And since I do this I think my blepharitis has become much better! It's worth to try!

[sanna]

I usually feel great while I'm in the sauna or steam room but usually feel terrible the next day as I tend to spend too much time in there and dry myself out.

Do you still feel bad the next day if you drink a lot of water when you are in there?

[wetEyes]

I prefer to go to the steam room (100% humidity, not as hot as regular sauna) but close my eyes in there because if I don't, my eyes are quite red afterwards. I think the prolonged heat should liquify the secretions from the Meibomian glands.

[stella]

Susie 28 - at last i have found some one else who finds steaming helps ! I thought i was on my own
About saunas -- that is just a form of steaming -- it would probably help for the rest of that day but once a week is not enough and it would not target the eyes directly like steaming your face over hot water

I steam over a jug of boiling water every night and then do the massage
I too find it very soothing

[Aaron77]

Do you still feel bad the next day if you drink a lot of water when you are in there?

I usually drink a couple litres of water while I'm in there but not a heck of a lot after that, its a similar feeling to a hangover that I get the next day... I had a couple of those since the dry eye thing started and they've been worse then ever, so I try to avoid alcohol these days. Probably just spend too much time in the sauna, but it feels so good while I'm in there.