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Hi all,
I've been seeing a number of posts about people experiencing burning when they put in Dwelle.
For those who get this initial reaction to Dwelle, I want to offer a suggestion here in a separate thread rather than have it get buried in an unrelated thread again. And please don't take this as urging anyone to continue if they don't want to or if they think they're having an allergic reaction or something - it goes without saying that you should stop in those circumstances. But for those who really need the help and are motivated to try:
If you find that initial instillation of Dwelle stings or burns, don't use it on its own next time. Instead first wet or rinse your eyes with unpreserved saline (or failing that, even a really bland thin artificial tear might do the trick) about 5-10 minutes beforehand, then put in Dwelle. Makes a big difference. You get the benefits without the initial irritation.
Personally, I get stinging with Dwelle now and then - just before bed if I took out my sclerals much earlier, or first thing in the morning in the winter when the heat's on, or just on a really bad day (in my bad right eye). But I've used it so long it's easy to forget what that seems like to a brand new user ('more burning I don't need!'). I know so well that it's the only thing that works for me that I don't care about initial stinging or if I do, I buffer it with saline a little while before, e.g. put in saline, brush my teeth, then put in Dwelle.
I would never try to suggest that Dwelle works equally for everyone but I also hate to see anyone miss out on potential benefits because of not having enough information to give it a real go. Dwelle is so often the tortoise not the hare. There have been a lot of people here who initially didn't like it but for whom later it became an important help... that is why I want to encourage those trying it for the first time to work with it.
I've been seeing a number of posts about people experiencing burning when they put in Dwelle.
For those who get this initial reaction to Dwelle, I want to offer a suggestion here in a separate thread rather than have it get buried in an unrelated thread again. And please don't take this as urging anyone to continue if they don't want to or if they think they're having an allergic reaction or something - it goes without saying that you should stop in those circumstances. But for those who really need the help and are motivated to try:
If you find that initial instillation of Dwelle stings or burns, don't use it on its own next time. Instead first wet or rinse your eyes with unpreserved saline (or failing that, even a really bland thin artificial tear might do the trick) about 5-10 minutes beforehand, then put in Dwelle. Makes a big difference. You get the benefits without the initial irritation.
Personally, I get stinging with Dwelle now and then - just before bed if I took out my sclerals much earlier, or first thing in the morning in the winter when the heat's on, or just on a really bad day (in my bad right eye). But I've used it so long it's easy to forget what that seems like to a brand new user ('more burning I don't need!'). I know so well that it's the only thing that works for me that I don't care about initial stinging or if I do, I buffer it with saline a little while before, e.g. put in saline, brush my teeth, then put in Dwelle.
I would never try to suggest that Dwelle works equally for everyone but I also hate to see anyone miss out on potential benefits because of not having enough information to give it a real go. Dwelle is so often the tortoise not the hare. There have been a lot of people here who initially didn't like it but for whom later it became an important help... that is why I want to encourage those trying it for the first time to work with it.
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