Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You woke up with the feeling like something was stuck in your eye. And a peek in the mirror reveals that it's an annoying stye.

A stye is a small lump on the eyelid caused by an infection, which can be painful and embarrassing. Styes are very common, rarely a sign of anything more serious and often heal by themselves in around ...

It may look like a pimple, but you don't want to pop this persistent pink dot perched on your eyelid. A stye "is simply an abscess in hair follicle—often an eyelash," says William Schaffner, M.D., ...

A stye is a painful red bump that forms on the upper or lower eyelid near the eyelashes. Though painful, a stye is a relatively harmless inflammatory response to a bacterial infection. A stye is a ...

Early symptoms of an eye stye can include pain and tenderness on the eyelid, near the eyelashes. A bacterial infection can then cause the lump to fill with pus, which may appear yellow. Early ...

You can usually expect a stye to heal on its own within a week. Try using a warm compress for 15 minutes four times daily to help a stye heal. You should never pop a stye to lower your risk of ...

What do Stye products treat? Stye products are used to treat eye symptoms associated with a stye, including burning, stinging, or itching of the eye. A stye is a small, often painful, lump that forms ...

Popping a stye can be very painful and can lead to infection, scarring, and other issues. Instead, you can apply a warm compress to relieve discomfort. If it doesn’t improve after several days, talk ...

Do you feel like something is in your eye and have a repeated scratchy feeling? This may be an indication of an eye condition called stye, which is a small, painful lump that forms on the edge of the ...