Lisa, we use teabags when we get styes. You can pop them back into the hot
water and use them a number of times before they start to disintegrate.
Haven't heard of a boiled egg before.
Gerard.

-----Original Message-----
From: Paleolithic Eating Support List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lisa Wiedeman
Sent: 25 February 2007 17:19
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Subject: paleo medicine - Stye

It is irrelevant whether the redness and bump are on the upper or lower l=
id.
 There are about 32 meibomian glands that run vertically through the uppe=
r
and lower eyelids.  Each gland opens at the lid margin near the lashes.  =
The
"stye" can form on either upper or lower lid; the treatment is the same. =

97% of the time, if hot compresses are applied soon after symptoms are
noticed, it will clear up in 12-48 hours with no medical intervention. =
 
Glad to hear yours is falling in the 97%!
Lisa