Is stye contagious?

Stye is a kind of eye disease we often talk about. It often occurs around the eyelid glands. There are two types of styes: external sty and internal sty. As long as we find the cause and pathogenesis of sty, it will play a positive role in preventing and controlling the occurrence of sty. Let us explain it in detail below.

Although sty is a common eye disease, many people are still very unfamiliar with this disease and its name. Many people also say that sty is contagious, so many patients with sty are excluded. So, is sty contagious?

As a stubborn disease, stye is prone to recurrence and is often treated with antibiotic eye drops such as rifampicin or ofloxacin eye drops. If not treated properly, it will leave scars. A stye is like a pimple in the eye. When staphylococcus infects the eye, it causes inflammation and suppuration, thus forming a stye. So is sty contagious in daily life?

Experts point out that styes are not contagious. Although sometimes when one person in the family develops a stye, it is found that other family members will also develop it. This may be because the hygiene conditions at home are poor or because multiple people share a towel. Therefore, towels should be changed at least once every three months and steamed and disinfected frequently.

In addition, since there are many small pores on our eyelids that can only be seen when we rub our eyes with our hands, wipe our face with a towel, draw eyeliner with an eyebrow pencil, or take off and put on contact lenses, we may bring bacteria into these pores and invade the sebaceous glands or meibomian glands of the eyes, thereby causing styes. So if your bangs are too long, there is a high chance of getting bacteria into your eyes.

As for what many people say, "Styeca is caused by seeing things you shouldn't see" or "You will also get styeca if you look at someone who has styeca", these statements have no scientific basis. Unless someone with a stye touches your eyes with the hand that has touched his eyes, it is possible that the stye will be transmitted.

After the above explanation, I believe everyone has gained a certain understanding of the causes and transmission methods of stye. In fact, stye is not terrible. As long as we face the disease, keep a normal mind and listen to the doctor and cooperate with the doctor's treatment, any disease will be defeated without a fight.