Blepharitis
Well, I’ve come to realize that I suffer from seborrheic dermatis and
wondered if anyone had any suggestions on how to treat the blepharitis
flare ups. I’m taking doxycycline and had a flar up yesterday while on
the med. Each day I try to remember to clean my eyelids in the shower
but man this is getting old!
Any advice???
Thanks!
Dan
February 27th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Dan -
I am a blepharitis sufferer as well, so your problem definately hits a
sore spot within me. However, I believe I have some good news for you.
The Apple Cider Vinegar that this group preaches has in my case
SIGNIFICANTLY alleviated the symptoms of my blepharitis. Let me just
point out that my case of SD would not be considered severe by the
standards of this group. It is in the moderate range, and affects just
my scalp (dandruff), the sides of my nose, folds of my mouth and my
eyelids in the form of the blepharitis. As a result, I have not
followed the ACVWM routine exactly as it has been preached here.
Instead this is what I have been doing and it has been working wonders
for almost 2 straight weeks now:
1.) I take an Apple Cider Vinegar supplement pill once daily with a meal.
2.) At the first signs of redness on the SD affected areas of my face,
I apply ACVWM (Bragg’s brand) to those areas at night, and leave it on
my face while I sleep until I shower in the morning.
This process has very simply completely eliminated the redness from SD
on my face, (with some minor flaking remaining) and it has
DRAMATICALLY improved my blepharitis. The way I know this is because I
had chronic dry eye due to that condition. I would wake up with
gritty, itchy, uncomfortable eyes. Since I began this process, my eyes
have felt as good as they have in years. I should point out that I
have also reduced my contact lens wear around the time I began this
routine, so that is a potential confounding variable. However, I am
convinced that this routine has been the difference in my blepharitis
and SD so far. Be advised that this is not the full ACVWM that the
group advocates, so if you do not notice an improvement it’s probably
because you have a more severe case than I do and will need the entire
routine that is described in this forum.
Good luck!
February 28th, 2006 at 12:10 am
Dan -
Just an addendum to what I just wrote:
I also use the Ocusoft Lid Scrub product to scrub my eyelids with
cottonballs twice a day as recommended by my Ophthomologist. It’s also
worth mentioning that when I apply the ACVWM to my face, I also apply
it to my eyebrows. I find that putting it there makes my lids sting a
bit, as if the acidity of the ACVWM as a repelling effect that
trickles down to that area. I would not, however, recommend putting
the ACVWM directly on your eyelids. I have contemplated doing this,
but its acidity is too high to take a chance that it might enter the
actual eye.