![]() In between that, I let the warm shower run over my eyes for a while and then give my lids a massage. For me, I'm still not on the right track, but I only do the compresses every once in a while. I know I tried for a good 3-4 days before I couldn't tolerate it anymore. One thing I feel I should say in this thread is that I've heard on a few occasions that when starting a compress routine, it can get worse before it gets better because at the start, you end up releasing a lot of gunk that has been blocking the meibomians, into your eyes. Like you guys, I've been told it's the best thing I can do, but I'm not convinced. I end up in a cycle of not seeing any improvement, trying the warm compresses again (microwaved rice bag), 5-10 minutes later, my eyes are messed up for between 24 and 48 hours. Hey, lots of echoes in here, but I've been the same. Has anyone else been told they can use doxy forever? Because if that's my only option I'm afraid that's what I'll have to do. ![]() So I gave it a few days on the drops and doxy, and did a warm compress last night for less than 5 minutes. prescribed the FML and doxy and insisted that I do the warm compresses. The only reason I went is because I could see the toothpaste-like secretions in a magnifying mirror and knew that wasn't healthy. My eyes were feeling FINE before my latest Dr. I'm currently on FML drops and doxycycline (and also omega 3 supp's) I know the drops are short term but can the doxy be forever, if it helps me? I don't know what else to do. What is wrong with me? Why does every doctor say this is the best treatment but it makes me WORSE? I've posted about this before and sound like a broken record, I know. I'm very careful to make sure the compresses don't exceed 40C/104F. I've tried warm compresses on the advice of several Dr's over the years and EVERY SINGLE TIME, my eyes feel so much worse for at least a day or so afterward. This post also contains affiliate links – if you decide to click through and support Lab Muffin financially (at no extra cost to you), thank you! For more information, see Disclosure Policy.I have MGD and possibly ocular rosacea. These are very handy for travel though, and I can see myself using them to help me sleep on the plane! And even though they’re quite cheap, using them regularly will end up being expensive compared to a reuseable product. However, these packs aren’t particularly environmentally friendly as they can’t be recycled or reused, so I’ll still be mostly sticking to my wheat and rice bags. If you’re wondering, all of these ingredients are very safe and non-toxic, with the biggest health risk being burning yourself with the heat. You also can’t use it in more than one go, as you can’t get the oxygen out of the bag once you’ve exposed the heat pack to air. The inside of a heat pack I bought from Daiso looks like this after 6 hours, with a pad of black activated carbon and brown iron(III) hydroxide:Įnough heat is produced to keep the heat pack warm for hours – my heat pack was still warm after 10 hours! Once the iron powder in the pack has all been converted to iron(III) hydroxide, the pack is finished and can’t be reused unless you reverse the reaction with some fiddly chemistry, which is probably not worth it.īecause the reaction starts as soon as oxygen hits the iron and water in the heat pack, you have to keep the pack sealed until you’re ready to use it. ![]() The bags also often contain salt which acts as a catalyst to speed up the reaction, and vermiculite and activated carbon which can help distribute water and oxygen more evenly for a more sustained reaction, as well as insulate the reaction and trap the heat in the heat pack. The product itself contains iron powder and water but no oxygen, so the reaction can’t proceed until the sealed bag is open and oxygen from the air can work its way through the holes in the pack to reach the other reactants. This oxidation process is pretty much the same as what happens when iron rusts. Iron + oxygen + water → iron(III) hydroxide + heat These heat packs work thanks to a heat-releasing (exothermic) chemical reaction that starts when you expose the porous pack to oxygen in the air.ĤFe (s) + 3O 2(g) + 6H 2O (l) → 4Fe(OH) 3(s) Δ H < 0 Here’s the science behind how they work!Īir-activated eye masks work the same way as the air-activated heat packs called kairo that are incredibly popular in Japan, especially in winter. They heat up instantly once you open the package, so you don’t have to mess around with hot water or microwaves. Air-activated heated eye masks like the Kao Megurhythm Steam Hot Eye Mask are awesomely convenient little inventions.
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