Thank you @dunbun13. Would you please share a little more about the mask you get from Amazon? Thermalon....correct. I have such bad dry eyes, My ophthalmologist thinks the only thing that will really help me is to live in a rainforest
I use eye drops and ornament. Eyedrops during the day, and I meant at night. I’ve also had my tear ducts cauterized, and that has helped dramatically. I wish you the very best luck dealing with dry eyes. I also have dry mouth and I have found out it helps to swish water in my mouth before I swallow. I do think both of these are connected.
I use eye drops and ornament. Eyedrops during the day, and I meant at night. I’ve also had my tear ducts cauterized, and that has helped dramatically. I wish you the very best luck dealing with dry eyes. I also have dry mouth and I have found out it helps to swish water in my mouth before I swallow. I do think both of these are connected.
Hello, dry mouth and dry eyes issues are not nice at all. The name for this disorder is Sjogren disease. Yiu need to have a bloodtest ANA.
Hope this helps. There are special eye drops and a toothpaste called biotene, as well as a mouthwash for at night with the same name.
Hello, dry mouth and dry eyes issues are not nice at all. The name for this disorder is Sjogren disease. Yiu need to have a bloodtest ANA.
Hope this helps. There are special eye drops and a toothpaste called biotene, as well as a mouthwash for at night with the same name.
There’s another good toothpaste Salivea. For my eyes use Oasis eye drops. So far my eyes at night aren’t bad but I’ve been advised to use a gel ointment when they do bother me. All eye drops need to be preservative free.
I take oral hyaluronic acid and noticed when I skip it my eyes are drier. There is very little research on this though, just my personal experience.
Hi trying to find out any sites about yesterday's announcement by USA FDA of "warning letters" to Similasan and another company about their eye drops... just read about it and wondered about those who have been using them and I think third eye drops being recalled for various reasons and getting concerned about the ones I use, although live in Canada, my drops are manufactured in another country.
I have dry eyes that result in filamentary keratitis in one eye. I have tried lots of things. Punctal plugs worked really well for me for quite a few years. But now, due to aging, they don’t stay in. What seems to be the most effective right now are the following things:
- using a preservative free eye ointment (like Systane Nighttime) before bed EVERY single night. Don’t ever skip a night
- warm compress twice a day for ten minutes (I use a fabric bag filled with flax seed. But you can buy them. Some people have suggested the Bruder mask I think )
- preservative free eye drops (Retaine MGD, Oasis Tears Plus, Refresh Optive Mega-3)through the day EVERY day (don’t slack off).
-Wrap around goggles when exposing eyes to dry and or moving air (in the car with the heater or air conditioning on, riding a bike, outside if it is windy or dusty ). I wear glasses so I got a pair of prescription wrap around goggles (Wiley x brand) from my optician.
So doing these few things HABITUALLY every single day has helped quite a bit.
I have very dry eyes and 2 bouts of filamentary keratitis-in both eyes both Xs. Both Xs I responded to mucomyst, or acetylcysteine
eye drops 4 Xs a day. It’s costly, and has to be obtained from a compounding Rx. It can run close to $100 a bottle, and is only good for 30 days. But it worked both times. Good luck. Eye pain is so hard to treat. About all that helps with that searing, burning pain are opioids, but health care providers are so afraid to recommend it. Sigh. FYI, I tried Restasis, but I got no relief from it.
I have dealt with severe dry eyes for years. All treatments and drops failed and the only thing that helped was cauterization of the tear drops. It is more painful that you might imagine. But, the last time I conjured up the courage to make an appt to have the cauterization again, the Dr now deals only with cataracts and no other Dr in the group does it. So, I deal with it and I sympathize with you. No one knows how bad it can be unless they have experienced it.
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Thank you @dunbun13. Would you please share a little more about the mask you get from Amazon? Thermalon....correct. I have such bad dry eyes, My ophthalmologist thinks the only thing that will really help me is to live in a rainforest
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2 ReactionsI use eye drops and ornament. Eyedrops during the day, and I meant at night. I’ve also had my tear ducts cauterized, and that has helped dramatically. I wish you the very best luck dealing with dry eyes. I also have dry mouth and I have found out it helps to swish water in my mouth before I swallow. I do think both of these are connected.
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1 ReactionHello, dry mouth and dry eyes issues are not nice at all. The name for this disorder is Sjogren disease. Yiu need to have a bloodtest ANA.
Hope this helps. There are special eye drops and a toothpaste called biotene, as well as a mouthwash for at night with the same name.
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1 ReactionThere’s another good toothpaste Salivea. For my eyes use Oasis eye drops. So far my eyes at night aren’t bad but I’ve been advised to use a gel ointment when they do bother me. All eye drops need to be preservative free.
I take oral hyaluronic acid and noticed when I skip it my eyes are drier. There is very little research on this though, just my personal experience.
Hi trying to find out any sites about yesterday's announcement by USA FDA of "warning letters" to Similasan and another company about their eye drops... just read about it and wondered about those who have been using them and I think third eye drops being recalled for various reasons and getting concerned about the ones I use, although live in Canada, my drops are manufactured in another country.
My drugist recommend to try preservative free drops called hydrasense and they are helping me more than the drops I was taking before
I have very dry eyes and 2 bouts of filamentary keratitis-in both eyes both Xs. Both Xs I responded to mucomyst, or acetylcysteine
eye drops 4 Xs a day. It’s costly, and has to be obtained from a compounding Rx. It can run close to $100 a bottle, and is only good for 30 days. But it worked both times. Good luck. Eye pain is so hard to treat. About all that helps with that searing, burning pain are opioids, but health care providers are so afraid to recommend it. Sigh. FYI, I tried Restasis, but I got no relief from it.
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2 ReactionsI take oral hyaluronic acid. You won’t find much research on it but if I miss a dose my eyes are drier than normal.
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3 ReactionsWearing a heated eye mask 2-3x daily for 10 min. Assists with gland moisture.
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3 ReactionsI have dealt with severe dry eyes for years. All treatments and drops failed and the only thing that helped was cauterization of the tear drops. It is more painful that you might imagine. But, the last time I conjured up the courage to make an appt to have the cauterization again, the Dr now deals only with cataracts and no other Dr in the group does it. So, I deal with it and I sympathize with you. No one knows how bad it can be unless they have experienced it.
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