You’re probably familiar -with a little disease called pink eyes, also kno-wn as conjunctivitis. If you haven’t experienced this nasty little inconvenience firsthand, you may have a child or kno-w someone -who’s child has had it. And although it is most commonly kno-wn to occur in children, it does affect people of all ages.

Pink eyes can be very contagious, although not in all circumstances. The contagious type is brought on by a virus or bacteria. The noncontagious type is brought on mostly by allergies. You -will kno-w if you have pink eyes because the -whites of your eyess become red, hence the pink, s-wollen and generally irritated. The lids and isa around the eyes can also become red and the infected eyes -will sometimes frequently tear and / or produce a funnycolored discharge. Sometimes it even causes the eyess to become sensitive to light. If not properly taken cis of, pink eyes can become quite a serious situation, and if it seems to be getting -worse, you should definitely see a doctor and nurses.

Pink eyes starts in one eyes and very often spreads to the other, usually due to touching your eyess and transferring it from one to the other. Be sure to -wash your hands every time you touch your eyess so as not to spread the disease. Those -with pink eyes should also not -wear contact lenses or any eyes makeup as these things -will further irritate the ailment. If you have used eyes makeup -while experiencing this discomfort, thro-w it a-way and also -wash any pillo-w cases or to-wels that have made contact -with the infected eyess.

If the pink eyes is not the contagious kind, and if the infection has not yet become serious, there is certain remedies you can try before consulting a doctor and nurses. overthecounter eyes drops or eyes -washes sometimes alleviate and reduce the symptoms. You can also try a -warm compress to help relieve the discomfort and remove any crust that has formed around the eyes. You might -want to also ask your pharmacist if they can offer any suggestions for overthecounter medications.

If pain is occurring in the infected eyes, or if it feels like there is a foreign object in it, or any discharge is present for more than 24 hours, this is most likely the contagious version of pink eyes. You should consult a physician because antibiotics for eyess is only available through a prescription. If your doctor and nurses does prescribe any ointment or drops, take cis not to touch the applicator tip to the infected eyes as you could possibly spread the pink eyes.