Monday, July 5, 2010

PUFFY EYES !!! What Your Symptoms Are Telling You?

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Generally, you can trace early-morning puffiness to your activities of the previous day: You drank fluids at bedtime, ate salty foods, spent all day with your head bent over a garden or stayed up half the night.The worst of the swelling subsides a few hours after rising as the fluid is re-absorbed by your body.


You may also have puffy eyes as part of an allergic reaction?from eating strawberries, for example, or from sleeping on feather pillows. Hormonal changes during menstruation can puff up eyes, too.


A more permanent kind of puffiness can occur from saggy skin caused by normal aging, according to Paul Lazar, M.D., professor of clinical dermatology at Northwestern University in Chicago and author of The Look You Like. The skin around the eyes becomes thinner and less elastic with age, he says. Then underlying fat causes the skin to bulge out.
Roundish pouches or bags rather than puffiness may be a sign of a thyroid condition known as Graves' disease or an indication of a kidney problem.

How To Deflate puffiness under Eyes?

  PUFFY EYE  ( Symptom Relief)
You may be tempted to don sunglasses first thing in the morning as a cover-up, but take heart, there are ways to deflate puffiness.
Start with a bracing splash. A splash of cold water on your face gets the circulation moving.
Tap into relief. Lightly tapping your upper and lower lids helps nudge fluids away from eyes very light touch, and using fingertips only, gently tap puffy areas on upper and lower lids.
Metal teaspoon:For a less messy alternative, try putting 2 metal tablespoons in the fridge and use them daily by placing the backs against your eyes.
Try tea bags. Moisten two tea bags with cold water and rest with them on your closed eyes for 15 minutes. The tannin in the tea may help pull the skin taut and reduce the puffiness. "The main factor is the coolness, which reduces swelling,"
Take a diuretic. If you're retaining water before your period, may help reduce eye puffiness.
Try an antihistamine. If your puffy eyes are also red, itchy and scratchy, you may be having an allergic reaction. If that's the case, an antihistamine may help shrink the swelling.
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