Eye Allergy

[limewave]

All good advice. I will check with a dermatologist and my naturopath doctor.
Thank you!

[jessmarimba]

Ok, back. I think mine is somewhat sweat-related too. The morning after running or biking with contacts in, my eyes are puffy and crusty and itchy as all get-out. Like today. Which makes me want to wear my glasses, but then the bumps inside my eyelids will rub on my eyeballs all day. And even though I'm not supposed to wear contacts when my eyes are acting up, it seems to help keep my actual eyeballs from getting red and inflamed.

I wanted to suggest (if you aren't still doing daily contacts) that using the Clear Care solution has also helped me. And it has to be the name brand, unfortunately - there's something in the generic stuff that makes my eyes itchy too.

Anyway, I wish you luck.

[zoom-zoom]

I'm dealing with horrible eyelid itchy issues right now. Whatever is blooming...I wish it would stop. I think once life settles down into Fall a bit I'm going to finally go get allergy tested and start immunotherapy shots. I am so tired of being sick every Spring and Fall, since this is the time of year when the most fun running and biking stuff takes place.

[ny biker]

Unfortunately this will only muddy the waters for you, but my vast experience with contact dermatitis has shown that an allergen will usually cause a reaction everywhere that it touches me, but not always.

Years ago when sunscreen still contained PABA, it would cause an itchy rash on my forearms, but nowhere else.

More recently I had a a patch of red, itchy, scaly skin on the browbone and eyelid of my left eye. Only the left eye. Eventually I determined it was caused by the Almay eye makeup remover I was using. And I used it on both eyes, but it only caused a problem around the left one.

So if your problem is contact dermatitis, then it might be caused by something that is not only coming into contact with your eyelids. It might be contacting you elsewhere but only causing a reaction around your eyes.

Now, having said that, since you mentioned pillowcases -- have you tried a different pillow made of different materials than the one you use now? Like maybe switching from poly- or down-fill to memory foam? You can also try to rule out or confirm that the cause is related to your pillow/mattress/etc. by sleeping somewhere else for a few nights, like in a recliner in the living room if you have one and can get comfortable enough.

[tulip]

Maybe you have an allergy to some product that your new cleaning lady used.

[limewave]

Must have been an allergy. After two solid months of swollen, red, flaky eyelids (I looked seriously diseased) it's cleared up over the weekend. Weird.

[malkin]

That must be quite a relief!
Glad to hear it has left you.