I use my Ivermectin 1% cream called Soolantra. I use it for my rosacea, and rub some all over my eyes too! My doctor prescribed it for me, and now No more rosacea, and no more eye mites. I’ve been using for years and my skin looks great, and no more itchy eyes.
Besides all the suggestions in the video, just wash your eyelids eyelashes morning & evening with Baby Shampoo. It has worked for me for more than 3 decades and counting.
WebMD offered tea tree with. Coconut cream. But, did not require a repeated application. I went back to read again and actually saw the following. "You may have to accept that you will not eradicate them until the lashes are gone".
Exactly , my mum was told by an ophthalmic surgeon after having her eyesight corrected , to pop some Johnsons Baby Shampoo on a cotton bud and pull it along your eyelashes . It doesnt sting either . It works perfectly.
Your right, but for someone that has a bad case of mites it can be terrible. Mine were bad before I got them under control. Now I do baby shampoo and a hot mask at night.
I believe that this is true. Sometimes my eyes burn and even get blury. I think🤔 I now know because of this video the culprits! Dam paricites! ☠ Das 😎 all!
Young man ( I say that because I am almost 88 yrs old), YOU are one of the “Good Guys” - to create and post a program such as this. May God bless you richly!
I had this as a teen very bad. My doctor who was very young recommended Selsun blue hair shampoo. He said just let it run down over your eyes. I got rid of it right away and it never came back. That was 35 years ago.
OCuSOFT has come out with a lid wipe to directly target this condition. it is the OCuSOFT Lid Scrub Oust with tea tree oil for Demodex conditions! Works very well. I purchased at CVS. Highly Recommend!
@@divinecommerce3912 not anything my Dry Eye Specialist would recommend, you can blind yourself at worst or start a terrible infection , and fyi blepharitis can’t be cured only maintained, please get proper professional Dry Eye Specialist advise
I was diagnosed with blepharitis over 20 years ago. Had it off and on for years without knowing what it was. That time was the last time. I was prescribed otc wipes which were expensive. Read the ingredients and noticed the main ingredient was castor oil. Ditched the wipes and bought the castor oil. Never had a problem again. You have to Make sure you're not sensitive to the oil, but it works. Also works on styes. Make sure the oil is hexane free.
I got rid of my demodex by rubbing castor oil on my eyelashes nightly and washing my face numerous times a day. Also, I find changing my pillowcases more frequently helps.
Yes. Little creeps live in our hair also. Yuk. Tea tree oil before shampooing, or in shampoo, helps kill them off…so does the peroxide if you color your hair!
well, you have to change your pillowcases quite frequently with using castor oil! THAT'S NOT stopping ME!! Not to mention I'm hoping it will help me regrow some shabby eyebrows!
I had these symptoms in my eyebrows! I knew it was blepharitis, I knew it was a microscopic critter. A naturopath switched my immune response on and gradually, it/they went away. Many of your suggestions helped :)
Ocular rosacea here. Tea tree foam ( ocusoft demodex /we love eyes / naviblef if u in Europe ) twice a day, 1 eye at the time, 60 seconds ( timer or count till 100 quick is circa 1 minute ) then rinse. Stopped eyelashes loss and kills bacteria and mites. First month 2 a day then once for manteinence FOREVER :)
I’ve suffered for over 11 years with these. Every time I would ask dermatologist or eye doctors they would say “ everybody has them.” But not everybody has an over population of them. They were making my life miserable. Finally, my ophthalmologist prescribed Xdemvy and it has been like night and day for me. I’m going into my 4th week of treatment and I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I’m now looking into ways to build up my immune system to hopefully prevent this from happening again🤞🙏
Doctors in France tell patients to simply to use a clean washcloth, wet it with water as hot as you can stand it and to press on washcloth onto the eyelids and just press, this will warm the oils and waxes around the lash base and they will flush out naturally the Demodex along with warming the crusty junk along the edge of the lids...
Have you been to France? They also don't use deoderant, the girls don't shave their legs or armpits and they eat frogs and pidgeons. And they let the migrants burn down Notre Dame. Glad I got to see Paris in 1983 because that France is gone forever
@@Steve-ht5yiWhat, who the heck got to you? You are brainwashed, I have lived in Paris off and on for decades, know the Parisians well. They are impeccably coifed, dressed, clean and fresh, LOVELY people. How dare you malign an entire country, culture, as you do in your comment.
@@Steve-ht5yinot really sure how any of that is relevant, even if it was appropriate. I mean, some of us in the US use antiperspirants to KEEP waste material in our bodies rather than sweat, insist that women shave legs so that they resemble underage girls, and eat bottom feeders as a matter of course (ignoring the fact that you are what you eat)…. I don’t really see your point.
My eye mites started building up after my cataract surgery. I could actually feel them moving around. I searched the internet and found eye mites and immediately knew I had them. Ivermectin cream once then the next week took care of them or at least got them under control. No more problem a year later and if they regrow I know what to do. I believe the topical antibiotics from the eye surgery cleaned out some bacteria that were limiting the mites.
I say just use good old sea salt boil the kettle put the salt and water in bowl let it cool a bit get cotton wool pad your good to go! Feels very refreshing too! Your welcome.☮️❤️🤗
I used to have bad dry eyes- felt like someone stabbed a needle in my eye. My ophthalmologist suggested intentionally washing my eyelids with baby shampoo or gentle soap while in the shower. Use a small amount and gently scrub your eyelids and then rinse completely. I have not had an issue with "VooDoo Doll Needle in the Eyes" in a few years now!
selenium is a rare element that is essential for humans most humans are Selenium deficient which could be why the older you get the higher odds you will get the mites. Selenium from brazil nuts are best source how many people do you know how eat brazil nuts
Hi, all i know was my eye lids were always red, had what i thought was sleep in my eye lashes and suffer dry eye to the point i couldn't do anything because my eyes were watering all the time for up to good 30 mins, i was advised baby shampoo, how awesome it can't hurt me cause it's for babies, the trick is to wet eye lashes, put some baby shampoo on 2 fingers, enough for both eyes, rub the opposite fingers, then apply to eyes, wash in at all different angles to free up the crust, massage for anywhere up to 5 mins, the longer the better i feel, i used it till my eyelids were normal again, after that everytimes i saw redness return, i would treat again, now i haven't had to treat again for a long time. The baby shampoo has low ph so it doesn't burn as bad, it doesn't dry the skin out either and lastly it's cheaper than most products. I hope this help someone, like this vid helped me understand the unknown. In a way it's like having dandruff only on ur eye lashes...
I heard about using baby shampoo many years ago. I do this treatment a few times a month, just in case! The thought of these things on me is horrifying but I know most people have them. Now that I just watched this video I think I’ll do it tonight! Lol
Just happy to help, i just know it helped me and i have a good optometrist that gave me this advise due to cost, he told me he could sell me other products but $20-$30 a bottle when baby shampoo was just $10 and last for months...goodluck with it and i hope u all get relief...
@@kittykat4168 It’s safer to use Ocusoft eyelid foam to clean every day and night and also a warm (preferably with moisture) then eyelid massage to help keep the oil flowing in mebonium glands flowing there’s specific programs of treatments for blepharitis and dry eye
A solution for my 60 plus year acceptance and defiance of Demodex blepharitis infestation of my eyelashes. For 60 years I have suffered with this daily frustration. I had tried all, and nothing had worked. Until Aloe. 25 weeks ago while cleaning a fresh aloe vera, Aloe blepharitis, I applied a small piece of the freshly cut leaf to my eyes, as well as my face and hands. I knew that aloe has properties that are beneficial to ones skin. I said maybe, why not, it's one of many, blah blah, and said this may work to minimize the Demodex blepharitis that was been my longest frenemy. The next morning on awakening and doing my daily ritual of eye attack, I noticed less crumble. Odd. I did not think of the results for the rest of the day. The same day I prepared another Aloe to drink and again used the skins still containing gel to bathe my eyes and face and hands letting the gel dry in place. There was no irritation from the Aloe gel that was left on the skin or eyes. The next morning on initiating my daily eye ritual I noticed virtually no eye crumble. This time I said maybe the Aloe is responsible. I said this with an assurance as NOTHING HAD WORKED in the past. So. This third day I did the same with a freshly cut leaf that had drained of it's latex, the yellow liquid that flows so freely from the leaf when cut for several hours. NOTE, the latex is an irritant and a laxitive so be aware. My eyes, face and hands were once again bathed in Aloe gel. The next morning it was conclusive that the Aloe had vanished the mites. Even less than the virtually no mites of the previous morning. For 25 weeks now I have been applying the gel some days on some days off but consistently over 80% of the days Aloe was used. I would even apply the gel 3 to 5 days a day from the skins of the cut aloe. To date, 4 Oct 2017, no irritation of eyes, face or hands. AND NO MITES. NO Eye Crumble. Will this work on all I do not know. I do know it worked and continues to work for me. Hope this helps many. PAZ from Chiapaz, Mexico UPDATE Today, 4 October 2017. I am still free of Demodex bl
I've been using castor oil. My eye doctor was surprised how good my eyes looked at last cleaning and asked what I was doing. It's always given my good eyelashes and eyebrows growth too. I put on eyes then sit with heat om eyes.
I’ve been experiencing Bleparitis when I turned 50 so it’s been 6 years. What has helped me prevent the awful eyelid inflammation and infections has been what my ophthalmologist recommended: use Ocusoft Lid Scrubs pads rt after removing makeup, wash with baby shampoo and use Thera tears Antimicrobial eyelid cleanser just spray on eyelids or on a pad and do not rinse it.
Love the thumbnail. It looks like the mite is seated on his throne in the Kingdom of the Eyelid Mites and is beckoning you to approach and present your argument for a bilateral trade pact.
Thank you for that - I didn’t know I could use ti-tree oil for blepharitis. New Zealanders use it for lots of other things: insect bites, fungal prevention, head lice, wool wash… great stuff! Did you know that ti-tree oil and Manuka honey are from the same tree? It is native to New Zealand where the Māori call the tree Manuka. Ti-tree is the word the English settlers gave it. Its incredibly versatile: fast- growing and easy to regenerate, the leaves make good compost (and tea!), is really good hot firewood (because of all the oil in it) and has clouds of really pretty white flowers in spring. The wonder tree❤
They are slightly different species, but similar. The efficacy of the oil from each varies greatly over the whole Oceania (AU/NZ) region. For this purpose you could try either.
You are such a sport for demonstrating on yourself! Mites are nasty, ugh! I once found a mynah nest where the fledglings were killed by mites, the poor babies!
I struggled with Rosacea and dry eyes for years, the only thing that worked for me was ivermectin cream. My skin is finally clear and my dry eye is so much better. Dry eye still creeps up now and then. Throw away the mascara tube the second you see it coming back .
This caused terrible eye irritation for me. I was seeing an opthalmologist for 4 years every 3 months without it making any difference. I suffered for years until one day I read about this. I bought Heydrate eye lid cleanser - problem solved.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 , yes! I just got some a few weeks ago and it is fantastic! No eye irritation or burning whatsoever. I wash my whole face. Got it on Amazon.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 you think the eye doctor would know about face mites???? They should, but they don’t or they’re just trying to make more money off of people!
Excellent. I am experiencing these horrible symptoms at night mainly when these microscopic microorganisms decide to come out and play! So annoying..need to see my primary physician for fast relief. Great video.❤
I was diagnosed with that and told to use the Systane wipes to wash my eyelids. It worked really well. I'm not sure if I would want to get tea tree oil anywhere near my eyes, as it really stings on my skin.
I’m 73 and it does the same. One of the things that really helps is rinsing my eyes with an eyewash that has boric acid (a saline solution is cheaper and will work also after you have an eye cup), along with blink eyedrops, antihistamine eyedrops when I need them, and a lid scrub. I use OcuSoft. They are pricey but I cut each little cloth into eight smaller ones. Start with eyelashes and work my way up into eyebrows, then toss. Crimp the foil package so the remaining ones don’t dry out.
My sons pediatrician saw my allergy eyes and gave me a great remedy. Born in north no allergies..as teen we moved south, lots of allergies. My eyelashes fall out, wake up gummy eyes. Doctor told me rose water or Baby shampoo..one little drop in palm of clean hand, add a little water, lather it into your closed eyes and rinse. It cleaned it up right away and no red eyes. Eyelashes grew back and it never came back, I never wore mascara bc of this.. I did use eyeliner..no problem..when was young I would do this once a month to keep it away, later moved to a northern country no allergies. But I stil now and then clean my eyes. My brother same problem. Tea tree did nothing for me and made my eyes oily. Just use baby shampoo add a little water, wash and done. No side affects.
Yes I supposedly have cataracts and they want to do surgery and they have me on these drops twice a day for six weeks the ex Emery, however you say it who knew.? I never knew of any such thing about mites on the eyes?? again who knew this has been forever who knew talk about not sleeping holy cow!!
@@judithdavis7437 i noticed you said ...they want to do cataract surgery... i have same thing ,i went hoping for treatment for eyelid irritation... they pretty much said we don't treat blepharitis... and it won't stop us from doing the cataract surgery
I had this. I went to A&E it was so bad. My eyelids was in pain puffed up and my eye was dry and burning with conjuvitis and I had no idea what was the cause. I had difficulties opening my left eye. In the morning I had hard time opening it. The doctor examined my eye and explained to me that it's the demodex mite causing it they can get under the eyelid and cause all of this. He gave me antibacterial and anti inflammatory ointment for the eye and eye drops to keep it moisturised. He suggested me to also go and get tea tree oil, it drives out any remaining mites from the eyelid. Also I put wet warm compress on the eyelids and massage them gently as it crushes the dead mite inside the eyelids allowing their dust to come out through the tear glands slowly resolving the problem. Takes a few days to have it resolved and clear up.
Or just put Castor oil on your eye lids. Rub into all hair follicle. The Castor oil improves your sight at the same time. You can put Castor oil right into your eyes to breakdown the film of cataracts.
Thanks so much for this treatment analysis! In 60 yeaes, have NEVER had an eye doctor who ever took me seriously about my eye issues...drives me so crazy, i pull my eyelashes out. Have never been able to wear mascara, or other eye makeup. Only relief i ever get is washing face multiple times a day. Once i got the 'trashcan diagnosis', MS, everything is now written off as another symptom. Basic eye drops help, but never knew there were actually treatments to end the mite infestation i now suspect has buggered me for years. Thank you again. Something to pin down the eye doctor on next visit...but will be reviewing your info, trying some of the solutions. And much appreciate the useful comments. Except the hater troll 🙄 God bless!
Thank you for this. My eye doctor has recommended eyelid scrubs and warm compresses. Seeing this is inspiring me to be more consistent in addressing this problem.
Tto foam saved my life. (Naviblef ) Closed eyes massagging eyelids and eyelashes for 60-80 seconds let sit then rinse. Twice a day for 2 months. Cured my blepharitis, helped with dry eyes and mgd. I keep using it now once a day letting sit 1 minute. Its perfect for long period of use because tto is only 0,002 good even for children
What works for me is colloidal silver spray and organic castor oil. I use the colloidal silver if it looks like it might be coming back, just 1 spray onto the lashes but use castor oil every evening. Works brilliantly but is not a total cure. Every month or so the colloidal silver stops it before it becomes a bother. 🙂
Wash your eyes and lids with baby shampoo. I got rid of the irritation of my eye lids by washing my eyelids gently at night in the shower. Then used Cereve eyelid cream. Just an inexpensive way that may work for some. This suggestion came from a doctor also.
Probably because your immune system is weakened. Many seniors get way more affected by this "condition" because their bodies can't keep the mites in check so an over abundance of them cause issues - rosacea, eyes, hair loss, etc. We always have some of them on our skin but we keep in controlled through youth.
I had it bad, in my eyebrows. .on my face! Ugh! I used a demodex foam from Amazon.. NOVEHA DEMODEX EXTRA STRENGTH FOAMING CLEANSER. Fixed it all so fast! I used it twice a day . I even used it on my French bulldog. Good luck!
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of water, half a teaspoon of salt mix cotton ball cotton ball white for about 50 seconds on each eye after they’re dry use with a clean cotton ball coconut oil
The 1% injectable, but in a bit of water works well too. Drink it like a shot :D Measure according to body weight it says on the bottle. Always take with food to get full benefit.
@@Demmie-nl2qh why people would suffer for years with this when any reasonable doctor would have just prescribed ivermectin I don’t know! Ivermectin is one of the safest drugs on the market. It’s not just a horse paste though people can use that but it treats literally tends. Millions of people a day in Africa successfully I started using it in 2020 and it has saved my life twice if you know what I mean Now I followFLCCC protocol which keeps me parasite free as well as virus free
I was told to use OcuSoft lid scrub per my eye doctor. Did so for over one year, never helped. Eyelashes and lids an issue, to where lids cracked open and bleed, crusting over. Quite disgusting. Washed face with gentle baby soap. Nothing helped. Eyes very dry eyes for years also. No drops helped that I was told to use. Finally after googling and major reading, one person said had same issues that I happened to have and was going through. She used a different product on her own and in no time had results. So I tried it, too. OMG Life changing! Within 3 weeks and ever since, zero issues! Systane lid wipes and drops!~100% recommend. There are many otc products you cannot or should not use on your eyes because they can get into your actual eyes which you do not want.
If these demodex are mites , one thing ive noticed about mites in gardens that they quickly become immune to pesticides, so what ive noticed is if you treat for mites with a pesticide you need to hit them a day or two later with an entirely different pesticide and it usually wipes them out. , since these are on the body you probably can only use certain things but if you use basically the one two punch like with pesticides you might have greater success. So maybe tea tree oil one time and something else a day or two later.
Use diatomaceous earth in the garden to kill mites or other bugs that eat fruit. Spray or powder but only when there is no flowers. You don’t want to kill bees. Protect your eyes from DE powder by wearing glasses.
Omg!! I finally know what I have got. I can feel them moving. My lashes have been falling out . I have tried blephasol and a cream but they are not helping. Now I know, thank you
Tto foam saved my life. (Naviblef ) Closed eyes massagging eyelids and eyelashes for 60-80 seconds let sit then rinse. Twice a day for 2 months. Cured my blepharitis, helped with dry eyes and mgd. I keep using it now once a day letting sit 1 minute. Its perfect for long period of use because tto is only 0,002 good even for children
I always add tea tree oil (a drop or two) to my face cleansing routine and give my lash line and brows a good scrub. I have rosacea (or used to) and use diaper cream and vaseline on my cheeks if I have a flare. I tried the vaseline on my lash line but it really aggravated my eyes. I think if you get rid of most of it on your face, the tea tree oil takes care of the lash line. Well, it did for my anyway.
I was told baby shampoo. I used it with varying results. I started using castor oil to try and regrow my eyelashes and I've not had blepharitis since and my eyelashes are thick.
Agreed. This is also true for other uses of TeaTreeOil as well. It can be very damaging to the scalp if it is used as a prolonged treatment there as well.
The Body Shop has a tea tree oil 'foaming' soap. Excellent for daily use. This is a serious issue for us older folks. I have certainly seen many people with this guck around their eyelid bases.
Naviblef ( we love eyes or ocusoft ) foams, twice a day massaging eyelid 60-80 seconds eyes closed let sit then rinse in 2 months I got rid of them and blepharitis :))) 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
What about red light therapy? I ordered a red light box online and I use it for 3 to ten minutes every morning. I’m sleeping better and I have less dry eye and swelling around my eyes.
Great, I got more than enough going on medically in my life. Now this. Seems like there's no end to bad crap to experience. Glad I ran into this video. Thanks doc.
Doxycycline was prescribed for my rosacea/demodex blepharitis. Tea tree oil eye wipes and soap or foam wash were also recommended. Symptoms decreased in a couple of weeks.
@@reneebenjamin1717 Yes! The eye doc said to keep using the tea tree oil soap (Dr. Bronner's). Yes I put the suds on my eyelids. Just try not to get it in your eyes. I have gotten a little in my eyes, and it's not that bad.
@@mettejensen8653 essentially the theory is that changes in the gut microbiome cause the make up of sebum to change. Sebum is what the mites feed on. Causing a population explosion. These mites have no anus, they just die, and when they die bacteria in their guts infect the pore, causing acne, redness, and many more complications. There may well be an autoimmune issue too, caused by both changes in the gut biome, and a leaky gut. Processed foods that contain emulsifiers are are a probably cause, as are other chemical stabilisers. I have found that a change in diet to that which contains no bread, low dairy or no dairy, just greens and chicken, low fat, low oils helps enormously. Lack of vitamin A foods too. There are loads of papers out there discussing the role mites, rosacea, acne and the gut microbiome have on your health. The paper I read was from 2012. But I can’t find it now. Just Google those search terms.
@@akula9713 This is very helpful. I'll look for it. "Emulsifiers"? I hadn't thought of that. I've been eating chicken sandwiches with mayonaise (store bought mayonaise). Thanks!
@@deepoole820 Every living human has mini mites on the skin and it’s simply an overgrowth, nothing unusual but it can build up and cause blepharitis, you can’t stop these altogether as they’re naturally there on the body
I used hydrogen peroxide morning and night. I figured I got something because my dogs sleep with me. It takes about a week and I wash the pillow cases and sheets
I find washing across eyelash base with 1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in luke warm water cleans so well and in fact is required before surgery e.g. cataract.
My doctor had me use a solution of 1:1 baby shampoo and water to wash my eyelids and lashes every day. I’m quite sensitive to tea tree oil, so that was not an option. The baby shampoo solution is quite effective.
I had blepheritis since I was ten until I was in my late 20s and never knew what it was. I had crust around my eyelashes and my lids remained reddened and flaked off. I put triple antibiotic ointment on my eyelids and three weeks later I realised that I had no more blepheritis.
My doctor said to just put a hot wet towel over my eyes before bed. I just run a small flanel under the hot water, wring it out and roll it up and place it over my eyes while I lay on the bed till the towel goes cold. Has helped clear up symptoms, but I think the cause is still there, going to try some of these wipes maybe that will clear it up for good.
Question for Dr. EyeGuy: SebaMed makes a liquid facial and body soap that is not alkaline - it has a balanced physiologic pH. Facial washes with this daily or every other day to include the eye and lash area reduces eyelid "mattering," according to my Ophthalmologist, who suggested this for dry eye symptoms. Most facial soaps with their extremely alkaline pH may encourage mattering (unclear whether from Demodex or something else). It might take microscopic studies to see whether this pH adjustment is effective for Democex. I've used it for several years now and at age 82 have minimal problems with mattering and no real dry eyes symptoms. PS The SebaMed facial soap is expensive, but washing the face takes only a tiny amount, so per day it is not expensive.
If they over populate you probaby have them in your eye brows also so be sure to treat brows with wipes and t tree or what ever used. My eyes feel so much better since i started using the occu soft scrub wipes oust. My eyes feel so much much better.
What about Boric Acid Solution? That is what was used for sticky gooey eyes for a morning eye wash on farms and ranches where I come from... you would dampen a cloth in a Boric Acid Solution and wipe the crusty gunk away usually from children's eyes that had the eyecrap in the morning.
I developed blepharitis over 20 years ago, about 10 years ago I developed celiac disease, once I was off all gluten products my eyes weren’t as bad, I didn’t have to apply eye drops as often. 🤷🏼♀️ However I need to find a new eye cleaner come eye wipe, some wipe’s I have used have been far too foamy. Thank you Dr, great video.
I have severely cut back on gluten products because my mom was diagnosed as celiac and I would get bloating from wheat products. Used to have something like this as well, but it has gone away for awhile now and wasn't sure why. Your comment just gave me an explanation as to why.
I rub castor oil on my eyelids, face and neck. Rinse off after more than an hour. I also put a jade heating pad on my eyes. It emits far infrared when heated.
I use my Ivermectin 1% cream called Soolantra.
I use it for my rosacea, and rub some all over my eyes too! My doctor prescribed it for me, and now No more rosacea, and no more eye mites. I’ve been using for years and my skin looks great, and no more itchy eyes.
Thank you🙏
Same for me, fab product isn't it? Life changing for me.
@@tishb62 that’s great!!! Question: did you catch Covid and if so did you have symptoms? Just curious.
Besides all the suggestions in the video, just wash your eyelids eyelashes morning & evening with Baby Shampoo. It has worked for me for more than 3 decades and counting.
I agree, Baby Shampoo got rid of it for me as well
WebMD offered tea tree with. Coconut cream. But, did not require a repeated application.
I went back to read again and actually saw the following. "You may have to accept that you will not eradicate them until the lashes are gone".
Exactly , my mum was told by an ophthalmic surgeon after having her eyesight corrected , to pop some Johnsons Baby Shampoo on a cotton bud and pull it along your eyelashes . It doesnt sting either . It works perfectly.
Your right, but for someone that has a bad case of mites it can be terrible. Mine were bad before I got them under control. Now I do baby shampoo and a hot mask at night.
I believe that this is true. Sometimes my eyes burn and even get blury. I think🤔 I now know because of this video the culprits! Dam paricites! ☠ Das 😎 all!
Young man ( I say that because I am almost 88 yrs old), YOU are one of the “Good Guys” - to create and post a program such as this. May God bless you richly!
Thank you! Very kind of you to say.
I had this as a teen very bad. My doctor who was very young recommended Selsun blue hair shampoo. He said just let it run down over your eyes. I got rid of it right away and it never came back. That was 35 years ago.
It's thanks to the selenium sulfide inside. Future solutions are going to use it, some people submitted patent registration for their formula.
OCuSOFT has come out with a lid wipe to directly target this condition. it is the OCuSOFT Lid Scrub Oust with tea tree oil for Demodex conditions! Works very well. I purchased at CVS. Highly Recommend!
Thank you! 😊
I used coconut oil mixed with 1 drop of tea tree oil rubbed in my face for a few days and problem solved!!
CASTOR OIL cured mine in days. I apply it with a lip brush to the base of my lids.
@@divinecommerce3912 not anything my Dry Eye Specialist would recommend, you can blind yourself at worst or start a terrible infection , and fyi blepharitis can’t be cured only maintained, please get proper professional Dry Eye Specialist advise
Castor oil works great! Helps lashes grow healthy and strong without parasites, and even reduces wrinkles. Non-toxic too!
I was diagnosed with blepharitis over 20 years ago. Had it off and on for years without knowing what it was. That time was the last time. I was prescribed otc wipes which were expensive. Read the ingredients and noticed the main ingredient was castor oil. Ditched the wipes and bought the castor oil. Never had a problem again. You have to Make sure you're not sensitive to the oil, but it works. Also works on styes. Make sure the oil is hexane free.
Castor oil healed mine as well!
Which specific brand and how to apply it, thank you.
the fact that its being recognized as a real issue after 20 years of mainstream denial is astounding
Reminds me of when "they" were adamant you -couldnt- catch anything from using a public toilet seat🙄
What Denial???? I have been hearing about it for 40 years
This info about the mites has been around as long as I can remember. >50 years.
@@sickofcrap8992 yes but doctors deny its existence. as someone who suffered without any help I know the info was hidden online for a long time
Mainstream seems to be the dead past stream
I got rid of my demodex by rubbing castor oil on my eyelashes nightly and washing my face numerous times a day. Also, I find changing my pillowcases more frequently helps.
Yes. Little creeps live in our hair also. Yuk. Tea tree oil before shampooing, or in shampoo, helps kill them off…so does the peroxide if you color your hair!
Good ole castor oil! Great for eliminating floaters too! 🤸♀️🤸♂️
well, you have to change your pillowcases quite frequently with using castor oil! THAT'S NOT stopping ME!! Not to mention I'm hoping it will help me regrow some shabby eyebrows!
I had these symptoms in my eyebrows! I knew it was blepharitis, I knew it was a microscopic critter. A naturopath switched my immune response on and gradually, it/they went away. Many of your suggestions helped :)
Please, I beg you. Tell me what the naturopath told you to do. I'm on SS and can't afford a naturopath. Please share.
Ocular rosacea here. Tea tree foam ( ocusoft demodex /we love eyes / naviblef if u in Europe ) twice a day, 1 eye at the time, 60 seconds ( timer or count till 100 quick is circa 1 minute ) then rinse. Stopped eyelashes loss and kills bacteria and mites. First month 2 a day then once for manteinence FOREVER :)
I’ve suffered for over 11 years with these. Every time I would ask dermatologist or eye doctors they would say “ everybody has them.” But not everybody has an over population of them. They were making my life miserable. Finally, my ophthalmologist prescribed Xdemvy and it has been like night and day for me. I’m going into my 4th week of treatment and I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I’m now looking into ways to build up my immune system to hopefully prevent this from happening again🤞🙏
This video was mitey interesting.
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I see what you did there.😏
I found that caster oil worked great!
Doctors in France tell patients to simply to use a clean washcloth, wet it with water as hot as you can stand it and to press on washcloth onto the eyelids and just press, this will warm the oils and waxes around the lash base and they will flush out naturally the Demodex along with warming the crusty junk along the edge of the lids...
Have you been to France? They also don't use deoderant, the girls don't shave their legs or armpits and they eat frogs and pidgeons.
And they let the migrants burn down Notre Dame.
Glad I got to see Paris in 1983 because that France is gone forever
@@Steve-ht5yiWhat, who the heck got to you? You are brainwashed, I have lived in Paris off and on for decades, know the Parisians well. They are impeccably coifed, dressed, clean and fresh, LOVELY people. How dare you malign an entire country, culture, as you do in your comment.
@@Steve-ht5yinot really sure how any of that is relevant, even if it was appropriate. I mean, some of us in the US use antiperspirants to KEEP waste material in our bodies rather than sweat, insist that women shave legs so that they resemble underage girls, and eat bottom feeders as a matter of course (ignoring the fact that you are what you eat)…. I don’t really see your point.
@@Nancy-tr5fithat stereotype was valid in the past . But by the later seventies it changed . But yeah. France smelled bad before that.
Coconut oil, Vaseline on eyelashes, use tea tree oil on hair follicles massage with coconut oil in scalp and ears
My eye mites started building up after my cataract surgery. I could actually feel them moving around. I searched the internet and found eye mites and immediately knew I had them. Ivermectin cream once then the next week took care of them or at least got them under control. No more problem a year later and if they regrow I know what to do. I believe the topical antibiotics from the eye surgery cleaned out some bacteria that were limiting the mites.
I say just use good old sea salt boil the kettle put the salt and water in bowl let it cool a bit get cotton wool pad your good to go! Feels very refreshing too! Your welcome.☮️❤️🤗
That sounds Good to me !
I used to have bad dry eyes- felt like someone stabbed a needle in my eye. My ophthalmologist suggested intentionally washing my eyelids with baby shampoo or gentle soap while in the shower. Use a small amount and gently scrub your eyelids and then rinse completely. I have not had an issue with "VooDoo Doll Needle in the Eyes" in a few years now!
This is what I do. Baby shampoo on my lids when I shower.
The best treatment I used was Selsun blue 1 percent selenium sulfide. Wash my face with it, works like a charm. I no longer have rosacea outbreaks.
selenium is a rare element that is essential for humans most humans are Selenium deficient which could be why the older you get the higher odds you will get the mites. Selenium from brazil nuts are best source how many people do you know how eat brazil nuts
Hi, all i know was my eye lids were always red, had what i thought was sleep in my eye lashes and suffer dry eye to the point i couldn't do anything because my eyes were watering all the time for up to good 30 mins, i was advised baby shampoo, how awesome it can't hurt me cause it's for babies, the trick is to wet eye lashes, put some baby shampoo on 2 fingers, enough for both eyes, rub the opposite fingers, then apply to eyes, wash in at all different angles to free up the crust, massage for anywhere up to 5 mins, the longer the better i feel, i used it till my eyelids were normal again, after that everytimes i saw redness return, i would treat again, now i haven't had to treat again for a long time. The baby shampoo has low ph so it doesn't burn as bad, it doesn't dry the skin out either and lastly it's cheaper than most products. I hope this help someone, like this vid helped me understand the unknown. In a way it's like having dandruff only on ur eye lashes...
I heard about using baby shampoo many years ago. I do this treatment a few times a month, just in case! The thought of these things on me is horrifying but I know most people have them. Now that I just watched this video I think I’ll do it tonight! Lol
Thanks so much for sharing....wouldn't have thought to shampoo my eyelids!😁 will definitely try it tho as optrex dry eye solution not really helping.
Just happy to help, i just know it helped me and i have a good optometrist that gave me this advise due to cost, he told me he could sell me other products but $20-$30 a bottle when baby shampoo was just $10 and last for months...goodluck with it and i hope u all get relief...
@@kittykat4168 It’s safer to use Ocusoft eyelid foam to clean every day and night and also a warm (preferably with moisture) then eyelid massage to help keep the oil flowing in mebonium glands flowing there’s specific programs of treatments for blepharitis and dry eye
@@darcyb6678 Ocusoft eyelid foam is the best as baby shampoo can have other products in it that can make it worse
A solution for my 60 plus year acceptance and defiance of Demodex blepharitis infestation of my eyelashes. For 60 years I have suffered with this daily frustration. I had tried all, and nothing had worked. Until Aloe.
25 weeks ago while cleaning a fresh aloe vera, Aloe blepharitis, I applied a small piece of the freshly cut leaf to my eyes, as well as my face and hands. I knew that aloe has properties that are beneficial to ones skin. I said maybe, why not, it's one of many, blah blah, and said this may work to minimize the Demodex blepharitis that was been my longest frenemy. The next morning on awakening and doing my daily ritual of eye attack, I noticed less crumble. Odd. I did not think of the results for the rest of the day. The same day I prepared another Aloe to drink and again used the skins still containing gel to bathe my eyes and face and hands letting the gel dry in place. There was no irritation from the Aloe gel that was left on the skin or eyes.
The next morning on initiating my daily eye ritual I noticed virtually no eye crumble.
This time I said maybe the Aloe is responsible. I said this with an assurance as NOTHING HAD WORKED in the past. So.
This third day I did the same with a freshly cut leaf that had drained of it's latex, the yellow liquid that flows so freely from the leaf when cut for several hours. NOTE, the latex is an irritant and a laxitive so be aware. My eyes, face and hands were once again bathed in Aloe gel.
The next morning it was conclusive that the Aloe had vanished the mites. Even less than the virtually no mites of the previous morning.
For 25 weeks now I have been applying the gel some days on some days off but consistently over 80% of the days Aloe was used. I would even apply the gel 3 to 5 days a day from the skins of the cut aloe. To date, 4 Oct 2017, no irritation of eyes, face or hands. AND NO MITES.
NO Eye Crumble.
Will this work on all I do not know. I do know it worked and continues to work for me.
Hope this helps many.
PAZ from Chiapaz, Mexico
UPDATE
Today, 4 October 2017. I am still free of Demodex bl
Best remedies 3:16
List: tea tree oil, eyelid wipes, castor oil, vasoline, Manuka Honey, Mybo clean (has coconut oil) Intense pulse light, (Prescription, expensive - Ivermectin ointment, xdem Vee)
I've been using castor oil. My eye doctor was surprised how good my eyes looked at last cleaning and asked what I was doing. It's always given my good eyelashes and eyebrows growth too. I put on eyes then sit with heat om eyes.
I’ve been experiencing Bleparitis when I turned 50 so it’s been 6 years. What has helped me prevent the awful eyelid inflammation and infections has been what my ophthalmologist recommended: use Ocusoft Lid Scrubs pads rt after removing makeup, wash with baby shampoo and use Thera tears Antimicrobial eyelid cleanser just spray on eyelids or on a pad and do not rinse it.
castor oil has helped my dry eyes tremendously!!!!!
I’m so confused! My eye doctor hasn’t recommended any of these, going to your other video, Thanks so much. Why do Doctors all say different things!
Caster Oil works wonders
I’ve known about the Demodex mites for a long time, but I didn’t know there was a way to get rid of them. So thanks for the information 👍🏻🥰‼️
Love the thumbnail.
It looks like the mite is seated on his throne in the Kingdom of the Eyelid Mites and is beckoning you to approach and present your argument for a bilateral trade pact.
Thank you for that - I didn’t know I could use ti-tree oil for blepharitis. New Zealanders use it for lots of other things: insect bites, fungal prevention, head lice, wool wash… great stuff! Did you know that ti-tree oil and Manuka honey are from the same tree? It is native to New Zealand where the Māori call the tree Manuka. Ti-tree is the word the English settlers gave it. Its incredibly versatile: fast- growing and easy to regenerate, the leaves make good compost (and tea!), is really good hot firewood (because of all the oil in it) and has clouds of really pretty white flowers in spring. The wonder tree❤
They are slightly different species, but similar. The efficacy of the oil from each varies greatly over the whole Oceania (AU/NZ) region. For this purpose you could try either.
You are such a sport for demonstrating on yourself! Mites are nasty, ugh! I once found a mynah nest where the fledglings were killed by mites, the poor babies!
Oh wow! How did you know since the mites are not visible?
Mites cause severe skin problems so birds skin would be unhealthy with lack of feather growth
@@WindTurbineSyndrome OK, thanks!
Castor oil on lashes....side benefit? Eyelashes grow like crazy!
Thank you!!!!!
Most complete explanation of pathology and current treatment of Demodex I have seen. Thank you. Currently using Ivermectin cream.
I struggled with Rosacea and dry eyes for years, the only thing that worked for me was ivermectin cream. My skin is finally clear and my dry eye is so much better. Dry eye still creeps up now and then. Throw away the mascara tube the second you see it coming back .
I have been suffering with blepharitis for well over 2 years. It sucks! So ty for the info.
This caused terrible eye irritation for me. I was seeing an opthalmologist for 4 years every 3 months without it making any difference. I suffered for years until one day I read about this. I bought Heydrate eye lid cleanser - problem solved.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 , yes! I just got some a few weeks ago and it is fantastic! No eye irritation or burning whatsoever. I wash my whole face. Got it on Amazon.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 you think the eye doctor would know about face mites???? They should, but they don’t or they’re just trying to make more money off of people!
Excellent. I am experiencing these horrible symptoms at night mainly when these microscopic microorganisms decide to come out and play! So annoying..need to see my primary physician for fast relief.
Great video.❤
Should visit an ophthalmologist . If anyone is experiencing any of these issues.
New phobia released for me😮
I was diagnosed with that and told to use the Systane wipes to wash my eyelids. It worked really well. I'm not sure if I would want to get tea tree oil anywhere near my eyes, as it really stings on my skin.
This is really useful. I’m only 22 and have. Really affects me. And makes me self conscious of my red eyes
I’m 73 and it does the same. One of the things that really helps is rinsing my eyes with an eyewash that has boric acid (a saline solution is cheaper and will work also after you have an eye cup), along with blink eyedrops, antihistamine eyedrops when I need them, and a lid scrub. I use OcuSoft. They are pricey but I cut each little cloth into eight smaller ones. Start with eyelashes and work my way up into eyebrows, then toss. Crimp the foil package so the remaining ones don’t dry out.
My sons pediatrician saw my allergy eyes and gave me a great remedy.
Born in north no allergies..as teen we moved south, lots of allergies.
My eyelashes fall out, wake up gummy eyes.
Doctor told me rose water or Baby shampoo..one little drop in palm of clean hand, add a little water, lather it into your closed eyes and rinse.
It cleaned it up right away and no red eyes. Eyelashes grew back and it never came back,
I never wore mascara bc of this.. I did use eyeliner..no problem..when was young I would do this once a month to keep it away, later moved to a northern country no allergies.
But I stil now and then clean my eyes. My brother same problem.
Tea tree did nothing for me and made my eyes oily.
Just use baby shampoo add a little water, wash and done. No side affects.
i use castor oil and it really does the trick. thanks
So does ivermectin.
Learnt about this few years back and haven't slept since.
Yes I supposedly have cataracts and they want to do surgery and they have me on these drops twice a day for six weeks the ex Emery, however you say it who knew.? I never knew of any such thing about mites on the eyes?? again who knew this has been forever who knew talk about not sleeping holy cow!!
@@judithdavis7437 i noticed you said ...they want to do cataract surgery... i have same thing ,i went hoping for treatment for eyelid irritation... they pretty much said we don't treat blepharitis... and it won't stop us from doing the cataract surgery
I had this. I went to A&E it was so bad. My eyelids was in pain puffed up and my eye was dry and burning with conjuvitis and I had no idea what was the cause.
I had difficulties opening my left eye.
In the morning I had hard time opening it.
The doctor examined my eye and explained to me that it's the demodex mite causing it they can get under the eyelid and cause all of this.
He gave me antibacterial and anti inflammatory ointment for the eye and eye drops to keep it moisturised. He suggested me to also go and get tea tree oil, it drives out any remaining mites from the eyelid.
Also I put wet warm compress on the eyelids and massage them gently as it crushes the dead mite inside the eyelids allowing their dust to come out through the tear glands slowly resolving the problem. Takes a few days to have it resolved and clear up.
Or just put Castor oil on your eye lids. Rub into all hair follicle. The Castor oil improves your sight at the same time. You can put Castor oil right into your eyes to breakdown the film of cataracts.
Remember to use 'Hexane Free' Caster Oil on and around your eyes.
Thanks so much for this treatment analysis! In 60 yeaes, have NEVER had an eye doctor who ever took me seriously about my eye issues...drives me so crazy, i pull my eyelashes out.
Have never been able to wear mascara, or other eye makeup. Only relief i ever get is washing face multiple times a day.
Once i got the 'trashcan diagnosis', MS, everything is now written off as another symptom. Basic eye drops help, but never knew there were actually treatments to end the mite infestation i now suspect has buggered me for years.
Thank you again. Something to pin down the eye doctor on next visit...but will be reviewing your info, trying some of the solutions.
And much appreciate the useful comments. Except the hater troll 🙄
God bless!
Thank you for this. My eye doctor has recommended eyelid scrubs and warm compresses. Seeing this is inspiring me to be more consistent in addressing this problem.
Tto foam saved my life. (Naviblef ) Closed eyes massagging eyelids and eyelashes for 60-80 seconds let sit then rinse. Twice a day for 2 months.
Cured my blepharitis, helped with dry eyes and mgd. I keep using it now once a day letting sit 1 minute. Its perfect for long period of use because tto is only 0,002 good even for children
What works for me is colloidal silver spray and organic castor oil. I use the colloidal silver if it looks like it might be coming back, just 1 spray onto the lashes but use castor oil every evening. Works brilliantly but is not a total cure. Every month or so the colloidal silver stops it before it becomes a bother. 🙂
That's good for bacterial blepharitis
Wash your eyes and lids with baby shampoo. I got rid of the irritation of my eye lids by washing my eyelids gently at night in the shower. Then used Cereve eyelid cream. Just an inexpensive way that may work for some. This suggestion came from a doctor also.
The first question would be,how come??????
What makes the overgrowth??
Lacking something in your body?? I would start the investigation right there❤
We have all sorts of creatures that live on us and inside of us and eat our crud. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Probably because your immune system is weakened. Many seniors get way more affected by this "condition" because their bodies can't keep the mites in check so an over abundance of them cause issues - rosacea, eyes, hair loss, etc. We always have some of them on our skin but we keep in controlled through youth.
I suspect people don't shower and shampoo hair every day so they get these.
I had it bad, in my eyebrows. .on my face! Ugh! I used a demodex foam from Amazon.. NOVEHA DEMODEX EXTRA STRENGTH FOAMING CLEANSER. Fixed it all so fast! I used it twice a day . I even used it on my French bulldog. Good luck!
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of water, half a teaspoon of salt mix cotton ball cotton ball white for about 50 seconds on each eye after they’re dry use with a clean cotton ball coconut oil
I tried this, and it worked, but don't get it in your eyes. Vinegar burns like a fire
Ivermectin horse paste once a week. You won't fall prey to the next "pandemic" either.
The 1% injectable, but in a bit of water works well too. Drink it like a shot :D Measure according to body weight it says on the bottle. Always take with food to get full benefit.
@@Demmie-nl2qh Sounds good Demmie. Although you don't get the delightful flavor of the apple flavored paste. Like a hores, I'm a crazy for apples.
Ivermection is what dr. Prescribed for me. Actually works great.
@@Demmie-nl2qh why people would suffer for years with this when any reasonable doctor would have just prescribed ivermectin I don’t know!
Ivermectin is one of the safest drugs on the market. It’s not just a horse paste though people can use that but it treats literally tends. Millions of people a day in Africa successfully I started using it in 2020 and it has saved my life twice if you know what I mean Now I followFLCCC protocol which keeps me parasite free as well as virus free
I was told to use OcuSoft lid scrub per my eye doctor. Did so for over one year, never helped. Eyelashes and lids an issue, to where lids cracked open and bleed, crusting over. Quite disgusting. Washed face with gentle baby soap. Nothing helped. Eyes very dry eyes for years also. No drops helped that I was told to use. Finally after googling and major reading, one person said had same issues that I happened to have and was going through. She used a different product on her own and in no time had results. So I tried it, too. OMG Life changing! Within 3 weeks and ever since, zero issues! Systane lid wipes and drops!~100% recommend. There are many otc products you cannot or should not use on your eyes because they can get into your actual eyes which you do not want.
Castor oil on the lashes at night took care of my weird patches. Used for lash growth but it cleared up the funky stuff. I didn’t know about DB.
I believe it. That stuff got rid of my yearslong arthritic thumb joint pain in less than 2 weeks
I've been using Castor Oil. It has helped eliminate my dry eye issues. Still struggling with Blepharitis. Although it's getting better.
Ditto!!
Just what I needed, something else to worry about it
Right
It's just fear-mongering.
If these demodex are mites , one thing ive noticed about mites in gardens that they quickly become immune to pesticides, so what ive noticed is if you treat for mites with a pesticide you need to hit them a day or two later with an entirely different pesticide and it usually wipes them out. , since these are on the body you probably can only use certain things but if you use basically the one two punch like with pesticides you might have greater success. So maybe tea tree oil one time and something else a day or two later.
Use diatomaceous earth in the garden to kill mites or other bugs that eat fruit. Spray or powder but only when there is no flowers. You don’t want to kill bees. Protect your eyes from DE powder by wearing glasses.
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I keep it beside my bed. I put it on my face with my fingertips if I feel crawing things.
Omg!! I finally know what I have got. I can feel them moving. My lashes have been falling out . I have tried blephasol and a cream but they are not helping. Now I know, thank you
Blephasol is unuseful!
Tto foam saved my life. (Naviblef ) Closed eyes massagging eyelids and eyelashes for 60-80 seconds let sit then rinse. Twice a day for 2 months.
Cured my blepharitis, helped with dry eyes and mgd. I keep using it now once a day letting sit 1 minute. Its perfect for long period of use because tto is only 0,002 good even for children
I always add tea tree oil (a drop or two) to my face cleansing routine and give my lash line and brows a good scrub. I have rosacea (or used to) and use diaper cream and vaseline on my cheeks if I have a flare. I tried the vaseline on my lash line but it really aggravated my eyes. I think if you get rid of most of it on your face, the tea tree oil takes care of the lash line. Well, it did for my anyway.
@@janetpelletier1238 yes I have rosacea too and tto foam letting sit 1 minute saved me from blepharitis
Try NATURAL remedies.
I was told baby shampoo. I used it with varying results. I started using castor oil to try and regrow my eyelashes and I've not had blepharitis since and my eyelashes are thick.
I was told to use baby shampoo too! It did help!
I was told to wash my eyelashes (and eyebrows) regularly in Johnson’s baby shampoo. I never hear about it in checkups since.
The dangers of tea tree oil are way understated here. If the concentration is too high it can cause serious damage to the eyes.
Agreed. This is also true for other uses of TeaTreeOil as well. It can be very damaging to the scalp if it is used as a prolonged treatment there as well.
I use witch hazel a lot on my face and eyes. Doesn't burn when it gets in my eyes mostly and my eyes feel refreshed afterward.
The Body Shop has a tea tree oil 'foaming' soap. Excellent for daily use. This is a serious issue for us older folks. I have certainly seen many people with this guck around their eyelid bases.
Naviblef ( we love eyes or ocusoft ) foams, twice a day massaging eyelid 60-80 seconds eyes closed let sit then rinse in 2 months I got rid of them and blepharitis :))) 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
This video made my face itch
What about red light therapy? I ordered a red light box online and I use it for 3 to ten minutes every morning. I’m sleeping better and I have less dry eye and swelling around my eyes.
These are my ride-or-dies. My boys are always with me when no one else is.
Great, I got more than enough going on medically in my life. Now this. Seems like there's no end to bad crap to experience. Glad I ran into this video. Thanks doc.
Doxycycline was prescribed for my rosacea/demodex blepharitis. Tea tree oil eye wipes and soap or foam wash were also recommended. Symptoms decreased in a couple of weeks.
Yes 🎉did it work ?!
@@reneebenjamin1717 Yes! The eye doc said to keep using the tea tree oil soap (Dr. Bronner's). Yes I put the suds on my eyelids. Just try not to get it in your eyes. I have gotten a little in my eyes, and it's not that bad.
It's normal. I like telling people about it. It freaks them out!
People with a lot of them have more issues, usually too many is caused by leaky gut. University of Belfast did a paper on it.
link please. I agree about underlying issues.
@@mettejensen8653 essentially the theory is that changes in the gut microbiome cause the make up of sebum to change. Sebum is what the mites feed on. Causing a population explosion. These mites have no anus, they just die, and when they die bacteria in their guts infect the pore, causing acne, redness, and many more complications. There may well be an autoimmune issue too, caused by both changes in the gut biome, and a leaky gut. Processed foods that contain emulsifiers are are a probably cause, as are other chemical stabilisers. I have found that a change in diet to that which contains no bread, low dairy or no dairy, just greens and chicken, low fat, low oils helps enormously. Lack of vitamin A foods too. There are loads of papers out there discussing the role mites, rosacea, acne and the gut microbiome have on your health. The paper I read was from 2012. But I can’t find it now. Just Google those search terms.
@@akula9713
This is very helpful. I'll look for it. "Emulsifiers"? I hadn't thought of that. I've been eating chicken sandwiches with mayonaise (store bought mayonaise). Thanks!
Very helpful! Great job explaining everything all this so clearly
Thank you! That is the biggest thing I worry about when doing these videos. Making sure I explain everything clearly.
Oh my! I'm so grateful we can't see these mites.
@@deepoole820 Every living human has mini mites on the skin and it’s simply an overgrowth, nothing unusual but it can build up and cause blepharitis, you can’t stop these altogether as they’re naturally there on the body
Nice video 📹 and workmanship
I used hydrogen peroxide morning and night. I figured I got something because my dogs sleep with me. It takes about a week and I wash the pillow cases and sheets
You are one of the best educational health care providers out there !! Thank you for your efforts.
OK this is making my eyelids itch just watching this. How about a blow torch?
WASH RAG ,hot water, epsin salt baking soda iodine and caster oil
That’s epsom salts.
I would rather not know, thank you very much
Right! I could have gone the rest of my life, not knowing about these! Now I just get the hebbie geevies!!!
new fear unlocked
I find washing across eyelash base with 1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in luke warm water cleans so well and in fact is required before surgery e.g. cataract.
Thank you!
My doctor had me use a solution of 1:1 baby shampoo and water to wash my eyelids and lashes every day. I’m quite sensitive to tea tree oil, so that was not an option. The baby shampoo solution is quite effective.
I had blepheritis since I was ten until I was in my late 20s and never knew what it was.
I had crust around my eyelashes and my lids remained reddened and flaked off.
I put triple antibiotic ointment on my eyelids and three weeks later I realised that I had no more blepheritis.
My doctor said to just put a hot wet towel over my eyes before bed. I just run a small flanel under the hot water, wring it out and roll it up and place it over my eyes while I lay on the bed till the towel goes cold. Has helped clear up symptoms, but I think the cause is still there, going to try some of these wipes maybe that will clear it up for good.
Lions and Tigers and Demodex Blepharitis, Oh My!!!
Question for Dr. EyeGuy:
SebaMed makes a liquid facial and body soap that is not alkaline - it has a balanced physiologic pH. Facial washes with this daily or every other day to include the eye and lash area reduces eyelid "mattering," according to my Ophthalmologist, who suggested this for dry eye symptoms. Most facial soaps with their extremely alkaline pH may encourage mattering (unclear whether from Demodex or something else).
It might take microscopic studies to see whether this pH adjustment is effective for Democex. I've used it for several years now and at age 82 have minimal problems with mattering and no real dry eyes symptoms.
PS The SebaMed facial soap is expensive, but washing the face takes only a tiny amount, so per day it is not expensive.
If they over populate you probaby have them in your eye brows also so be sure to treat brows with wipes and t tree or what ever used. My eyes feel so much better since i started using the occu soft scrub wipes oust. My eyes feel so much much better.
I use colloidal silver for my blepharitis it works fantastic the best brand I trust is sovereign silver the most pure and smallest particle sizes
I bet you do.
@@sr2291 what do you do?
I use argentyn23 and it works great !
What about Boric Acid Solution? That is what was used for sticky gooey eyes for a morning eye wash on farms and ranches where I come from... you would dampen a cloth in a Boric Acid Solution and wipe the crusty gunk away usually from children's eyes that had the eyecrap in the morning.
I developed blepharitis over 20 years ago, about 10 years ago I developed celiac disease, once I was off all gluten products my eyes weren’t as bad, I didn’t have to apply eye drops as often. 🤷🏼♀️ However I need to find a new eye cleaner come eye wipe, some wipe’s I have used have been far too foamy. Thank you Dr, great video.
Gluten możesz spożywać, ale musisz do agregować/blokować za pomocą czystej soli oraz białek mleka.
@@pawelfox5933 Sucks for me as I am lactose intolerant...
I have severely cut back on gluten products because my mom was diagnosed as celiac and I would get bloating from wheat products. Used to have something like this as well, but it has gone away for awhile now and wasn't sure why. Your comment just gave me an explanation as to why.
What about castor oil on eyelids. It occurred to me that these mites might have something to do with eyelash and hair loss.
Tea tree lid scrub, wipes and coconut oil for moisture.
Castor oil twice a day and a good anti parasite supplement schedule
I rub castor oil on my eyelids, face and neck.
Rinse off after more than an hour.
I also put a jade heating pad on my eyes. It emits far infrared when heated.
What about Castor Oil ? Please comment on this modality. Thank you.
I use castor oil. Definitely helps.
I have also been using castor oil at night for 6 months and my dry eye is significantly better.
Castor oil works.
I stopped eye drops for my dry eyes now that I use castor oil
How do you use castor oil for this? Do you dilute it; where on the eye do you apply it? Some details please!
I use tea tree oil regularly for hygiene purposes but never thought it could cure something on my eyelids. Thank you Dr!
Use ponds makeup remover cream. It will suffocate them and wash them out. Creates a slick mositurized environment.
They live on oil, does it really? interesting
@@poppadoc5614 your skin oil isn't the same. And nowhere near as oily when you apply a cleansing oil or greasy cream. Trust me
Hi 👋 does thus help to remove eyeshadow and mascara?
Can you please explain how to use ponds makeup remover cream? How long do I have to leave on before washing it off. Thank you