For bloodshot eyes, should you use cold or hot compress? Choose according to the situation

Bloodshot eyes are a very common phenomenon. Many people will use eye drops or apply a towel to their eyes, but everyone needs to know whether cold compress or hot compress is better. You should choose the eye compress method according to your symptoms, or you can combine cold and hot compress.

1. Cold compress for eye congestion

Eye congestion is commonly caused by local eye inflammation. The principle of thermal expansion and contraction at low temperatures can be used to shrink the blood vessels around the eyes, reduce inflammation, and achieve the effect of reducing swelling and pain, inhibiting symptoms of eye congestion, and directly providing water vapor to moisturize the eyes.

Method: Use a cold towel or wrap ice cubes in a towel and apply it to the eyes for 10-15 minutes. This can constrict the blood vessels around the eyes and eliminate congestion in the eyes.

2. Hot compress for bloodshot eyes

Eye congestion is caused by an increase in the amount of blood flowing into the blood vessels in the white part of the eye, which causes the blood vessels to dilate and makes the white part of the eye appear red. At this time, applying hot compress can facilitate blood circulation. You may feel that the congestion has worsened temporarily, but it will eventually cure the congestion symptoms.

Method: Steam a soft towel or soak it in hot water and drain it, then apply it to the eyes until the towel becomes cool. This can promote blood absorption in the eyes and relieve symptoms of eye congestion.

3. Combine cold and hot compresses for bloodshot eyes

Apply cold compress treatment two days before the eye congestion. First, apply a cold towel slowly on the eye. This can shrink the dilated blood vessels in the eye and inhibit the symptoms of eye congestion. On the third day, use hot compresses to help disperse excess blood stasis in the eyes.