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    A warm compress is a method of applying heat to the body. Heating sources can include warm water, microwaveable pads, wheat packs and electrical or chemical...
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  • solution was hypertonic or had an increased pH, a cold compress can be applied. A warm compress can be applied if a small amount of non-caustic solution...
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  • sclerosis. Many doctors commonly recommend a combined treatment of a warm compress applied to the eyes (to relieve muscle tension, relax the muscles, and...
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    Cellulitis is also typically painful. Treatment is initiated with warm compresses. In addition, antibiotic/corticosteroid eyedrops or ointment may be...
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    a few days or weeks. Recommendations to speed improvement include warm compresses. Occasionally antibiotic eye ointment may be recommended. While these...
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    stem, and small pieces of the flowers. Typical preparations include a warm compress, or tea. Eyebright preparations are also available as an extract or...
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    the eye and holding warm compresses on the affected eyelid to remove the crusts. Gently scrubbing the eyelid with the warm compress is recommended as it...
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  • intervention for nipple pain, one is a warm compress while another is a cold compress. A warm compress such as a hot tea bag compress can be applied to the breast...
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  • blepharospasm may be relieved with warm compresses, eye drops, and eye wipes. A Japanese study showed that warm compresses containing menthol were more effective...
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    hite-lotus-should-know-gayatri-mantra-is-not-some-new-age-energetic-warm-compress/ Swami Vishnu Devananda, Vishnu Devananda (1999). Meditation and Mantras...
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    or light mastitis, using a warm compress may be comfortable. However, by increasing blood flow to the area, warm compresses make the symptoms worse for...
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    thus requiring routine eyelid hygiene. Hygienic practices include warm compresses, eyelid massages, and eyelid scrubs. A Cochrane Systematic Review found...
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    inflamed and tender for a short time. This is usually not serious and warm compresses for a few days are usually helpful. While any of these complications...
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  • ocular rosacea may be treated with warm compresses, artificial tears and washing the area around the eye with warm water, including the eyelids, to help...
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    relieves pain, and a sitz bath may increase comfort and reduce pain. Warm compresses can also speed up healing. If a Bartholin gland abscess comes back...
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    can apply warm compresses to the breast or take a warm shower before expressing, which helps the milk to flow. She can use cold compresses after feeding...
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    severe infestation of Demodex brevis mites. Treatment can include warm compresses to thin the secretions and eyelid scrubs with baby shampoo or eyelid...
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    born slowly over the perineum, which thus has enough time to stretch. Warm compresses held against the perineum during the second stage of labor can reduce...
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    with S. pneumoniae. The mainstays of treatment are oral antibiotics, warm compresses, and relief of nasolacrimal duct obstruction by dacryocystorhinostomy...
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    eyebrows. To relieve the itching sensation, one may need to apply warm compresses and use topical corticosteroid creams. Eczema is another cause of chronic...
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    there is blockage in the eye To relieve dacryocystocele symptoms, a warm compress is placed on the affected area to help open up the ducts. Taking over...
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    or severe infestation of Demodex brevis mite. Treatment can include warm compresses to thin the secretions and eyelid scrubs with a commercial eyelid cleanser...
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    attention to cleaning the eyelids morning and night with mild soaps and warm compresses can improve both conditions. Dry eyes can be exacerbated by smoky environments...
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    of symptoms with pain medications (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, and warm compresses may be used. Splints have been used. Historically, the term trismus...
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    space. She should then gently massage her breast with her hands or a warm compress to encourage the flow of milk.The woman should place her thumb and index...
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    that enables the contents to be discharged via the respiratory tract. Warm compresses and elevation of the limb may be beneficial for a skin abscess.[citation...
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    medical use as a cold compress to alleviate the pain of minor injuries, while the reusable type is both used as a cold compress and to keep food cool...
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    Arm warmers are knitted "sleeves" worn on the arms. Sometimes worn by dancers to warm up their bodies before class, they have also become somewhat of...
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    Compressed-air energy storage (CAES) is a way to store energy for later use using compressed air. At a utility scale, energy generated during periods of...
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    dacryoadenitis is a viral condition such as mumps, simple rest and warm compresses may be all that is needed. For other causes, the treatment is specific...
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