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MrsS2005
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Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
DS woke up this morning with a yellow crusty eye. He has been congested for a while. Is there any way for me to tell whether it's pink eye or just drainage from a cold? We got about 2 feet of snow yesterday and the roads still aren't great. I'd rather not go to the doctor if it's just part of a cold. TIA.
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Tine73
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
I could be an ear infection.
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| Posted 1/13/11 9:38 AM |
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nferrandi
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
Has it continued to be wet/crusty now that he's up? If it was pink eye, it would continue to puss.
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| Posted 1/13/11 9:39 AM |
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MrsS2005
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
Posted by Tine73
I could be an ear infection.
That did cross my mind, but he's acting fine and doesn't seem to have a fever. I also haven't seen any more discharge since he woke up.
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| Posted 1/13/11 9:42 AM |
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bicosi
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
ditto to all the above..
I would bring him in just to be sure.. sometimes they won't show the symptoms and yet that's what it is..
Hope he feels better soon! 
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| Posted 1/13/11 9:56 AM |
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Daisy07
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
DD always gets this when she has an ear infection/cold. The ped has never done anything specific for it, and it usually only lasts a few days.
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| Posted 1/13/11 11:17 AM |
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Tine73
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
Posted by MrsS2005
Posted by Tine73
I could be an ear infection.
That did cross my mind, but he's acting fine and doesn't seem to have a fever. I also haven't seen any more discharge since he woke up.
DD has had ear infections consistently since the end of october. She has never had a fever and has never pulled on her ears. The doctors gives me eye drops and that clears it up.
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| Posted 1/13/11 11:19 AM |
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nov04libride
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Re: Crusty eye: pink eye or symptom of a cold?
Posted by MrsS2005
Posted by Tine73
I could be an ear infection.
That did cross my mind, but he's acting fine and doesn't seem to have a fever. I also haven't seen any more discharge since he woke up.
Whenever DS has it, it is a ridiculous amount of discharge--as soon as I wipe it, it's back. I think if it clears up during the day, it isn't pink eye. JM non-MD opinion.  Hope he feels better soon!
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| Posted 1/13/11 11:27 AM |
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