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How To Reduce Swelling And Puffiness In Eyes Along With Drooling Cheek?

Yesterday my mother woke up with her right eye being extremely puffy. It also goes towards her cheek and has been drooling. She has been tearing up even before the swelling. Redness only when ice with cloth is put on swelling. There's gn no sign of pain. She slept on her right side too. She has dementia and is on hospice. So she is unable to communicate wirh with me. I called the rn nurse yesterday and she said to continue giving her trimetho/sulfamethox, which was already precibed to her for an infection due to her Foley. She is allergic to pellicelin. She also has no fever. and swelling only went down 5%. Please help us, I don't know if I should take her to the hospital
Thu, 24 Apr 2014
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It may be expo user keratitis dry eye.Apply artificial tear drop like refresh tear3times daily. Cromal eye drop may be applied 2times daily. She can take combiflam tablet 2times daily after food. She should improve. Consult your family physician
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How To Reduce Swelling And Puffiness In Eyes Along With Drooling Cheek?

It may be expo user keratitis dry eye.Apply artificial tear drop like refresh tear3times daily. Cromal eye drop may be applied 2times daily. She can take combiflam tablet 2times daily after food. She should improve. Consult your family physician