these are the four best worm compresses that i have found based off these criteria
they have to be able to heat up between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius and they have to retain that
temperature for at least 15 minutes remember 10 minutes is the minimum amount of time you
want to be doing warm compresses you want to try and shoot for 15 minutes for best results
let's focus in hey howdy everybody this is Dr. Neal Guymon, Dr. EyeGuy, and i do videos all
about the eyes to help you with your eyes and this video is another specific video about dry eyes dry
eye treatments how you can help your oil glands and your eyelids at home and this list of the four
best warm compresses are warm compresses that i use myself as well and remember to check the
description below put additional information down there as well as links to each one of these warm
compresses coming in at number four and probably one of the most common types of worm compresses
are these heat masks with the medi beads in there what's nice about these is you can put these
in the microwave heat them up for about 20 to 30 seconds it will reach that optimal temperature
range and it will retain its heat for that 15 minute long period for best results you can also
use these for cool compresses as well if you put it in the refrigerator so it kind of has that dual
benefit there now a couple things to note about these is you can't clean it in the washing machine
you can spot clean the surface but generally you'll get about 6 to 12 months of use out of one
mask and so you will want to replace them at that 6 to 12 month mark the other thing and
i'll mention this later in the video as well but these types of warm compresses do put a little
bit of pressure onto the eyelids and the eyeball and that heat and pressure can change the shape
of the cornea a little bit and you might notice this when you're done doing the warm compresses
you'll take them off and your vision might be a little bit blurry and this could be from a slight
change temporary change to the cornea now the worry is if you're doing this every day it could
potentially cause corneal problems down the road number three on the list are these electric heat
masks and the reason why i put them on the list is because they're super convenient usually the ones
you'll get will be plugged in by usb and also have a controller on here where you can turn it on and
off but also be able to control the temperature this one has three different temperature zones
so you can reach that optimal temperature range and it has a timer on there so you can have the
best temperature and it can go for 15-20 minutes if you wanted it to now i do want to mention when
you go search for these online if you search for them on amazon you're going to find a ton
of different ones that are available and a lot of them have similar problems because they are
electric sometimes people will note that they used it for about a month and then it just quit
working or they'll say that maybe it doesn't get warm enough a lot of them won't get to that
best temperature range or some will say maybe the heat is unevenly distributed maybe it's hotter
on this side and colder on this side and so these can be a little bit more tricky to find which ones
can work and work the best again i'll put the description in the link below this one that i
have does reach that optimal temperature range and it also is evenly distributed so i do like
that another benefit with this one and other ones that you can get is you can actually
put a thin damp cloth around it and that will actually provide moist heat and i'll mention
this later in the video moist heat is the next level up you can actually improve your results
if you have moist heat applied to the eyelids number two on the list nearly tied for number
one and that's the warm compress from tear restore now this one there actually is a gel
mask insert that has a little metal disc that you can snap it will cause a chemical reaction
and it will cause that gel to instantly heat up and then you insert it into the mask and then you
can wear it now as you can see the biggest benefit with this one is that you can still keep your eyes
open while you're doing the warm compress so if you're someone that's really busy or just drives
you crazy to sit there for 15 to 20 minutes this is a great option because you'll still get that
warm compress and still be able to walk around and do the things that you need to do interior store
has actually done studies to show that the heat does still get to the oil glands of the eyelids
so it still is effective it'll reach that perfect temperature and stay that temperature for at least
15 minutes these inserts are ready for 90 uses so you'll probably notice that they won't retain
the temperature for as long now i plan on doing a full review video about this specific eye mask so
make sure you watch out for that one but in that video i actually compare this one to the generic
eye mask that have the eye slits in them as well that you can get for about five dollars
this one with the kit is about eighty dollars now this one's convenient because you don't need
a microwave it just has that chemical reaction that causes the heat but you do need to boil the
inserts to reset them in order to use them again so there is that little bit of inconvenience
another huge benefit to this one if you're worried about pressing on the eyelids and the eyeball
you don't want to have that blurry vision right after you do a warm compress boom this one is your
solution number one on the list are nearly tied for number one and that's the tranquilized eye
mask i would consider this as probably one of the best worm compresses you can get you'll also hear
other doctors mention this as well they have a few different versions this one's the basic kit this
one's the xl version they also have some different versions that people like as well now these are
similar but they have a gel insert where you can actually activate it with the metal disc in there
causes a chemical reaction where it causes the heat and you put them right into the slots of the
eye mask now the reason why this one steps it up a notch is because they actually provide little foam
pads or little coverings to the gel that you can actually dampen with a little bit warm water and
then put it into the slots there and then you have the moist heat which has been proven to actually
work a little bit better for warm compresses to get those oils out of your oil glands
now if you work it just right if you put it deep in the eye slot you won't have as much pressure
onto the eyeball you'll still have a little bit so you'll probably still experience that blurry
vision after you do the warm compress but to me it wasn't as much as the other warm compresses that
i mentioned at the beginning of the video the xl version is designed to keep its heat 20 to
25 minutes the basic smaller version is 15 to 18 minutes so they definitely check the boxes there
these gel beads are designed for a hundred uses and you can also buy replacements with these ones
as well and this one has the dual benefit as well you can use it as a cool compress you can even get
these different gel beads that you can get and actually freeze them and put them into the slots
and use them as a really cool compress this one reaches the optimal temperature keeps its heat for
at least 15 minutes also provides moist heat which has been shown to be more beneficial also has that
dual benefit for a cool compress if you want to you can also get different inserts that are
microwavable if that's more convenient for you so there's just a variety of different ones that you
can get and they all work really well they pack a punch to give you the best results for your oil
glands now as a caution you want to make sure that you're doing warm compresses correctly especially
if you're going to do eyelid massages right after the warm compress so definitely make sure you
check out my playlist right there how to do them correctly or you can check out another video right
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