Despite all the precautions that you take
your eyes may still hurt from exercises. That proves only the fact
that your eye muscles started to work and you still did not learn how to relax them!
Here are some more techniques that you can use
to either calm the pain down or to prevent its appearance:
Contrast eye bathing
This is the most powerful and the best in eyestrain relieving method
(
and is also count as Eye Relaxation Techinque).
I simplified this procedure to the bare minimum.
When I feel that my upper eye lids are puffy and the skin
that is under my eyebrows is hanging over my eyes
I grab one piece of ice (any size) and stand beside
sink filled with hot water (just make sure that the water
is bearable temperature). Rub the ice against the other hand
to ensure that it won’t stick to your skin and then make
a few circles over your closed eyes with that piece of ice.
Then right away splash your closed eyes with the hot water
(careful though! Do not boil your eyes, you may still need them!).
Repeat it 7-8 times and all of the puffiness will be gone. This procedure
can also be used for the women when they urgently need to prepare for a party.
If you are somewhere at work,
just splash your eyes with very cold water a few times.
Finish up with the Acupressure procedure.
Tea pads
I hope, you have loose tea leaves in your house.
I, personally, prefer black tea (without any additives and flavors) for this procedure.
Make very strong tea (1 teaspoon on ¼ of a glass hot water),
steep it for 3-5 minutes and strain. Put your hot tea
either outside or into the fridge for a few minutes.
Soak cotton pads in that tea, lie down on the bed (floor, sofa)
without a pillow and place those soaked tea pads
on your closed upper eyelids. The temperature of the tea
is totally individual preference. Experiment with applying
warm or cold tea soaked cotton pads on your eyes and find out
what is the most comfortable temperature for you. The best
timing for this procedure is 15-20 minutes.
