What's this??

[Wellhellooooodear]

Sorry I'm posting for traffic as AIBU is the only board anyone seems to respond. Woke up this morning with this on my eyelid. It looks like a purple bruise but I haven't knocked myself and its painless. Any thoughts?

Anyone?

Not an expert but it looks like a stye to me. A pharmacist should be able to help with something to put on it.

Maybe you scratched it in your sleep?

This happened to me. No rhyme or reason at all. Just faded and then was gone. Got some shock when I woke up like that though!

Just to be clear, no stye, no lump, not sore, just bruised.

Do you suffer from allergies? I get this during hayfever season due to rubbing my eyes in my sleep.

Have you got a cough/ been retching or sick lately?

You might have thumbed or fingered yourself in the eye at night and been unaware. I don't mean that in the way it sounds, but I'm sure you know what I mean 😬
I've scratched myself with a sharp nail at night and not realised till I woke with a scratch across my face. A cool compress might help, but time is the real healer of a bruise. I assume no issues with your vision, no discharge from the eye, no bruising/blood visible on the actual eye ball? Are you on blood thinners?

I've had this before when I've rubbed my eye too hard

Yes nothing, just purple!

No, nothing like that, I just woke up with it this morning and DD asked me what was wrong with my eye

I had exactly this for the first time ever just last week. It appeared really suddenly and faded away after a couple of days. It was just a (very strange) painless bruise. Like you I was a bit concerned but it just went away. It looked just the same as yours, in the same place too.

Do you use a steroid inhaler or steroid nasal spray? You can get bruises from them.

Your eyebrow is beautiful btw.

@Wellhellooooodear i know this is an old thread, but I wondered what the outcome was? DH has had one pop up on his eyelid today!

Was wondering if there was an answer to this. I woke up this morning with a similar bruise about 1cm across under the corner of my right eye. Has been a stressful week with disrupted sleep. Had a physio appt yesterday which hurt like crazy as my back is playing up so wondering if it has anything to do with that.

I've just woken up yesterday with this one my eye, absolutely no idea what or how I got it, no pain it's smooth. Going to ring Dr in morning

just a busted blood vessel.
at a certain point it may be related to high blood pressure.