text: swollen, itchy eyes? every morning when i wake up (mostly on school days when i have to wake up early) my eyelids swell alot and itch like crazy! it's extremely hard not to itch. this has been going on for over a month now. i have changed the pillow case but it hasn't helped much. this is the first time this kind of thing has happened. in other words, i'm not very allergic to anything.  my jaw, under my chin and sides of my face itch alot in the mornings too. they've been getting worse, usually the swelling goes down almost all the way if i don't touch my eyes, but today it was swollen the whole entire day and it still itches.  sometimes my vision gets blury and it's hard to keep my eyes open.  it is embarassing having swollen, red eyes at school and annoying too. is there someway to make this stop completely and get the swelling down so i don't look stupid? two ways i know if....  first of all...the cheapest hot tea variety tea bags you can buy. the 200 for a dollar type. soak them in a cup like you were going to make tea. then, get as much of the water out as you can. put them over your eyes (obviously close them) and let them sit for about 5 minutes. it works because tea bags contain tannin which is a natural reliever. the cheaper the tea bag, the more tannin they contain.   cucumber slices work (they have to be cold though) but it wont help the itching as well as tea bags.