one of the things that I do is put deep heating mentholatum on my face right in the area where I get the deep burning ache it makes my eye on that side water and sometimes the lid even swells a little (this is probably so unhealthy) but the burning of the deep heat on my face makes it hard for my brain to process what sensations are coming from that area. I lay a t-shirt over the area quickly and it cuts down on it bothering my eye the eye watering is bothersome but worth it when the pain gets so bad I can't bare it esp. at night.