Why do comatose patients shed tears?

Everyone should be familiar with the behavior of crying. Generally, people are most likely to cry when they are sad. However, some comatose patients also shed tears. Logically speaking, it is impossible for patients to shed tears due to their lack of consciousness after entering a coma. The existence of this abnormal phenomenon will definitely make people concerned about the reason. So, why do comatose patients shed tears? Let’s take a look below.

I believe everyone has heard about deep coma, but many people mistakenly believe that deep coma is a vegetative state. In fact, deep coma and vegetative state are two completely different concepts. Deep coma is just a disorder of consciousness, which is not as serious as a vegetative state. Of course, some symptoms of patients in deep coma and vegetative state are very similar. For example, patients in deep coma have no response to some external stimuli. But sometimes we find that patients who are in a deep coma occasionally shed tears.

In fact, crying is a very natural reaction when one is in a deep coma. It does not mean that the patient has woken up or is about to wake up. Although patients in deep coma have lost the ability to perceive anything in the outside world, some of their body functions are still there. Therefore, it is a very natural phenomenon for patients in deep coma to shed tears. It is an instinctive reaction of the human body. It does not mean that the patient has regained consciousness. So there is no need to be too surprised when you see patients in deep coma shedding tears.

The above is an introduction to the reasons why patients in deep coma shed tears. I hope it can be helpful to everyone. In fact, it is very normal for patients in deep coma to shed tears, because although the patient is in a deep coma, his body functions are still intact. At this time, the tears of patients in deep coma are purely a natural reaction of the body.