My left eye keeps crying

Tears are a normal behavior of the eyes. We will shed tears when we are sad or when our eyes are irritated. These are autonomous phenomena. But some people's eyes will always shed tears. If the left eye keeps shedding tears, it should be taken seriously. This involuntary behavior may be related to disease, and the cause must be found out in time so that better treatment can be provided. Let’s take a closer look at the situation.

Many parents find that their newborn babies' eyes are always full of tears and even have a lot of eye mucus. This may be caused by neonatal dacryocystitis. Most of the time, the condition will heal itself after the nasal valve opens 4-6 weeks after birth. Parents can help with local massage and medication observation. If it has not healed after half a year, a tear duct probing procedure can be performed for treatment.

In addition to these pathological conditions, there are also some physiological tearing.

For example, when we cry, it is because the tear glands suddenly secrete a large amount of tears, which exceeds the range that the normal tear ducts can absorb at that time, and therefore they flow out of the eye surface.

Another reason you cry when you go out in the winter and are exposed to the wind is that the tear glands are stimulated by the cold air or wind, which reflexively causes increased tear secretion. The lacrimal puncta and lacrimal ducts undergo spasmodic contraction after being stimulated by the cold, which reduces the amount of tear absorption. As a result, excess tears flow out of the eye surface. You can try warm compresses or wearing protective glasses when going out to relieve symptoms.

Another common problem is that many people now tear reflexively due to excessive eye use and dry eyes. At this time, you can first improve your eye habits, and then use drugs such as artificial tears to improve symptoms.