Why do children have a lot of sticky eyes due to inflammation?

If a child has a lot of eye mucus and his eyes are sticky, it often causes excessive liver fire, which leads to this phenomenon. This indicates that there is heat accumulation in the child's body, which may be related to poor diet or the child's cold. At this time, parents should pay attention to conditioning and let the child eat more foods that can clear away heat, detoxify and reduce fire. They should drink more water at ordinary times. If there is inflammation, it should be treated in time.

Why do children have a lot of sticky eyes due to inflammation?

1. Stimulation of eyelashes

Normal children, when they are 2-3 months old, may have some white eye mucus on their eyes when they wake up in the morning. This is because the eyelashes tend to grow inwards during this period, and the friction and stimulation of the eyeballs produces eye mucus. Generally, around 1 year old, eyelashes will grow outwards naturally and the eye mucus will gradually decrease.

Elimination method: Usually you can wipe it clean with a warm towel, or you can use a cotton swab dipped in 2% boric acid solution and gently wipe it from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye.

2. The child has accumulated heat in his body

This is commonly known as "getting angry". It is often accompanied by symptoms such as intolerance to heat, easy sweating, dry stool, and thick tongue coating.

Elimination method: Feed more water in normal times, take some Chinese medicine to clear away heat and fire, and relieve food stagnation when necessary, or go to the hospital for treatment.

3. Bacterial infection

If a child suddenly has a lot of yellow eye mucus, and his eyes become congested and red, it may be because bacteria have invaded the lacrimal sac, multiplied, and festered inside. The pus fills the entire lacrimal sac and cannot be excreted, so it accumulates in the corners of the eyes. This may lead to keratitis, in which the cornea may turn from black to white to form white spots. If not treated in time, it will affect the child's vision development.

Solution: If this happens, do not use eye drops without authorization and go to the hospital for treatment immediately. In addition, personal hygiene should be emphasized. Do not share washbasins, towels and other bathing items with others to prevent cross infection.

4. Infant nasolacrimal duct hypoplasia

The nasolacrimal duct of infants is shorter, the valve at the opening is underdeveloped, and it is located at the inner canthus of the eye. This prevents tears from draining smoothly, leading to accumulation of eye mucus.

Solution: Massage your baby's nose bridge with your hands every day to help keep the nasolacrimal duct open.

Regarding the question of why babies have excessive eye mucus, we have introduced it in detail above. Generally speaking, there are four main reasons for excessive eye mucus in babies, namely, irritation of the eyelashes, heat accumulation in the child's body, bacterial infection, and incomplete development of the baby's nasolacrimal duct. In addition, we have introduced relevant coping measures for you, mothers may wish to refer to them.