I wake up every morning with gum in my eyes. How did gum come from?

There is an anecdote about girls circulating on the Internet, saying that when a girl in love wakes up in the morning, she always finds her boyfriend staring at her face. At first, the girl was quite embarrassed. Finally, she couldn't help asking her boyfriend why, and the answer was that he was studying the gum on her face. This little joke also aroused our deep thought: What happened to getting up with too much gum in the morning?

How are our gums formed?

In fact, there is a tissue inside our eyes called "meibomian", which is located near the eyelashes at the edge of our eyes and will analyze a liquid all day. This liquid is particularly like grease.

When the meibomian secretes this substance during the day, it will protect the eyes. At night, we need to close our eyes and have a rest. Secretions produced by meibomian will accumulate near eyelashes, mix with dust and tears, and become colloid after drying.

Therefore, chewing gum is not a bad thing or a dirty thing, but a substance secreted by the normal body.

What is the increase in chewing gum?

Generally, when the gums suddenly increase, we will think that they are getting angry. Especially in autumn and winter, the human body is dry and short of water, and the air is short of water. In order to protect the eyes, meibomian secretion will increase.

In this case, you can choose to drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables, and reduce your eyes, which will soon recover. However, getting angry is not the only factor that leads to the increase of gums. There are the following possibilities:

ㄨ 1. Eye irritation, such as eyelashes, dust, strong light, high temperature, frequent staying up late, radiation, etc. , leading to eye fatigue, increased meibomian secretion.

2. Eye diseases, such as conjunctivitis and trachoma. Not only the gums are enlarged, but also accompanied by tears, redness, congestion and itching.

3. Allergy, eyes will also be allergic, itchy eyes, fever, swelling and pain, increased gums, tears, symptoms similar to conjunctivitis. Common allergens are mites, smoke, volatile gases and animal hair.

ㄨ 4. The nasolacrimal duct is blocked. The reason why we shed tears is because the lacrimal gland secretes tears, which flow over the surface of the eyeball and then are discharged from the lacrimal passage. So that we will cry when we are sad. Sometimes there are spots around the eyes, which is very annoying. How to keep you away from them?

Under normal circumstances, the tears secreted by the lacrimal gland need to pass through the lacrimal punctum of the lower eyelid, lacrimal canaliculus, nasolacrimal duct and so on. And enter the nasal cavity for excretion. If the lacrimal passage and nasolacrimal duct are blocked, tears will accumulate in the lacrimal sac, causing dacryocystitis, leading to tears, enlarged gums and red eyes.

However, this phenomenon mostly happens to babies. In addition to massaging the inner corner of the eye and the root of the nose, the doctor will also conduct lacrimal sac irrigation and lacrimal duct exploration according to the specific situation.