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Why my nose gets runny when I cry (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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Pretty much every time I cry, my nose gets super runny and my throat gets slimy. Why is that?

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[–] Geek_King@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

There's a visible hole on the inside of your lower eye lid which drains excess tears into the sinuses:

There's A Little Hole In Your Eyelid That You Probably Never Noticed. What's It For?

[–] scott@lem.free.as 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your tear duct drains into your nasal cavity.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And so do your ears, via the Eustachian tubes! They drain to your throat, I don't know how close the eye/ear drains are to each other.

[–] wesker 12 points 11 months ago

Your sinuses are all connected up in your noggin.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Crying is when your head releases liquid.

It’s not an eye thing; it’s a head thing.