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Experts Reveal The Shocking Truth About The Yellow Gunk In Your Eyes Each Morning
After a long day at work, nothing is more satisfying than slipping into bed, burying your head in the pillow, and falling asleep.
But waking up the next morning isn’t particularly enjoyable, particularly when you drag yourself out of bed, glance in the mirror, and notice a bunch of disgusting yellow slime in the corners of your eyes.
The sensation is very common, but few of us truly understand what that “yellow sleep” is, even if we’re all accustomed to brushing it off and acting like the human body isn’t completely repulsive.
People have been shocked as a TikToker revealed the real reason why we receive it.
According to Andrew Huberman, “if you have ever woken up in the morning and you have some crust on your eyes,” “And you know that crust, that kind of yellowy stuff, sometimes it’s yellow, I know this is kind of gross.”
He continued, “That’s actually dead bacteria that your eyes have successfully defeated during your night’s sleep.”
“So when you wipe those away, you’re taking the casualties of a war that you won during your night’s sleep and you’re whisking those away.”
Indeed, the eye secretes a tiny quantity of mucus and oils to maintain moisture, and because you don’t blink during sleep, the discharge may pool in the corners.
The most common kinds are crusty, sticky, thick, thin, white, clear, or slightly yellow, though there are many more.
When people learned the cause of the crust, they were astounded and took to the video’s comment area to express their feelings.
One of them stated, “I refuse to lose even when I’m sleeping.” It was a wise comment from another user: “Starting the day with a victory.”
A third user said, “When I was in kindergar[t]en i put them in my tea,” followed by a skull emoji. We are speechless about that comment.
While ocular discharge is quite normal and shouldn’t raise any red flags, conjunctivitis may be the culprit if you have a lot of sticky yellow gunk on your eyelashes.
The eye ailment is brought on by an infection or an allergy, and although it normally clears up on its own in a few weeks, it may still be quite uncomfortable, causing your eyes to burn, redden, itch, and feel grainy, as well as producing pus that adheres to your lashes.
The NHS suggests the following to help reduce conjunctivitis symptoms:
- Use fresh water to wash your eyelashes. After bringing the water to a boil and allowing it to cool, gently remove any crusts from your eyelashes with a fresh cotton wool pad (one piece for each eye).
- To cool your eyes, place a cold flannel over them for a few minutes.
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