Why there is a tear in one eye
Sometimes a baby has a tear in one eye.There are no signs of inflammation, but the situation does not change either at home or outside. Eye drops do not give a positive result, and rinsing with tea is also useless.A baby's eyes may water not only becausegriefPhoto: Getty Most likely, the baby has dacryocystitis, i.e. a blocked tear duct. This is a congenital pathology in which the baby is born with a film formed in the lacrimal duct, which does not allow tears to pass into the nasopharynx.
What to do with dacryocystitis
Problems with normal tear flow mayresolve itself in 3-8 months: the film will simply break. If this does not happen, the doctor will probe the lacrimal canal. Light massage of the lacrimal sacs can also improve the situation. You should not diagnose the baby yourself. You should see a doctor if:
- the baby is not yet 1 year old;
- with photophobia;
- if the eyes are sore;
- on the upper eyelid, bubbles appeared.
The last symptom may indicate a serious illness - herpetic conjunctivitis.
Other causes of lacrimation
If the blockage of the tear duct does not give othersymptoms, except for wet eyes, other problems may be accompanied by redness, itching and purulent discharge. Take a closer look at the baby, tears may appear:
- with infectious conjunctivitis, in this case the eye will itch and swell;
- with allergic conjunctivitis, the symptoms are similar, the allergy occurs when exposed to pollen, animal hair or as a reaction to a particular kind of food;
- with ARVI;
- with ENT diseases;
- when foreign body enters.
Depending on the origin, the baby needsdifferent help. A mother can sometimes pull out a foreign body herself. To do this, you need to run a damp swab soaked in boiled water over the child's closed eye several times in the direction of "towards the nose". If this does not help, go to the doctor. Doctors treat infectious diseases with antibiotics; in case of allergies, it is necessary to identify the source. Tearing in acute respiratory viral infections and ENT diseases passes when the underlying disease is defeated. Tears can be caused by a speck of dust or a serious disease. Take a closer look at your baby; perhaps you should visit a doctor.