Dangers of Rubbing Your Eyes
- At May 03, 2023
- By Pamela Myhre
- In Uncategorized
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We all rub our eyes thinking it’s a harmless thing to do. Most of us do it on a daily basis, whether it’s hay fever or a common cold or even just feeling tired and groggy. It stimulates tears to flow, lubricating dry eyes and removing dust and other irritants. When you press down on your eyeball it can stimulate the vagus nerve, that slows down your heart rate, relieving stress which can also be therapeutic. Although, rubbing your eyes too hard or too often can cause damage in many ways. It may cause tiny blood vessels to break, resulting in bloodshot eyes or dark undereye circles. Germs are also easily transferred from our hands, which can cause conjunctivitis infection. 
