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Eye crusting with sleep, made worse by infectious illness
Eye crusting with sleep, made worse by infectious illness
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 25-year old male asked:
Used to feel heavy eyed and slept right away when hit the sack. Now off 7 psych meds for sleep and psych symptoms. But no mental illness. How to sleep?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why is one eye crusty then the other the next day. Am I touching them in my sleep?
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A 40-year old asked:
What could it be?When i sleep I have crust coming out of only one eye when i wake?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Disorder? I've been told I sight straight up eyes open and coherently answer questions while sleeping I never remember it, is this a disorder?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Couldn't sleep last night due to stomache pain and a light headache because i was tired. Headaches worse now. When i close my eyes it intensifies?
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A 16-year old male asked:
So I sleep with my dog and when I woke up my top of the eye lid is red when I rub it but its white with some kind of hard crust what can I do for it can go away? And how bad is it and what does it mean?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Ive been getting headaches but its been getting worse since December , it feels like only to get better when I close my eyes or sleep, I went to my GP and she said its caused from acute sinusitis I feel as I need a second opinion.
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A 19-year old female asked:
My eyes have always been sensitive, and water alot, its worse when i go outside. I end up with gunk and stringy sleep in my eyes.How can I make it go?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I got something in my eye and rubbed it in my sleep.Now there is some kind of some white crusty stuff coming out. Doesn't hurt, not red. Not swollen.
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have a hard painful pimple on my cheek. It gets worse overnight as i sleep. It has spread to the corner of my eye. Http://i50.Tinypic.Com/jzaa8k.Jpg?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Pain in left eye, gets worse after sleep, goes after 2-3 days, gets better with massaging left nape of neck, happens with temp variation, please advise thanks?
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A 29-year old female asked:
For a little over a year now i have been suffering from extreme fatigue. No matter how much i sleep i NEVER feel rested. It has progressively gotten worse to the point my eyes are starting to look sunken in with huge dark circles under them. ?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Hi Dr, please can you assist me. For some time now regardless how long I sleep I still wake up feeling exhausted. My sleep is always very light, and the dark circles under my eyes are getting worse. It's been like this for over a year now.
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A 49-year old asked:
Could the eye crust that forms during the night while sleeping consist of dust mite droppings?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Eyes feel strange (no pain though). Dont know if its due to less sleep (symptom of thyroid med) or possibly worse, bulging eyes. How do i find out?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Sometimes I get pain in my left eye, pain is bad, I feel so weak, unwell, bright light makes worse, I go to sleep and when I wake up, pain disappears?
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A 25-year old female asked:
After I sleep fluid goes deep into my eye sockets causing hollowness creasing.My eyelids look droopy and smaller too what is the name of this disorder?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Son is 16 and was limp in his sleep and breathing shallowly and his eyes were rolling couldnt wake him up was this a seizure or REM behavior disorder?
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A male asked:
Really mild double vision that i tend to only notice on PC monitors. Eyes feel tired even after sleep. Vision seems a bit worse. eye md said its fine.
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A 16-year old male asked:
I have flu, headache, neck pain, sometimes eye blur that have been for about few days. if i sleep late, will it be the cause of it?? i'm feeling worse
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A 39-year old female asked:
Hello doc. I just want to ask if there is a sleeping disorder such as whispering while eyes open as if i am talking to somebody? because it has been my problem, my husband is always thinking that i am having an affair because of that. but i always tell hi
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A female asked:
8 month baby has crust in/around one eye when he wakes from sleep.his eye is not red or seems irritated. He has slight code. could it be pink eye?
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A 31-year old female asked:
3 days only got 10 hours of sleep sharp pains in my temple, back of my eye over my right side forehead only that hurt movin makes it worse any ideas?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I've had headache for 2 days with neck pain..Worse when i sleep or lie down..Also worse when i move my eyes.No fever and had slight chills yesterday.
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A 20-year old female asked:
I randomly sweat, get nervous, restless, and cold, shaky hands, i can't look ppl in the eye. When i worry about smth, i obsess.My sleep is a mess.Disorder?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Headache for 2 days..Now in back of neck..Chills but no fever..Doesn't feel like flu..Worse when sleeping and lying down.Hurts more when eyes move?
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A 18-year old male asked:
So i these fat under eye bags and im only 18 hears old. theyve gotten worse over the years and ive tried almost everything like allergy medication, getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, creams, etc. nothing seems to work they are very bothersome?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My son is 41/2 has stuffy nose , watery puffy red some crust, eyes a little bit of cough didn't sleep well durning the night is it a cold or allergy?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What disease can someone give you through saliva or semen that causes CNS to be attacked as well as anxiety, depression and chronic insomnia? Can this be a prion disease? My eyes are always red and I cant sleep for nothing! I look like zombie!
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A 27-year old male asked:
What can be causing my eyes to go red randomly that is not allergies, sleep disorder, or eye strain. Could this be a head injury or thyroid issue?
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