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Eye crusting with sleep
Crusty eyes in the morning can be caused by infections in the eyes, or blockage of the normal drainage of tears from they eye.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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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 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 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 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 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:
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 48-year old asked:
What causes painful eye after sleep?
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A 27-year old asked:
I keep getting a clear sleep out of my eye?
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A 24-year old asked:
How can a person sleep with their eyes open?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can my eyes be infected by my sleeping mask?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can keep my eyes from drying while sleeping?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why are my eyes always bloodshot if I get enough sleep?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why do my eyes get red after sleeping with contacts on?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can sleeping with my contacts in my eyes damage my eyes?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have very dark purple blue under eyes, even with more sleep, help!?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it possible for you to get bags under your eyes by sleeping too much?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why i feel like i get dry and stretched eyes while sleeping or lying down?
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A 45-year old asked:
What happens if you sleep with your eyes open, does it influence your dream?
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A 45-year old asked:
Everytime i go sleep late and wake up early the next day my eyes are red. Why?
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A 26-year old asked:
Why would one of my eyes be recently producing discharge? Mainly while I sleep?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have bags under my eyes, but I get enough sleep. What would be the cause of this?
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A 26-year old male asked:
If i start taking good sleep daily, will the dark circles around my eyes disappear?
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A 18-year old male asked about a male:
Are sleeping masks that cover your eyes good for sleep? Will it help me sleep longer?
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A 48-year old asked:
Constantly tired, bags under my eyes, sleep for 10 hours every night. What's the deal?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I sleep semi-open eyes, sometimes they dry, and when I wake up, the retina is injured I'm 30th?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is it bad for your eyes to sleep with soft contact lenses? And to only take it out every 2 nd day?
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A 57-year old male asked:
When i dont have much sleep my eyes are heavy then i get a strange feeling in my stomach its awful?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Sometimes when I lay down to sleep. When I close my eyes I feel like my body is shaking. Not sure?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is there any way to help my head feel better? I can't close my eyes and go to sleep no matter what i try.
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