Isn't it gross when you blow your nose and some it comes out your eye?

[AviatorTom]

You need to blow your nose, and as you do, some of the liquid comes out the corner of your eye. Is that gross or just acknowledgement that the nose and eye are connected internally via the sinus cavity?

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What prompts this question is that I have a cold. I wear glasses and when I blow my nose, sometimes I have to wipe small droplets off the glass lenses.

[OlderAndWiser]

The conjunctiva is connected to the nasal cavity via the nasolacrimal duct. The excess tears in the eye drain through that duct into the nasal cavity. If that duct gets blocked (e. g., scar tissue resulting from an infection,) the excess tears will simply run down your face. (I once had a cat with that problem; I called him Mr. Leaky Face.)

I've never blown my nose and hat stuff come out my eye. It sounds disgusting!

[exitseven]

This only happens to me if I have a really bad cold but yes it is gross. Especially if it makes little bubbles.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[musicbrain5]

I’ve never had that happen, but I have actually heard of someone being able to blow some air through their eye. I think there was a video on YT, I will look for it.

[NathanDavis]

never ever had this happening to me...

but I dread the idea of it

not sure this is even possible, lol

[Guy13]

That must be an Old Man thing 😉. Teasing but maybe not…😎

[FckY0u998]

never had it come out of my eyes just my nose

[Likes2drive]

Never had that happen, must be blowing really hard

[Andres77]

Yup Zzz

[Andres77]

It happened when I was 8. Sitting in a boring meeting with my mom. I plugged my nose and blew as hard as I could…just to see what happened. Air squirted out of my eye socket. Scared the crap out of me.