{"id":1137,"date":"2019-03-19T06:43:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T06:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agashehospital.com\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2022-09-19T04:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T04:41:06","slug":"does-your-child-have-a-blocked-tear-duct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myplus91.ddns.net\/agashehospital\/does-your-child-have-a-blocked-tear-duct\/","title":{"rendered":"Does your Child have a Blocked Tear Duct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cMamma, I cry when I get hurt. You cry even when you are\nhappy. But why is Babu crying even when she is playing?\u201d Yogita\u2019s sharp five\nyear old pointed out. It didn\u2019t make sense to Yogita too and she admitted, \u201cEven\nI don\u2019t know why! We\u2019ll have to ask Doctor Aunty when we visit her next.\u201d The\neye doctor explained to her that it was because of a blocked tear duct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tears and Tear Ducts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We all know that kids\ncry as an expression of emotions \u2013 from \u2018Ma, I\u2019m hungry\u2019 to \u2018My tummy is\nhurting\u2019 to \u2018That kid pushed me\u2019. Did you know that tears also serve two other\npurposes? Tears help in washing out any irritant (dust, smoke, chemicals) that\ncould get into your kid\u2019s eye. They also have certain enzymes and antibodies\nwhich help protect against germs. They also help to keep your kid\u2019s eyes moist\nand lubricated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tear producing glands are found in the eyelids and at the\nedge of your kid\u2019s eye socket and under the brow bone. The eyelids help move\nthe tears across the eyes much like the wipers of your car\u2019s windshields. These\nare then drained out through two small openings on the eyelids. From these\nopenings, the tears enter the tear sac at the inner corner of the eye. From\nhere, the tears are drained out into the nose through a tear duct (called\nnasolacrimal duct). This is the reason why we have a runny nose when we cry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blocked Tear Duct Causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes this tear duct can get blocked in kids. About one\nthird of kids are estimated to be born with blocked tear ducts. But fortunately,\nin most of these children, symptoms often go away within the first year of\ntheir life. In others, the duct may get blocked due to infection or injury.\nSome kids have nasal polyps or cysts that may block the duct, but these are\nvery rare causes of blocked tear ducts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of Blocked Tear Duct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Blocked tear ducts may not be easily noticed at birth\nbecause babies start producing more tears only after the first few weeks. Symptoms\nmay become more obvious only when your baby cries or in cold or windy weather.\nIt may be seen in one or both your child\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n