been using arificial tears for over 20 yrs with no issues. Last month I laughed really , really hard , the kind of laugh that is so hard no sound comes out if you know what I mean 😂And I felt this intense burning in my eye towards the inner area near nose white of my eye. I even went to look in the mirror thinking I must have burst a blood vessel but no it looked and still looks normal After that my eye felt dry , burning , sensitive and uncomfortable and still does ,but not as bad . I decided I must need a more lubricant eye drop so purchased Thera tears which worked great for my symptoms , but the taste in my mouth , throat and even in my stomach is terrible . It is aggravating my gerd as well . So I remembered to press in the inner tear duct for a minute so the drops wouldn't go into my nasal passage and down my throat which I never had a problem with in all these years with tears, nose drops, or even with the drops my opthamoligist puts in my eyes. Back on the Refresh brand artificial tears now .
I'm lost as to what is now causing this. It would seem the Thera tears caused it , but that seems so strange. I spoke to my opthamoligist yesterday and said he will be happy to squeeze me in on Tuesday and check this out ,wont be able to see me on Monday he's does surgeries on Mondays . The whole thing is very strange to come about through laughing , I've heard a blood vessel can happen from vomiting or coughing very hard, which neither of those ever caused me an issue. This taste I'm my mouth is really bothering me along with it aggravating my reflux. Have used mouth wash, gargled with salt water, nothing works .
Has as anyone ever experienced an issue with artificial tears or from laughing which I do know sounds crazy but happened ?!