Sleep crusts: what you didn't know about
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Sleep crusts, eye boogers, gunk or goop is a term that is referred to dried rheum that is produced by our eyes.
This is a quick video explaining what they are, why we get them and what it means when you get more than usual.
When there are an unusually large amount of eye crusts it could signal things like dry eye, infections or allergies.
Hot compresses are a great way to maintaining the homeostasis of the tear film
I got laughed at for calling them eye boogers once so I thought I was the only one. I always found that referring to it as "sand" from the sandman is unsettling on multiple levels, mainly because actual sand in your eyes sounds like a horrible experience
Huh, interesting. I also referred to them as eye boogers lol
in quebec we call them " crotte d'œil", the 'same' name that we call boogers "crotte de nez". but if u were to only say "crotte" that would literally mean poop. which i now realize is kinda gross hahah
@@emmi5581 LOL I mean, it IS the sht that crusts on you eyelids 😂
You're so right, I've never heard of it being called "sand" until just now lol. I think the Chinese word, "yanshi" has a similar meaning. It's straightforward and accurate!
We call it eye boogers too. Who the heck is laughing at you??
I went to get new glasses. The Optometrist looked at my eyes and told me that I needed to go to the emergency room immediately. Even offered to call an ambulance for me. I hadn't been feeling well for a while but didn't take his advice until the next day. Upon arrival at the ER I was almost immediately placed in the ICU with a blood sugar level of 640.
He saved my life.
Yes, he did. I was surprised that they took my blood pressure at the beginning of each dental visit. I was always good but I would imagine they sent a few folks away with a stern suggestion that they seek medical aide asap.
Woah!
The optometrist can see blood sugar levels in our eyes?? Why don't the family doctors use this technique??
@@MoonPhaze5 He said he didn't know what was wrong but he could tell from examining my eyes that I was in dire need of emergency medical care.
@daddynunya9045 wow. 😨
As a child, we are told "Mr Sandman" puts sand in your eyes to make you sleep.
wait that's so cute omg 🥺💕
Me too.
Are you german by any chance?
I never knew that is where “Mr Sandman” came from lol
Sounds painful.
Fun fact: my wife and I went to Egypt for two weeks and one of the things we tripped out on the most was the fact that we never, even when sleeping off jet lag for 10+ hours the first couple days, got eye crust. Like none. Wake up, rub eyes out of habit, and nothing was there; none of the people that we talked to even knew what we were talking about. Don't know if it's the dry climate or what, but it was definitely weird.
born in 99% average rate humidity next to beach and I'll get eye crusts if I'm up for 20 hrs or 30 hrs without washing my eyes
Interesting. Curious now. Wonder if any studies have been done on it.
Whoahhhh, you might be on to something…
I’ve never been to Egypt, but I was born/raised in the desert areas of chihuahua MX and now I live in a desert area of the USA.
I’ve almost never gotten “sleep crusts” in the morning in my life, except for very rare occasions.
Now I’m going to start asking everyone about it in my local area! 😂❤
@@glorygloryholeallelujah I used to live in Houston and I got them every day basically
i live in the bay area in california and never really get eye crusts ever! the climate here is not very dry, but not very humid - it’s like mediterranean climate
One time I woke up with my eyes welded shut. I couldn't open them! Was pretty frightening until I understood what happened and scraped the gunk from my eyelashes.
It happened only once and never again. No idea what triggered it. I don't recall there being any inflammation or allergies or anything like that. Just happened out of the blue.
Do you have bad allergies?
Had that happen last year a few times due to an allergic response to medication, definitely scary--and quite an ordeal to de-crust one's eyes fully when completely caked in thick layers.
I had that many times as a ten year old. Used to have to walk blind to the bathroom and soak it off. My eye was making so much sleep gunk 24/7 it affected my vision. Lasted months. Still no idea what it was, wasn't contagious, no additional inflammation, optometrist and doc put it down to maybe a mystery virus.
I had that happen as a kid. I had pink eye so I think it was mostly discharge. That was an experience lol.
Recently had it happen due to a virus :(
@@tHebUm18 I think that happened to my mom too. Her eye problem was misdiagnosed and the meds made it worse, I remember her waking up with her eyes glued shut a couple times.
I know you're not supposed to rub your eyes but it is soooooo satisfying to pick the dried crusties out of my eyes every morning.
i feel like my family called them ‘eye boogers’ when i was younger, but now we mostly only refer to them when speaking to our dogs - if it’s wet, they’re eye goobers, and if they’re dry, they’re crusties :P our youngest rescue very carefully wipes his face on the sides of his front legs to get them off his face but can’t get them all himself, so he sits still to let me get them out and always seems grateful after the fact :)
My cat will sit and let me get rid of his eye boogies every time I tell him "You've got some gunk in there."🙂
If I see a cat or dog with eye gunk, I HAVE to clean it. My childhood cat had them as well as regular boogers constantly, so I probably developed the habit from him. He didn’t care for me cleaning them, especially the stubborn nose boogers. 😅 Now it doesn’t matter whose animal it is or why the gunk is there, I MUST and WILL lovingly clean their eyes. 😂
Same! Call my dogs eye boogers haha or crusties
In Hawaiian we call it makapiapia. maka is eye. standing for eye dirt or eye bugger.
We call them eye boogers in my house .
The video the UA-cam algorithm serves up that you needed, but didn’t search for or say out loud. Thanks!
Thank you for not having any dreadful 'music'. You were a pleasure to listen to.
I agree 100%!!
I'll never understand why so many content creators feel the need to blast "background" music to the point it's difficult to understand them.
Agreed!
Honestly this!
I don't have the slightest clue, why the algorithm forced this on me. But it's surprisingly educational and interesting. So thank you so much.
This was the same for me too lol
A few years ago I had Bell's Palsy caused by shingles. The right side of my face was paralyzed and I was unable to blink my right eye. I tried to keep up with the eye drops, but my eye got dry and my vision was affected to the point I lost some depth perception and had to stop driving for awhile. I was afraid and went to my optometrist. Luckily, she was able to confirm that my vision had not changed, but my "windshield wiper" was not working so I was not able to keep my eye clear of debris. I was finding it took seconds staring at the eye chart before I could read what was on it, I guess as moisture slipped over my cornea without the assistance of blinking. I was so grateful that I had not suffered permanent damage to my eye! After about 6 weeks or so, I healed and now you can no longer tell that half my face was paralyzed. Your video helps me understand better why that stuff drying on my eye along with dust, made my vision not clear. Thanks!
I also had BP in mid March 2020 (just as Covid was hitting North America hard). I had the same problem, except on the left side of the face. Not being able to close my eye fully was brutal and like you, I had issues with it. Was hard to shower, and I tried to make sure that I kept myself and my open eye as hydrated as I reasonably could without overdoing it. And like you, I was also concerned that this may have an impact on my overall vision as time went on. Thankfully it didn't, but man, I wouldn't want to go through that again. Horrible feeling to have to live with when there's no creams or ointments or pills to make it go away.
I had facial palsy on my left face caused by Shingles. It was called Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
I had to tape my eye shut to sleep. Anyone else or just me?
Technically you could manually blink by pulling the eyelids with your fingers
@@DogDogGodFog yup had to use my fingers to manually blink my eye and tape it shut at night. Sometimes I would forget to do this and my eye would get dangerously dry. Had to constantly do eye drops too. So glad I'm better and I was you well too!
Thank you Antonio for the detailed explanation of crusts in
clear pronunciation with diagrams and words.God bless.🙏🕯️😍
Y'all be careful with this stuff. I had a clump of eye crust roll up under my eyelid one morning, and not only did it hurt like hell, but it also formed a bump that kept rubbing my eye for a year. Felt like I had a foreign object stuck under my eyelid, basically. Would jab and prod at it throughout the day. It's mostly gone now, but even years later I still occasionally wake up and feel it when my eyes are dry
Take a syringe, remove the needle and shoot some water, see if that would get the rest of it out
Stys under the lids are caused by plugged glands. I’ve had stys surgically removed from my eyelids. Hot compresses can be a preventative measure to prevent them from forming.
I had a fly that got in my eye and I did not know it for months till I went to the medical doctor and he got out the fly. I worked in a chicken house, and often the flies were so bad we would spray the egg packing room a lot and then go in the laying area and look of any birds that are dead and on the egg belts and pull them out. By the time were were done with that, the flies we sprayed for in the egg packing room, would all be dead or almost dead. Then we could work in there in peace and open the window to air it out as well. Well what happened was as I came out of the laying area, and fly flew at my eye and that is how it got in there. I did not know it at the time and my eye watered got red and irritated but I figured it was just left over fly spray from one of them flying at me. But it was the whole fly stuck in the corner of my eye when the doctor found it. Used a q-tip with some, I assume, Vaseline on the tip and it was sticky enough to stick to the dead fly.
@@tableseven8133 what did it smell like? 😳
@@zakimuharam2978 That I don't recall but I'd say what ever puss smells like, if there was any smell at all...
My mother suddenly developed heavily crusted eyes at age 38. Other symptoms- lethargy, low heart rate, brain fog-soon ensued. It turns out her thyroid had stopped functioning, and she required thyroid medication the rest of her life. When I’ve mentioned this eye crusting to other doctors over the years they’ll say, “Oh, yes. That’s a common symptom of extremely low thyroid production.”
I've heard of the term "sleep" for rheum since childhood. However, I prefer it because the other words, Goop, Gunk, and Eye Boogers, seem accusative and nasty, whereas "Sleep" is passive. Enjoyed the video because no one wants to think they're somehow unclean about the eyes without good cause. I'm sure many of us on the Internet have learned something new about what, up until now, was yet another mystery.
In German, we also call it 'Schlaf' which means 'sleep'. And I also find it kinda neutral in a positive way. Now I learned an easy way to remember an english word for it. Thanks. 😊
Boogers doesn't feel nasty to me because I have chronic nasal congestion (though it's managed now) lol
@@sourgreendolly7685 Hahaha! Okay. You are important! Sorry about that.
@@Sarah20048 I find it interesting that there is this connection between German and America (in the USA). Did you know that at one point, German almost became the language of the USA instead of English? I just wanted to let you know that you're welcome.
the word sleep may be passive, but its already in use by another premise. if you just say sleep i'll think youre talking about unconscious resting. everyone knows what youre talking about when you say eye gunk/boogers. i prefer language to be accurate rather than pleasant.
This whole time I was under the impression that tear ducts produced tears…
You literally just expanded my brain. Thank you.
We always called them “sleepies“.
I find that as I get older they seem more prevalent, so from time to time I gently wipe my eyes with a cotton pad and baby shampoo. Helps keep them at bay.
Omg I'm not the only one?? I just thought my family was weird with the cute names for stuff lol
@@azazellon Mine too!
Thank you for citing the medically correct term "sleepies".
ayyy sleepies crew represent lol
I wonder if there's any geographical/generational component to the different terms... my Grandmother was from mississippi and my ma was born and raised there in the mid 40s to early 50s
@@AGwolf2097 My gram's from Baltimore and we called em sleepies or crusties
This was a clear explanation. I'm in my 50s and definitely notice an increase. This all makes sense.
I have histamine and oxalate sensitivities connected with MCAS and leaky gut. When my gut is ok - no crusts. If it's sensitive due to stress/lack of sleep/high-histamine or oxalate food, crusties all over the place, eyes welded shut. It's a really reliable indicator of how things went the day before actually.
Wow! I have all these issues too and couldn't work out why my eyes are so dry and crusty! Thank you, it now makes sense x
Leaky guy is a pseudo science term, do you waste money on naturopathy/chiropractor? Your being scammed bud
@@JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal you’re an idiot . Everything the commenter mentioned were all real medical conditions. I have them as well and my functional medicine Doctor, yes an MD taught me about how to remedy the above conditions . The only people getting scammed are those who solely rely on regular doctors who are puppets for the pharmaceutical industry.
@@JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal Crawl back to your cave.
A traditional Western medicine doctor can diagnose a leaky gut. This diagnosis is not pseudo science.
Brilliant! Thank you! I only occasionally, have “eye boogers” or crusty eyes, upon waking. It is usually, due to allergies. This was so well explained, and demonstrated. Good Job! I appreciate you. It is always important to understand what is going on with our bodies. Our vision, eyes, are very important, and it helps to know what is actually occurring, on a day to day, basis. This was very helpful. Thanks, again.
My friend has a dog & 2 cats that get the rust drips from there eyes. I Love the symbiotic relationship they’ve developed in caring for each other in which they clean each other’s eyes. & faces. I assume because cats have those comb like tongues that’s why they’re more proficient at cleaning, clearing & pretty much preventing the rust lines. The home is clean & smoke free so it’s nothing excessive or abnormal. I just felt it was nice to share this observation.
Cute! I have had hamsters that would get them, but no buddy to rub them off except me and a wet q-tip!
@@TheVermilliaFamily I’ve had some of the most personable chill hamsters when I was younger. My 1st Hamster was right b4 I started kindergarten. I think the pet-store guy lied to my mom about his age bc she said he only lived a year! Then my moms friend picked me up from school & when I got home they lied to me & told me “Hamster” metamorphosized! 😅 Wow I was quite intrigued. I think 1 or 2nd grade I came home from school to find he he metamorphosized again into an entirely different Hamster that grew rather large - excuse me but just being honest- Testicles😅 sooo I caught on after a year or so & I have to admit that was one Lie I def let my Mom slide with 😂 and that hamster lived like 5 years!
Oh man. But cats have sandpaper tongues that are really sharp. Something like that shouldn't go near any eye.
@@DogDogGodFog ah that’s why they did such a good job at tactfully cleaning the dogs eye crud
I've always referred to this phenomenon as eye boogers or eye schmutz. I never took the time to see if there was a clinical term for it. Now I know. This was a very informative video, but I have to say that my mind was having a hard time hearing the voice as it was expecting something different.
One time I started walking up with my eyes sealed shut with "eye crunchies". It kept happening for a week then I noticed huge hives developing on my body. After talking to my sister I realized I am allergic to Downy, I washed my linens and got a different fabric softener and no more eye crunchies.
Thank you for your clear speech and the easy but completely understandable way you explained everything. Which was very informative
I grew up in Chicago and my family called them "sleep seeds." Thanks for such an interesting and detailed video.
Doctor, Please do a video (if you haven't, already) on the causes of getting poked in the eye, what medical staff may ask you and why. Thanks
I'm also from Chicago and have never heard the reference "sleep seeds." Rather ppl would m say get the "sleep" out of your eyes or "crust."
Kept it pretty simple. ;)
I grew up in the Northeast (USA) and we called them "Sleepy Seeds"
Everybody here is talking about how they called them "sand" or "eye boogers" or "sleep seeds"
I was told that they were eggs that flies laid and they would hatch into maggots and burrow into my eye if I didn't wipe them out, it took me till I was 10 to realize that wasn't true
I still subconsciously make sure there isn't any rheum there
@@Hole313 same here
Lab animal tech/vet tech here, fun fact about rat eyes: rats produce a pigment in their tears called porphyrin that stains their fur reddish/brown, but usually they groom it off themselves. So a sign of an unhealthy/stressed rat is a lot of red/brown stain around their eyes and nose.
I bet you see a lot of that, poor animals 😔
Thanks for including rats without adding a negative spin to it. : )
(Rattie parent here, Love My Rats 😊)
@@lilyanne7528 Rats are fantastic! There's a reason I work with them for a job. 🥰
My optometrist helped me get a diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis. For a long time, I had been going to the doctor with swollen joints but each time my bloods were fine. Went to the optometrist and they told me that I had inflammation in my eye and to go back. When my doctor heard about the optometrist report, I got referred to a rheumatologist and scans showed RA in lots of joints in my body.
We call it "sleep" in ireland. Ive found that its an issue now due to perimenipause/menopause histamine issues. My eyes are dryer. Ive worn glasses since very young. Astigmentism in both eyes. This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing
I once got so sick that when I woke up after vomiting all night, I couldn't open my eyes at all. I felt my eyes and they were just COVERED in a layer of eye crusts. I fell back to sleep afterwards and when I woke up again it was mostly rubbed off. I haven't been that sick since but I haven't forgotten that feeling of my eyes being unable to open.
Did you still have eyelashes when you woke up 😮?
@Nilly K yes. This happened about 9 years ago but if I lost any, I lost a few. The crusts either naturally fell off in my sleep or I rubbed them off.
One year I had some GNARLY allergies. I had to physically peel my eyelids apart when I woke up because of all the gunk for weeks. Nothing like it has happened since, but I worry about it every time spring comes around. :S
@problemsfan4132 also happened to me in my childhood but never happened again (im much older now) it was due to allergies and I had to reopen them with warm water 😢😂
OMG! Thanks for your clear explanation on why I get eye crust. I was thinking of seeing my Dr. After watching your video I'm going to make an appointment. Thank you again 👍🙋♀️.
Your video is very solid and crystal clear. Thank you!
Our family have always used the term 'Sleepy dust'. Thank you for creating this informative. Video. :)
This was interesting! There were a handful of times when I was very young that I would wake up in the mornings and my eyes would be crusted shut. It didn't happen consistently, just a one-off here and there, but it was pretty distressing the first time it happened.
Yes, I remember the same thing. Waking up and eye being completely crusted shut. It would hurt like crazy trying to get it all off. Weird it only happened when I was young.
Warm, wet washcloth is the gentlest way to remove them. The crusty parts can scratch your skin if you try to dry-finger them away. And pull out lashes. It's such a freaky feeling. Especially a small child the first time it happens. Since having sinus-reeming surgery all my upper respiratory issues have lessened HUGELY. Ears, tonsils, sinuses, throat, even eyes are less prone to infection. And the scent-induces headaches (oh, my lord! Instant and 4-5 days of auras, nausea, and pain, in a quiet dark room, unable to function) have vanished. My sister waited until they did it with lasers. I had the old hammer and chisel. Lots of bone spurs (in my sinuses!?!).
@@Paul-fq4mmright this is the only time i’ve seen people talk abt it When i was rly young my right eye would get glued shut and it would hurt to take the crusts off and then it just randomly stopped??
Yea same!! I thought I would never be able to see again
Perfect. This video is absolutely why UA-cam was invented. I am surprised to be saying this about a video on Eye Boogies, but there it is. Thanks and keep it up!
Why have I never thought to ask this question, thanks!
This is an awesome video. Short, concise, but detailed and easy to understand. Thanks Antonio!
We also call the eye crusts "sand." The Sandman sprinkles it on your eyes to bring you sleep and dreams.
When I was about 3 years old, I remember waking up once with my eyes glued shut with "sleep" I never understood why, but it was never that bad after. I still don't have a clue, but your explanation helps. Thanks!
I remember one day when I was a kid that I slept until late afternoon on my vacations, it was about 2-3pm when I woke up and to my surprise, I couldn't open my eyes. My parents was outside doing something so they couldn't hear me screaming. It was a very weird experience. But after some moments freaking out, I realized that it was this gunk and made my way to the bathroom without seeing a thing to wash it out. Took ages to wash to a point where I was able to open my eyes. This never ever happened again.
Once I had some type of horrible virus and I woke up several mornings and my eyes were "glued" together. It was awful. Never experienced anything like it in my life
Happens to me alot since I have moved to North America
I learned a lot from this video and from having a knot under my eye lid some years ago. After having it surgically removed I learned that washing my eyes and face immediately after waking was key to keeping this from happening, including rubbing the eyelashes to wash the crust dust off.
We just called it matter in your eye. I always thought it was a protein produced by the eye from irritation or dryness. I was always told to use a warm washcloth to clean it in the morning. I'm pretty sure it helped my eyelashes to grow thicker and longer.
yeah I have major dry eyes, it's hereditary but I've been using systane eye drops and it helps soo much! I've had my eyes checked. ayear ago and was literally told my eyes are extremely healthy I just need to make sure to keep the hydration up for long work/computer/study days. Although I have some pain and uncomfortableness when I don't sleep enough. I personally appreciate my eye boogers, they always flush out anything i have stuck in my eye that generally irritated me throughout the day. It's kind of nice.
Smartest man in the rheum.
I swear I read this comment right as he said the word
Groannnnn but at the same time...👍🏻😁👍🏻
@CODDE117 I do that too... I think it's maybe YT's doing?
We appreciate videos like this. They're highly informative.
We always called them "sleepy seeds". Not sure why but I'm pretty sure no one else does because I always get a weird look when I say it!
Never thought id be watching something like this. Thank you for this information.
Wash ur eyes wth baby shampoo!! My Dermatologist told me to use it back in 1999 and I don't get goopy or crusty eyes anymore!! Baby shampoo is the Remedy!! Good luck!!
I have no idea how i got here, but thank you for all the very relevant information you just gave us :))
Would be nice if you could do a comparison for the different laser eye surgeries, its pros and cons.
Thank you for this. It's given me something to think about with regards to figuring out when my allergy season starts - I hadn't connected the dots that more eye crusts means likely higher exposure to allergens, but it does make sense. I'll have to try treating with antihistamines as soon as I start noticing my eyes are more crusty than usual, and see if that helps me keep on top of my allergy season better.
This was really interesting, ive been finding more gunk during the day in my eyes recently but not been able to pinpoint a reason.
It would be good if you would consider doing a video on blepharospasm (something else randomly plaguing me more than normal at the moment)
Hi, happy to find your channel. My cornea won’t heal since 2 years after an injury but it’s not even a profound wound, the cornea seems to never quite harmoniously replenish and once a week or 2 i wake up at night with the same wound again. My goal is to keep my eye healed for more than a month straight so that my cornea get more time to strenghten once and for all. It’s incredibly painful, everyday dryness and skin around the eye becoming stiff and dry and infections getting to my eyes often.
I have been plagued with heavy crusts since I moved to my current location. There is a great deal more traffic here as well as a great deal more air pollution, so I assume that these factors are the cause of my heavy crust. I think that it is a combination of tire particles, ozone, mold spores and pollen. If it isn't, I must have a serious problem. Will make an appointment with an ophthalmologist as soon as possible.
tire particles what???
synthetic chemicals, fabric softener exhaust, vape-vapor, all the makeup and vanity products
@@zerpblerd5966 Where do you think all that rubber goes when you drive around? It goes into the air as very fine particles. Fabric softeners bother me so much that I do not walk downwind of a laundry. There is so little vaping going on around me to bother about. I do NOT wear make up. "Synthetic" chemicals," everything is a chemical, not just the artificial byproducts of what passes for us as a "civilized" life. No one is truly immune to a substance called urushiol and it is a naturally occurring skin irritant, then there are hornet stings, wasp stings, bee stings, bull nettle...
@@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj synthetic
@@zerpblerd5966 Do you really think that you have made an argument with a single word? EVERYTHING around you is a chemical of one kind or the other. You can be and likely are, allergic to many of them, most of them naturally occurring. So, forget your "back to nature" BS.
I wake up with a lot of this daily. It also accumulates throughout the day, every day.
Well done. Concise and informative. Thanks
Could not stop rubbing my eyes through this video!
It is certainly called sleep in the UK. As in "you've got sleep in your eyes"
That's what we call it too in my family, we are from the Midwest in the States
We call it sleepy dust
Never heard it called just 'sleep' always 'sleepy dust'
It’s the same in my part of Canada.
Yep my entire family call it sleep and I live in the UK
I remember once visiting family in the Middle East, which I usually do every couple years, I woke up with so much eye crust I couldn’t open my eyes. It was very scary at first. I used my fingers to forcefully open the lids. I assumed this was a combination of the climate and my new contacts because it kept happening the entire visit and stopped once I returned to the US and happened again when I visited the Middle East again
Could be that there's more dust and fine particles in the area. Climate and weather plays a massive role in what type of stuff gets in your eye 🤷
I suffer from Severe Dry Eye disease and my Bruder Mask and Xiidra have made my life so much better. I do wake up with crusty eyes during allergy season.
I used to wake up every morning with so much crust that I couldn’t open my eyes. I’d make my way to my parent’s room and my mom would pick me up and set me on the bathroom sink and use a warm wet washcloth to get it off. Only occasionally as an adult dies it happen now !
Thank you for sharing this informative video. In Holland we call it “soup” in the eyes!🤭 I always thought it was fluid from the brain! Learn something new everyday….Like the cell shedding of the eye. Greetings and Blessings send from Canada, Doctor🙏🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦
I've called them Eye Crusties for me, and Eye Goopies for my cat. I guess the consensus for many seems to be Eye Boogers because I haven't seen anyone else call them crusties. Mine are usually pretty dry, crusty, and clumpy, and attach to mostly my eyelashes and tear duct area.
I call them eye crusties too.
Eye boogers but you reminded me that my grandma called it Sleep. She was from south Carolina
I’ve had this every single day for the past few years. I usually find the eye boogers right at the glands like you said where they get pushed out by blinking. I have to clean them out 2 or 3 times a day. Where I live is quite dusty and I’m thinking that’s where it’s coming from. Unfortunately I wasn’t too smart about this whole thing a few years ago and it dried on my bottom eye lids and now every time I have to clean and scrape it off, it’s so sensitive and hurts. I wish I knew about this sooner, because it almost feels like my skin is fused with the stuff and like I said, is painful to remove. Luckily I am moving soon to a place that definitely won’t be dusty like here and I’m hoping to have better recovery there.
You should not be scraping it off. That is way too harsh for such delicate body parts. You would be better off washing it off with water. That works really well without damaging and it cleans really well.
So that's what it's called in English. We call it "Muta" here in the Philippines. Awesome video!
My family and I call it eye boogers. I thought it was standard until I met my bf who calls it sleepy dust. He made it seem like the term eye boogers was really gross but now that I know it’s common I’ll refer to it as eye boogers again 😊
Sorry but it is still gross 😂 boogers isn't something most people want close to their eyes 😂😂😂 but there's no definitive and correct term for it except the scientific one so 🤷
This is a cool video, I have several allergies so now I know why I have so much crust
Nicely presented!
Im so glad for making a habit of skincare before bed!Never had any eye booger since starting it!👌🏻
Had a really bad outbreak of dry skin and eye crusts that made such horrible itches that I would pluck my eyelashes out because they were poking and growing in the wrong areas.
Turned out I had blepharitis, all that time, and I never knew.
My parents and grandparents have always called it “Sleepyman dust”. It was a sign that the Sleepyman (Sandman to everyone else) was coming to bring us dreams.
Now that I’m older I call it “Eye cement”.
EYE CEMENT 😂😂😂
I always thought it was from your eyes cleaning themselves or you were sick😂😂😂
This is the most random thing to pop up in my feed for awhile and I'm strangely satisfied by it. 🤣🤓
I grew up with my parents calling it "sleep in your eyes" so we'd say we had sleep in our eyes still, and later people called them eye boogers so those are the two that stuck with me, but sometimes just called them eye crusties and they really are kinda like eye boogers since most of my crust comes near the area where my mucus builds up bad.
Pink eye is the worst for eye goop, I've never felt the same feeling outside of pinkeye and I never want to feel it again.
My outdoor mostly stray cats used to get cat hiv a lot and we'd have to clean their eyes all the time because of the overflow of mucus.
Happened to my cat once. He couldn't open his eyes until i soaked the crusts with water to soften them and then peel his eyes open. Turned out to be an infection. A bit of medication suggested by the vet fixed him up in no time.
I remember when I had conjuntivitus as a kid which was surprising because its said it something that gets spread, however I didn't come into contact with anything that could cause it.
I remember my eyes were super irritable and whenever I used to wake up in the mornings, my eyes were glued shut by the sleep crust around my eyelashes, I thought my eyes were giving up on me!😂
That being said, I did have Mumps once when I was younger which is rare!
Great video! A video on Uveitis would be awesome. I would love to understand my condition more!
I've had two surgeries in each eye and since then, they produce much more sleep, especially my right eye. They're rarely crusty in the morning, just a big blob waiting for me to wipe it out. I think the right eye produces more because the first surgeon for that one was taken by surprise and wasn't qualified to complete the surgery (not his fault) and the suture was a bit more noticeable on that one than the other.
In Germany we call it “Traum” which translates to “dream” and I think it’s beautiful :)
I have Sjogren's, so eyes are VERY dry. In response, I get pools of rheum in both corners of my eyes. Use moistening eye drops regularly.
I have chronic dryness from year-round allergies and medication that causes it too. I can't go a day without my artificial tears.
Question- You ever hear yourself blinking because of the dryness? I get it if I forget them sometimes, it's kinda disturbing lol
@@sourgreendolly7685 I DO hear the blinks! And sometimes little bubble-popping noises.😁👍🖐
My Aunt has always had Thyroid issues that affected her eyes. Additionally, she’s recently been properly diagnosed with Sjogren’s & realized the destruction Sjogren’s has been doing to her body & eyes over the last 30 years. Also explains why the thyroid related treatments for her eyes weren’t really effective.
@@laulio7823 The damage that it does to your body is IMMENSE! It's one of the worst things, because it is SO hidden. I was sick my whole life, not diagnosed for 63 yrs when kidneys nearly failed. Can't believe what all I've been thru since diagnosis and what all we've found that has gone wrong. Silent and invisible.
@@janbounds911 I don’t have Sjogren’s but am still able to really empathize with you on so many levels.
I was diagnosed with a severe case of Tourette’s Syndrome at young age. It’s possible I’ve been really distracted by the lifelong pains from the TS tearing me up.
My Aunt fears we all have it - it just a matter of time until we find out😒 autoimmune issues run heavy in Moms side of the family.
Oh wow what a beneficial video ! Thank you and it was explained so well. I appreciate you. Feels great to know how the origin of sleep crusts.
I had "pink eye" one time when I was child. My mother had to get meds for it and my eyes were glued shut in the mornings. Just had it one time but it scared me.
wonderfully informative and easy to understand! Thank you!
random fact: I, and I assume other people who are completely blind, get these crusties all day and night constantly because I almost never bother to open my eyes and blink rarely because I don't need too. The act of rubbing them away is so 2nd nature that it's unconscious. I made it a point to check my cat's eyes every day as well because she had them often.
This is super interesting. Thanks for sharing your perspective!
Insta-snot crystals.
Had pneumonia and one of the days woke up and couldn't open my eyes even with my fingers. Had to find the sink and add water until those sharp little green shards were rehydrated back into snot.
🤢🤢🤮😭
I used to get really bad crusties when I had the flu as a kid.
haven't had them super badly since tho~
I honestly love brushing them off in the morning. Feels like I slept great
Question: I have had to have my eyelid cut open to remove blockage in the oil glands THREE times! The first I correlated to using eye makeup, which I rarely ever do, the second seemed to confirm the hypothesis, the third was out of the blue. Besides heat packs and no eye makeup, is there something I can do to keep from having this experience again, and what long term after affects could I be facing? Will repeated procedures cause scar tissue that keep these lubrication glands from working?
Sometimes when kitties have eye crust it could be because of a feline herpes virus, like cold sores in humans, the crusts will appear at times of stress. It’s usually harmless unless it develops into an eye infection (happens on rare occasions)! It’s important to monitor the color of the eye discharge if it turns green or yellow it could be infected! I’m an LVT and I worked with just cats for 7 years 😊❤
I don’t wake up with a ton of eye boogies. But man, do I get them all day throughout the day. Every 30 min I look in the mirror and there they are. In the inner corner of my eye. They’re white, and big! I wish I knew how to reduce it or even what’s causing me to produce more during the day because it’s pretty embarrassing.
Maybe Dr.Antonio can advise?
Do you think you may have some undiagnosed allergies?
Thanks for the info and the great presentation, you are a good speaker. I have had the exact question you answered, where does this come from and why is sometimes more of it? It's good to know it's a common process.
Aussie from the eastern side of the country :D I have heard them called crusties, although eye boogers are the more popular term. In Chinese, they are called eye poop LOL
Apparently, Chinese medicine says that having eye boogers when you wake up means you have too much heat in your body, though it's just a normal thing for everyone to have.
Btw, I get these when I'm awake throughout the day... does this mean they're not draining out properly? o_o
Could be allergies or chronic dryness - I use artificial tears for both of those and it helps with them
Eye poop...roflmao.
Thank you, wondered what they are and now I know!
As a former Ophthalmic Tech, I hope he also discussed blepharitis. That is what chronic crusting is called. It's debris, dead skin cells and eyelash mites. And yes, EVERYONE has eyelash mites. Just like there's microscopic worms under your fingernails...think about that the next time you chew your nails. You're welcome 😂
I’ve been biting my nails recently … I needed to hear this lol
@@userunknown4739 Trust me, back then, I did too and I immediately stopped!!!
Stop! You're making me hungry!
😆🤣🤣🤣 YES..... Thank you very much!!
eyelash mites ☹️ bruh be so frlllll
why can’t we just bacteria free…..
He said eye booger! 🤣 and yet I understand for the first time in my life what that eye crust really is. Thank you! 🌹
I get them everyday basically. It's really frustrating to clean them, especially on the upper eyelid. To remove them it basically makes me eyelid red and irritated because they get stuck in the eye lashes.
Use warm water on a rag. Soak eye for a few minutes. It will help dissolve them so you can wipe them off
Nice info. Thanks!
ngl, feels good to rub it off in the morning lol
An actual Aussie doctor channel? Who is an Optometrist?
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