Why do my eye drops go down my throat?

Do you ever wonder why your eye drops seem to end up in your throat instead of staying where they’re supposed to be? It’s an annoying sensation that many people have experienced, but there are actually a few different possible reasons for this. Let’s take a closer look and see if we can figure out what’s going on.

Anatomy of the Eye

Before we dive into the causes of eye drop drainage, let’s first understand how our eyes work. The eyeball is made up of several layers including the sclera (the white part), cornea (clear outer layer), iris (colored ring around the pupil), lens (responsible for focusing light onto retina) and retina(sensory membrane containing rods and cones).

The immune system works continuously in all parts of the body by protecting it from harmful substances like dust particles or bacteria entering our bodies through respiratory systems or exposed skin. However, each part of anatomy has a special mechanism such as eyelid’s motion which helps protect our eyes.

Additionally, fluid called tears continually flow across our eyes‘ surface keeping everything moist while washing away debris aligned with some specialized glands at specific locations inside eyelid margins secreting oily films that keeps moisture from evaporating too quickly along with meibomian gland – lubricates further whenever blinking occurs. Now that we know more about how our eyes function, let’s explore why those pesky eyedrops always seems to end up somewhere other than where we put them.

Natural Drainage System

One reason why your eyedrops may not remain in your eyes could be due to ‘natural drainage.’ When you put something wet like an eyedrop into one corner of your eye – say near tear ducts – Eventually when gravity takes over it will naturally drain tear ducts towards backside directly connected through nasolacrimal duct leading aperture located under nose/upper lip area.

So, when putting eyedrops, although it feels like a lot is going into your eye, much of it may end up simply draining down the Tear duct through Nasolacrimal (connects tear gland to nose) opening on upper eyelid.

Overwhelming The Eye

Another reason why your eyes might not be holding in drops could be because you are overpowering them with too many at once. Try slowing things down instead: either leaning back or keeping your head horizontally while application and apply only one drop at a time for each eye given short pause between two different medications (if applicable).

Blocking Vision – Blinking!

A third factor that can interfere with dropper retention inside the eyeball relates to how often we blink. When we drop something onto our eye surface and close our lid blinking follows superfast reflex action racking up all fluid by its movement outside cornea devoid let alone moving beyond aqueous humor layer right away due to incorrect angle used for administering etc’.

Try avoiding blinking immediately after dropping these fluids; Although difficult endeavor first few attempts remember practice makes perfect! Ultimately single drop well placed brings satisfactory resultes use further environmental control such as minimizing indoor air circulation including fans near windows if possible.

Don’t Dump It All At Once!

Have you ever noticed an excessive liquid flow following eye treatment? This happens when everyone treats their eye condition similarly causes severe discomfort due over dosage rather than beneficial outcome so controlling quantity treated means everything in vision care world thus prevents from any unnecessary side effects which arise unknown reasons related medication names written instructions hence advise reading every single word before usage (because we should always read what we put into our bodies!). Remember less amount prescribed administered fills minimal requirement ultimately resulting excellent output betterment paramount success around this issue.

General Tips For Optimal Eye Drop Retention

Aside from knowing some factors causing blocked drainage leading throat compliance upon usage here are additional tips that can help maximize the effectiveness of your eye drops, so you can rest assured that they’re actually getting where they need to be:

Always check medication bottles — release well head flush with liquid coming out smoothly prior use
Use dispenser tip applicator while bottle still lying flat touches wall inside cavity preventing from extra wasted usage and adjusting its angle according towards nose closer than just aimlessly pouring from air in hopes reached target.
Clean eyes thoroughly if not possible allowing ample time for area cleasing then proceed application without any problem
Apply one drop may wait few minutes before using second helping prevent over-flooding affected region

Recap

Why do my eye drops go down my throat? Well… it could be due to natural tear drainage, too much eyedrop being applied at once or wrong angles during a blink (!) all contribute Additionally uncommon side-effects like incorrect dosages improper storage etc’ could result self-experimentation making internal anatomy quite unhappy ultimately leading meander passageway called throat.

But don’t let that deter you from taking care of your vision as there are always ways around it! With tips stated above and some common sense, we hope this article has been useful.

Remember – slow and steady wins the race when it comes to medical prescription use something which cannot afford trial-and-error prevention better than cure every single day long term health objectives remain achievable using these proven methods instead random measures would lead at different harmful results therefore adopting positive approach save yourself unnecessary suffering!

Dane Raynor

Hey there, I’m Dane Raynor, and I’m all about sharing fascinating knowledge, news, and hot topics. I’m passionate about learning and have a knack for simplifying complex ideas. Let’s explore together!