Normal tears are weakly acidic, colorless liquid, slightly salty taste, no odor, if the tears appear to smell more, suggesting that chronic dacryocystitis, lacrimal duct obstruction and other diseases, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner.
1. Chronic dacryocystitis: mainly caused by the narrowing or blockage of the nasolacrimal duct, leading to tear retention in the lacrimal sac, accompanied by bacterial infection triggered by the chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac, due to local mucopurulent secretion overflowing, the tears are accompanied by a foul odor, the patient can also be present in one eye or both eyes overflowing tears, local redness of the skin, vesiculobacterial and other uncomfortable symptoms.
2. Lacrimal duct obstruction: caused by congenital abnormality, developmental abnormality, inflammation, trauma, foreign body obstruction, tumor and other factors, due to long-term tear impregnation induced by local infections, resulting in foul-smelling tears, patients may also be accompanied by a lot of tears, headache and other uncomfortable symptoms.
When the symptom of foul-smelling tears occurs, you should consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.