Puffy eyes can be caused due to edema or excess fluid in the connective tissue around the eyes. There are several factors that can cause it, such as infection, trauma, injuries around the eyes, to cry in a long time.
Some Causes Of Puffy Eyes
The condition is also commonly called periorbital is common in the eyelids. Another common cause is an allergy, where allergy is sometimes accompanied by symptomsred eyes or itching.
In addition, there are still many more causes of puffy eyes, such as:
1. Dermatochalasis
Eyelid swelling could be related to age. This is especially the case when the skin of the upper eyelid (dermatochalasis) decline and not toned again. The decline in the upper eyelid skin can interfere with vision.
Part of the edge of the eyelid is also possible to decline, and this condition is called ptosis. Ptosis also can be connected with a person's age, and this condition does not occur immediately. Although rare, ptosis may be caused by myasthenia gravis or brain tumor. This symptom does not come by itself, because it is generally accompanied by some of the other symptoms of the underlying disease.
2. Allergic reaction
Connect the points previously about allergies, swollen eyes can also be defined by the shape of the body's natural reactions against allergies. Allergies can also cause discomfort in the eye, usually marked with red eyes, itching, and watery eyes.
When a person stricken with allergies, the immune system will react to allergens by means of removing the histamine, in which this substance is regarded as the trigger for the onset of puffy eyes.
An allergen is the originator of allergies, can be objects or other elements. Allergens that cause puffy eyes can come from inside or outside the home. From inside the House can come from pet fur like a cat, or mushrooms-mushrooms in the wall of the House that is moist. While from the outside of the House can come from the pollen of flowers.
3. Lack of sleep
Lack of sleep can also be causes of puffy eyes. People who are sleep-deprived a possibility to have skin that is wrinkled, not fresh, and have dark circles under the eyes.
Cortisol also released the body when a person is lack of sleep or less a break. These stress hormones known to break down collagen so skin will be wrinkled and not chewy again over time. Lack of sleep can also cause a decrease in the production of growth hormone so that will reduce the thickness of skin, bone fragility, and decreased muscle mass.
4. Blefaritis
Causes of puffy eyes other is blefaritis. This condition is an inflammation that occurson the eyelids, and may occur in two forms, i.e., posterior and anterior. The posterior is a form of inflammation that occurs at the edge of the inside of the eyelid, while the anterior occurs at the edge of the outer part. The cause of outer blefaritis can be bacteria. While on the inside of the eyelid, commonly occur due to disorders of sebaceous glands.
Both, in addition to causing puffy eyes, it can also make the eye feels itchy, sore, red eye, and too sensitive at the sight of the rays. Blefaritis can also create blurred vision, the skin at the base of the eyelashes exfoliates, and dry eye.
Because blefaritis can rarely recover fully, it is important to note to always keep clean eyelids. When an inflammatory condition has been very severe, steroid eye drops medications generally or antibiotics into treatment options.
5. Insect Stings
Although rare, stings or insect bites can cause shock anafilaktik. Some insects stings which give such effect is wasps and bees. In addition to the eye area, insect stings can also cause swelling rapidly in other areas such as the area of the lips and tongue.The effect of the form of dizziness, abdominal pain, wheezing, breathing hard, even fainting.
6. Kalazion or Meibomian Cyst
Meibomian cysts or Kalazion is a disease characterized by the appearance of lump sat the eyelids. This makes the eyes look swollen. The appearance of these bumps is generally caused due to inflammation of the glands in the skin. Bump on eyelid is usually last up to several days or it could be a matter of weeks. In addition to causing these lumps, swollen eyes sometimes causes eyelid pain when touched and visible redness.
Meibomian cysts caused by oil glands in the eyelids are clogged. When there is a blockage, they still continue to produce oil. This can cause a buildup so that there was a bump on the eyelid. When it broke, the oil that flows toward the piling up of the network in the eyelids, and this causes inflammation.
