Crying can lead to puffy eyes. Some ways to reduce this puffiness include applying a cold compress, cucumber slices, or tea bags on the eyes. An option for longer-term reduction is making dietary ...

Swollen or puffy eyes from crying may occur due to fluid retention in the tissue around the eyes. The puffiness usually goes away by itself, but a person can take steps, such as applying a cool ...

Humans are the only animal to produce emotional tears. Asking questions about this behavior can help us better understand how we live our lives. That question has many answers. To start, there are ...

Many people believe that if they cannot cry easily, it means they are emotionally numb or disconnected. But that is not always true. Sometimes, the reason is purely medical. One common and often ...

Tears are a natural emotional release, but crying often leaves behind puffy, swollen eyes and traces of redness or dryness. This happens when excessive tear production overwhelms the eye’s drainage ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Hi Grace, thank you for a great question. We cry, or make tears, for three reasons. First, we need tears to keep our eye healthy, so ...

Hi, I'm Jess, and I'm a crier. I cry at anything. A car advertisement with a particularly nice family in it, an especially rousing Elbow song, the overwhelmingly emotional BBC News countdown. I don't ...