why does your nose run when you cry?

Answer 1

You're crying - When you cry, tears come out of the tear glands under your eyelids and drain through the tear ducts that empty into your nose. Tears mix with mucus there and your nose runs

Answer 2

When you cry, some of the tears go into those little tiny holes in your lower lid, right on the inside corner. Then they drain through a passageway into your nose. It's a normal biological process, although I'm not sure what if any beneficial purpose it has.

Answer 3

When you cry, tears come out of the tear glands under your eyelids and drain through the tear ducts that empty into your nose. Tears mix with mucus there and your nose runs.

Answer 4

it is all to do with the make up of ones face. the ears nose and throat are all inter-connected, if you get earache your teeth hurt, if you get blocked sinus you get a headache, due to where your tearducts are situated [ in the corner of your eye next to your nose] when you cry your nose will also produce moisture and phlegm at the back of your throat. the more you cry the more that is produced, it is all done to prevent those areas drying out, whilst you are crying.

Answer 5

Your tear ducts drain through your nose, thus the water will run straight through.

Answer 6

when i cry police my nose runs and so does the rest of me

Answer 7

Big noses run in my family ! If thats any help

Answer 8

Because your eye, nose and ear are connected to each other with tubes. When you tear gland screets tears it also comes through your nose
Thanks
Ben

Answer 9

Because your eyes, nose, throat and ears are linked. Hence why your your nose runs when you have hay fever or you are chopping onions!

Answer 10

ITS ALL LINKED WITH THE TEAR DUCTS ITS A NATURAL GOOD WAY OF CLEARING ALL THE CRAP FROM YOUR NOSE ITS A GOOD PART OF YOU FROM EARLY DAWN .MOLE.UK