2006-11-25 11:50:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
do these people ALWAYS sleep with their eyes open???
2006-11-25 11:52:14 · update #1
Generally our eyes close as we fall asleep in order to protect our corneas and do not open again until we re-awake. Open-eyed sleeping is called lagophthalmos and can be linked with a number of different causes and situations. For example, it can be associated with alcohol intoxication, the use of hypnotic drugs, damage to the branch of the facial nerve which supplies the orbicularis oculi muscle, scarring of the eyelids, and metabolic disorders such as thyroid dysfunction
2006-11-25 11:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by e_piphany214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,i have freaked out some peoples as they thought i was dead,when all the time i was just sleeping with my eyes open!
2006-11-25 20:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by joeniceguy2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both my parents sleep with their eyes half open. You'd think your eyeballs would dry out ...
2006-11-25 19:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by Imperfect 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooooooooh! Yes!! And It is scary looking! An elderly man was in the hospital bed next to the person I was visiting and I thought he was dead! Very scary looking.
2006-11-25 19:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always. Not WIDE open, but about halfway. So do my kids. Hubby tells me it's really creepy.
2006-11-25 20:00:36 · answer #5 · answered by neo_maxi_zoon_dweeby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When i was really sick, yes. You can! Only because there is something wrong. My little cousin (who is 3) used to do that a lot.
2006-11-25 19:53:29 · answer #6 · answered by yma 4691 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah some people can. My friend did once but i thought she was awake and i tried to talk to her, but then i realized she was asleep. it was pretty scary
2006-11-25 19:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by hcogirl14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have met only one person who did so
2006-11-25 19:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it at work in meetings all the time....
2006-11-25 19:51:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and it's creepy
2006-11-25 19:51:15 · answer #10 · answered by goldengirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋