It is very odd, but my tears have a distinct smell. It isn't disgusting, but it is there none the less. I don't cry enough to notice if it that way all the time, but this is the first time I have noticed it. Any clues?
2007-01-28 15:12:57 · 8 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Do your tears have a salty smell? They contain Sodium Chloride which accounts for the salty taste. In fact, the sodium chloride concentration in tears is about the same as the one of oceans, evidently a consequence of our aqueous past. Tears also contain a little bit of mucus, a lot of antibodies and plenty
of lysozyme, an antibacterial enzyme. These components protect, humidify, and lubricate the eye surface so that it stays healthy and shiny. So if it smells salty, then that is normal because that is basically what it is. Salt water!
2007-01-28 15:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by cutesy76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tears shouldn't have an odor at all, that sounds really weird. Tears are made up of water and your bodies salt...
2007-01-28 23:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by winds_of_justice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tears have no odor
2007-01-28 23:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by jamaica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do your tears smell like fart?
2007-01-28 23:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be eye infection see eye doctor
2007-01-28 23:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by deedee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm
2007-01-28 23:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by brejay5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your kidding right.
2007-01-28 23:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe it's your skin.
2007-01-28 23:16:41 · answer #8 · answered by LO! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋