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Q.Why are we getting running nose while crying?

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Step 1. Under normal conditions, tears secreted by the lacrimal gland spread across the eye and drain away through the lacrimal puncta into the lacrimal canals, then the lacrimal sac, and finally the lacrimal duct.

Step 2. The lacrimal duct empties into the nasal cavity — this is the same drainage pathway shown in the eye's lacrimal apparatus.

Step 3. When crying, the lacrimal glands produce far more tears than usual; this excess volume overwhelms the drainage system and flows down through the same duct into the nose. …

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