Re: defective lacrimation ... laughing & crying ... dysautonomia

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Although for sure not the same as this, I got curious and searched

for " lacrimation " . It was interesting to read that people can get

problems with tearing because of neurological problems and vascular

diseases...I found a page on www.whonamedit.com which some of you may

find interesting - it said this:

Bogorad's syndrome

Synonyms:

Crocodile tears syndrome, gustatorisches Weinen (German),

gustatolacrimal reflex, paroxysmal lacrimation.

Associated persons:

F. A. Bogorad

Description:

Unilateral, spontaneous and excessive paroxysmal lacrimation -

crocodile tears - occurring simultaneous with intensified excretion

of saliva during the act of eating or drinking. Usually seen in

patient with paralysis of nervus facialis upper ganglioni geniculi,

possibly due to regenerating nerves that normally control salivary

glands being misdirected to the tear gland during recovery from

Bell's palsy. Loss of taste and facial tic may also occur. It has

also been seen in association with neurosyphilis, acute neuroma, and

VASCULAR DISEASES.

Aase Marit

>

>As a teenager my family had to wait to see if I was going to laugh or cry. It

>took " forever " for the tears to show up. It was like I got stuck as my body

>decided what it was going to do. With my diagnosis of Dysautonomia I wonder if

>that was/is a disorder of lacrimation (crying).

>

>Nowadays, IMHO my yawns [for no reason -- maybe sudden fatigue] may produce

>profuse tears. My most weird thing is tears or worse outright crying when my

>bladder is too full. I suppose I might be in pain from the suddenly

>fill of the

>bladder. But instead of pain I get reflex tears. Caro.

[Guest guest]

I tear up really bad when I yawn and lay down. So does my daughter .

, on the other hand, as the opposite problem. Her eyes are constantly

dry.

Wierd.