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Just signed up yesterday for Dry Eye Talk and already have found a wealth of very helpful information. Best of all, it is wonderful to know that there are folks out there who know so much about this issue and are willing to share what they know. I have posted this question on the newcomers site, too. Hope a double posting is not a breach of etiquette.
I am hoping that you can share with me some of the little or big things you have done that make a difference in coping with dry eye. I have found that my dry eye problem has had a profound impact on the way I conduct my daily life, but I am not willing at this point to go down without a fight.
Here is a little background. I have of a long drive to work each day and am starting my workday with very stressed dry eyes. Once at the office, I am not able to work for a sustained amount of time without experiencing severe dryness and pain. Working all day in front of a computer terminal is probably not helping. By the end of the day, when I have to get back in my car and drive home, the drive is pure torture. Once home, I am so exhausted all I want to do is plop down somewhere and veg. Since I can no longer watch TV without severe dryness and pain, that is out of the question as a mode of relaxation. I find I can do some close work, so I do crossword or sudoku puzzles.
So, my question is, how do you all cope? For example, have you found that looking down at a computer screen helps? Do you need to take breaks during the day? If so, what do you do to help restore some comfort to your eyes? The list of possibilities is endless, and I am hoping that by sharing our ways of coping we can all benefit.
To get the ball rolling, I offer my number one way to cope with dry eye. Promise you won't laugh because I swear this works. When I am driving to work I have found that if I sing, yes that is correct, SING, my dry eye is greatly relieved. Now, this can't be just any old singing, I am talking about belting out the Dixie Chicks or Aretha Franklin. Try it (I would recommend being alone in the car at the time) and see if it doesn't work for you.
Ok, now it is your turn!
Just signed up yesterday for Dry Eye Talk and already have found a wealth of very helpful information. Best of all, it is wonderful to know that there are folks out there who know so much about this issue and are willing to share what they know. I have posted this question on the newcomers site, too. Hope a double posting is not a breach of etiquette.
I am hoping that you can share with me some of the little or big things you have done that make a difference in coping with dry eye. I have found that my dry eye problem has had a profound impact on the way I conduct my daily life, but I am not willing at this point to go down without a fight.
Here is a little background. I have of a long drive to work each day and am starting my workday with very stressed dry eyes. Once at the office, I am not able to work for a sustained amount of time without experiencing severe dryness and pain. Working all day in front of a computer terminal is probably not helping. By the end of the day, when I have to get back in my car and drive home, the drive is pure torture. Once home, I am so exhausted all I want to do is plop down somewhere and veg. Since I can no longer watch TV without severe dryness and pain, that is out of the question as a mode of relaxation. I find I can do some close work, so I do crossword or sudoku puzzles.
So, my question is, how do you all cope? For example, have you found that looking down at a computer screen helps? Do you need to take breaks during the day? If so, what do you do to help restore some comfort to your eyes? The list of possibilities is endless, and I am hoping that by sharing our ways of coping we can all benefit.
To get the ball rolling, I offer my number one way to cope with dry eye. Promise you won't laugh because I swear this works. When I am driving to work I have found that if I sing, yes that is correct, SING, my dry eye is greatly relieved. Now, this can't be just any old singing, I am talking about belting out the Dixie Chicks or Aretha Franklin. Try it (I would recommend being alone in the car at the time) and see if it doesn't work for you.
Ok, now it is your turn!
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