
Originally Posted by
awa355
Just about home today when my eyes started to sting like hell. I had to pull up with both eye shut. The salt? from the tear fluid ( or something ) was stinging so much I couldn't keep my eyes open. It happens occasionally with wind hitting the eyes but today was bad.
I ride with riding glasses and the visor down, but there is usually a draught coming into the helmet to some degree.
Anyone else find wind in the eyes a problem?
Yeah .. we all get that now and then ....
Do you smoke? Did you wipe your eyes with your hands? I found that nicotine on my fingers could make my eyes sting ... I probably wiped them with bare hands, leaving traces of nicotine around my eyes .. when I wiped them because of the tears caused by wind the nicotine wiped across too and made my eyes sting.
I've now stopped smoking - so that is not an issue - but occassonnally I do get the stinging pain .. possibly just colder than usual .. I have no idea.
I ride in shades - so they are not sealed around my eyes ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
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