contact lens drying out?

[elwcom]

not totally vaping related, but since ive taken it up my contacts seem to feel soo dry on my eyes all the time, i find myself blinking all the time. could this be vaping related? anyone had similar trouble?
im drinking tons of water, in fact its all i drink now! i seem to have given up soda and coffee now too

 

[donnaq4]

It could be not enough water, but it could be age related too. I had to give up contacts because my eyes didn't manufacture enough tears any more.

 

[dormouse]

I can get an irritated eye from vapor but mainly from rubbing my eye when I had traces of eliquid on my fingers. Nicotine is quite a skin irritant, especially in 100% PG juice which lets through the most flavor, the most nicotine TH and the most nicotine irritation.

Clean your ecigs occasionally with w barely damp cloth or a clorox wipe, and after you fill, if you get any liquid on your fingers, wash your hands. I often just wipe them on a tissue (or my jeans) and that is not enough - if I touch my lashes or rub my eye, I will get dry and irritated there.

If you are using 100% PG juice, try 80PG/20VG with stuffing cartos or 70PG/20VG with tanks or reservoir cartos or atomizer.

If the vapor is blowing in your eyes, rearrange where you sit or how you vape. I tend to not blow the vapor very far and the way the air flows at my desk at work it does blow back in my face. And when I french the vapor ( let it billow out of my mouth to inhale with my nose to get the aroma) some may go up past my nose to my eyes.

 

[lunchbox0]

Never even thought it would be cause of vaping but i haven't worn my contacts in a long time do to them being uncomfortable. They would be so dry i would fold the lens sometimes when i blink. Makes me thirsty thinking about it. lol

 

[datacreek]

It probably is the vaping. Pg and especially vg will dehydrate you. Go back to drinking coffee, which substitutes for water or just water. I wear contacts and have been vaping almost 2 years. Just need to stay hydrated.

 

[zerominusone]

My eyes seem to stay dry and irritated and vaping made it worse 'cuz it dehydrates you so just drink ALOT more liquids. I also eat some honey from the local farmers market because not only is it more liquid, since it's not processed, you get the antigens from the pollen they make the honey with and that is good for allergies (dry eyes).

 

[lunchbox0]

Thanks zerominusone, I've been eating the honey for years. I'm almost allergy free now, but as a kid it was bad. I need to drink some more water for sure.