10 Pink Eye Symptoms
5. Itching and Burning
The pain of pink eye is not severe. More prominent is a feeling of itching or burning that comes and goes throughout the day. Most people have an urge to rub their eyes in response, often without realizing they are doing so. Touching surfaces after rubbing the eyes is the primary way people spread the infection to others.
Although scientists do not completely understand the complex relationship between itching and scratching, many regard scratching as a reflex behavior with the purpose of keeping toxins and parasites off the body. Scratching temporarily interferes with the neuron’s firing, providing relief.
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