Do women cry more often than men and why do you get those big eyes when you cry? Santé listed 5 facts about crying.
A woman cries between 30 and 64 times a year. Men cry between 6 and 17 times a year, research shows. This is partly due to the hormone prolactin.
Read also: "Why do you get a headache after crying?"
A crying fit lasts an average of 6 minutes for a woman. For men it is only 2 to 3 minutes.
Tears of sadness, of happiness or tears of cutting onions, every tear has a different composition.
We all know that, but how come? When you have a long cry, your body produces a lot of tears. The tear ducts have to work hard and can sometimes not process the moisture properly, which causes the skin under your eyes to swell.
Excess tears can be sent to the nasal cavity, causing a runny nose.
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