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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Found out about these when I was a kid. I was thrilled. When I was very little, my mom owned a grooming shop, and I basically had 1 million pets. Then she closed down, and we just had our dog and a cat. Weird little 5 year old me loved the idea that I had thousands of little pets that's slept on my face and came out to play while I slept

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the best possible reaction to this :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I will admit that since I've started wearing glasses, my eyes often burn really badly (I don't know if they're related or just weird timing), and I sometimes wonder if my little friends are pissed about the change and getting into my eyes. Lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I figure you'd also have a rash if it was a sensitivity strong enough to make your eyes burn, but the only other things I could think of I feel you'd already have figured out... Not blinking enough cause no wind on your eyes to help trigger blinking, eyelashes getting in your eye, or eye fatigue from the correction and not taking breaks to look at something far away..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I wonder if the lenses are off gassing? They're a type of plastic. But most likely I think I just have a face that the US would try to deliver democracy to if they found out about lmao

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You may be allergic to the metal (IIRC nickel) in normal metal glasses if that's what you have. For people with that, which is common, titanium is the only metal kind that will work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're from Zenni, but they have no bottom frame. I have no idea what metal they're made of. I'd really never considered that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Almost all contain nickel and nickel allergies are common. I have it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe you're allergic to something in your glasses

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's interesting. I hadn't really considered that. It really only happens towards the end of the day, I just assumed it was a buildup of oils/skin cells/daily detritus that isn't getting either blown away by air, because the lenses are blocking it, or dried out for the same reason. They're Zenni frames and lenses

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you wear a belt? Do you develop a rash on your underbelly where it touches the buckle?

Can you guess how I learned I was allergic to nickel?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Nope, no rashes that I've noticed. But I stopped wearing a belt last year. No good for my body shape. Lol. Swapped it for suspenders, so now I look like a simple country lawyer. Lmao