why do we instinctively rub our eyes when we are tired? Can be easily noticed in toddlers and babies, but I have also observed it in animals.

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why do we instinctively rub our eyes when we are tired? Can be easily noticed in toddlers and babies, but I have also observed it in animals.

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Our eyes become dry when we are tired, and rubbing them stimulates more fluid production from the lacrimal glands to wet them again, which reduces the itchy feeling of dry eyes

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