Can you 'run out' of tears?

Subject: Can you 'run out' of tears?

Date: Wed Sep 20 04:48:35 2006
Posted by Melanie
Grade level: undergrad School: University of Nottingham
City: Nottingham State/Province: No state entered. Country: UK
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 1158752915.An

Message:


A friend said to me "sometimes I feel like I cry so much I'm going to run out 
of tears". My instant reaction, instead of comforting her (I did eventually) 
was to start wondering if that was physiologically possible. Could one cry so 
hard there tear ducts cease to work?

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