has anyone got sores around their eyes for digging in the ground almost every day like me?

[gringoo]

im out almost every day and i wounder if i got some kind mould infection from the dirt,anyone else have a bad rection?



gringo

 

[POLEWAGGER]

If the dirt is dry, and you inhale a lot through your nose, that could cause some issues.
I always blow my nose after digging dry dirt, or I end up with "brown concrete boogers"
Staying hydrated so your sinuses don't dry out is important.
Take some extra vitamin C & D and if that doesn't do it, see a specialist. I wouldn't bring something like that to a gen med doc.

 

[gringoo]

If the dirt is dry, and you inhale a lot through your nose, that could cause some issues.
I always blow my nose after digging dry dirt, or I end up with "brown concrete boogers"
Staying hydrated so your sinuses don't dry out is important.
Take some extra vitamin C & D and if that doesn't do it, see a specialist. I wouldn't bring something like that to a gen med doc.

thanks polewagger


ill check with doc

gringo

 

[JB(MS)]

Blepharitis is a chronic infection in the glands around eyes. The symptoms are almost identical to conjunctivitis, which is commonly called "Pink Eye", and according to the doctors that treated me it can be controlled but once you get it you've got it for the rest of your life. The doctor said farmers who used horses and mules to plow, before farming became mechanized, were prone to have it as was anyone who worked where there was a lot of dust. I got it while working in a dusty environment in the late 1980's and it still flares up a few times a year.

 

[MNCoinhunter]

I also read somewhere about a guy who licked a coin he found to get the crud off. Turns out he was dead less than a week later from some sort of bacterial infection. Guess that's not such a good idea ..

 

[fowlercharles]

Hi gringo, absolutely you can get all manner of bacterial infections from the dirt you are digging in. Especially around old farm /house places where there is always an abundance of old broken bottles,cans, trash, rusty nails, farm animals, and, you name it "whatever" that has been '"fermenting " in the soil for many years.Chickens, ducks etc many times had "the run of the place" "on many old time farm places and "free range" was what it implies.And it was common for all the dogs to sleep under the house, so,,, .I suppose cleaner dirt would be not so likely to be so infected but there is likely none to be found.. I caught a really bad rash on my hands not many years after I began detecting, and it would re-occur from time to time years after I had managed (with the help of my Dr.) to get it tamed. This was even after learning the hard way, from a glass slash to wear gloves when plundering in the dirt. To rub your eyes or scratch your nose is to spread it even more so it is spread before you know it.Get on it soon as you can and good luck!!.HH, Charlie

 

[gringoo]

Blepharitis is a chronic infection in the glands around eyes. The symptoms are almost identical to conjunctivitis, which is commonly called "Pink Eye", and according to the doctors that treated me it can be controlled but once you get it you've got it for the rest of your life. The doctor said farmers who used horses and mules to plow, before farming became mechanized, were prone to have it as was anyone who worked where there was a lot of dust. I got it while working in a dusty environment in the late 1980's and it still flares up a few times a year.

thanks JB


yes i think i got from rubbing my eyes with the dirty gloves, ill mention that to my doctor

thanks again

gringo

 

[gringoo]

I also read somewhere about a guy who licked a coin he found to get the crud off. Turns out he was dead less than a week later from some sort of bacterial infection. Guess that's not such a good idea ..

thanks mcDave

i will definetly lick any of my finds


gringo

 

[gringoo]

Hi gringo, absolutely you can get all manner of bacterial infections from the dirt you are digging in. Especially around old farm /house places where there is always an abundance of old broken bottles,cans, trash, rusty nails, farm animals, and, you name it "whatever" that has been '"fermenting " in the soil for many years.Chickens, ducks etc many times had "the run of the place" "on many old time farm places and "free range" was what it implies.And it was common for all the dogs to sleep under the house, so,,, .I suppose cleaner dirt would be not so likely to be so infected but there is likely none to be found.. I caught a really bad rash on my hands not many years after I began detecting, and it would re-occur from time to time years after I had managed (with the help of my Dr.) to get it tamed. This was even after learning the hard way, from a glass slash to wear gloves when plundering in the dirt. To rub your eyes or scratch your nose is to spread it even more so it is spread before you know it.Get on it soon as you can and good luck!!.HH, Charlie

thanks Charlie


ill see my doc soon, ill be going out digging today, and will be careful.


gringo

 

[gringoo]

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[fowlercharles]

Hi McDave, On reading your post on the licking dug artifacts, I recall that some,maybe many Archeologist use the lick method on ceramics as a way to help identify them. I see this all the time on digs with an Arch. club I have been in for over 30 years.Sure would be good to get some certified info on this subject to bring folks up to date.Personally, I would think folks would not be so bold,or "whatever", but it takes all kinds. HH Charlie