Anyone wearing contact lenses atm?

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Mine are really irritating atm. I'm wondering if pollen can get under them?

Possibly. I have hay fever and my lenses are always trickier to put in and take out during hay fever time. I'm too stubborn to wear my glasses tho

Lots of eye drops. I won’t give up my contacts. Hate glasses with the fire of 1000 suns.

Take them out, soak them and put them back?

Yep I refuse to wear my glasses. Never been like this before though.

Are they stinging or feeling uncomfortable like they are rubbing?

Mine are okay, and my hay fever is fierce!

Does it feel like they are rubbing? Do they sting?

I’m having a shit time with mine atm. I’m in the process of getting some decent glasses so I can wear them less.

Have you had a baby recently or currently pregnant? My optician says that’s why mine are irritated, something to do with hormones making my eyes dry (I have a 6 month old and they have been bad since he was born but I hadn’t connected the dots)

Oh and if they are scratching because of dryness, try warm compresses 10 minutes a day.

Yes! Think it's pollen. Feels like grit in my eyes and I'm never normally bothered by my lenses at all

Probably a better idea to go to your optometrist and get a check up if your contact lenses aren’t comfortable.
Could be lots of reasons for discomfort and if it’s hayfever then there are drops that can be prescribed to ease the symptoms but it could be a myriad of issues and asking unqualified fellow wearers online isn’t going to solve your problem. And neither is continuing to wear your lenses when they are uncomfy.....

I alwayd switch to glasses in the hayfever season now. Life's too short to be vain and in pain.

Yes. My eyes are really itchy atm and making my lenses feel uncomfortable.

it could simply be Meibomian gland dysfunction where the glands that leak oil into the tears get blocked so the tears evaporate too quickly and the eye is too dry. My optician advises a warm wet cotton wool pad and then to gently apply downward pressure to the eyelid

Mine are driving me insane just now.

I switched to daily disposables and I'm finding them much more uncomfortable than my previous monthly disposables, although they're much better price wise.

Call your optometrist. They might tell you which drops would be best for you, or they might want to see you.
Don’t rub your eyes!

Take them out, rinse and put back in. Mine always need a rinse after 10 mins of wearing, but the. Are fine for the day. I have gas permeables and they are better at protecting my eyes than the daily ones in high hayfever season, and infinitely better than wearing only glasses.

@yellowalstroemeria daily ones are cheaper?
I do think it's pollen from what some of you are saying. Had them checked last week and they fit fine. Rubbing my eyes prob doesn't help then!

@Jasquers 'feels like grit' - exactly!

daily ones are cheaper?

For me they are, as I don't wear my lenses every day now. My monthly disposables were £240 a year and now I'm paying £60 a year for daily disposables.