Eyes Sensitive only to Smoke?

[Jay]

I've noticed that whenever there's certain things cooking in the kitchen, my eyes begin to burn up. This doesn't always happen, just occasionally, but I've never really figured out why. My eyes aren't sensitive in general, long exposure to sunlight, water, or even things like dust don't really irritate them more than the average person. Yet once in a while, when I'm in the kitchen while something is cooking, my eyes start to burn and tear up relatively quickly. The weirdest part is that no one else in my household seems to be affected by this.

Any ideas why this happens to me?

[CoolSuomiGuy]

I've noticed that whenever there's certain things cooking in the kitchen, my eyes begin to burn up. This doesn't always happen, just occasionally, but I've never really figured out why. My eyes aren't sensitive in general, long exposure to sunlight, water, or even things like dust don't really irritate them more than the average person. Yet once in a while, when I'm in the kitchen while something is cooking, my eyes start to burn and tear up relatively quickly. The weirdest part is that no one else in my household seems to be affected by this.
Any ideas why this happens to me?

[Jay]

At 7/8/14 08:54 PM, Entice wrote: Do the "certain things" have a particular spice or ingredient in them? Maybe peppers or something else with capsaicin in it?

I suppose that's a possibility, although it happened today while we were cooking tacos, and I don't think we added anything particularly spicy to the meat or beans. I add hot sauce to my tacos, but it isn't cooked or anything. I'm still curious as to why it only seems to happen to me though.

[Clonedcrumb]

At 7/8/14 09:05 PM, CoolSuomiGuy wrote:

Any ideas why this happens to me?

Huh, I think I know someone who feels the same as you

[Jay]

At 7/8/14 09:05 PM, CoolSuomiGuy wrote: Stuff
Any ideas why this happens to me?

You forgot to hit enter twice.

[Gobblemeister]

Smoke is hot and dry which is a bad combination for eyes

This concludes science class with Gobblemeister

[Jay]

At 7/8/14 09:13 PM, Gobblemeister wrote: Smoke is hot and dry which is a bad combination for eyes

This concludes science class with Gobblemeister

I'm starting to think it has something to do with whatever's in the food being cooked, because now that I think about it, other times I've been around smoke didn't seem to affect them as badly. Such as being around a campfire.

[Sequenced]

i aint ur doctor jayplays

[Jay]

At 7/8/14 09:34 PM, Sensationalism wrote: Quit standing so close, oil splatters.

I think I would notice if oil got in my eyes.

At 7/8/14 09:53 PM, WahyahRanger wrote: Campfire smoke absolutely destroys me dude.

Hmm, the mystery deepens.

[Ragnarokia]

My eyes also get sensitive when cooking some stuff when the room gets misty from the cooking etc.