The medical community knows cases when a prolonged sneeze delay caused trauma to the cervical spine or provoked excessive air into the brain cavity, leading to severe headache and significantly increased the risk of stroke. Researchers from the University of St. Louis (Saint Louis University), USA, warn that you should not hold back when you want to sneeze. A full report on their work is published in the online magazine "BMJ Case Reports".

The head of the study, Alan Wild (Alan Wild), said that most often containment of sneezing does not lead to serious consequences for the body. And yet there is no guarantee that you will not face one of the serious injuries, such as: diaphragm injury, rupture of the vessels in the eyes (noticeable bruises around the iris), disruption of the inner ear (up to the loss of hearing) or instant pressure increase , which is fraught with unpleasant consequences for the brain.

In addition, the article cites a case involving a 34-year-old British who decided not to sneeze and paid for it with a throat rupture. When the man was hospitalized, he almost could not speak and swallow, so after the operation he told the doctors what had happened. At work, in order not to sneeze during the meeting, he just squeezed his nose, then in the neck there were unpleasant sensations that quickly grew. Then he asked for specialized help. Computed tomography made it possible to determine that an attempt to restrain sneezing led to the formation of a hole in the lower part of the throat where the pharynx is connected to the esophagus. Fortunately, now the man is fine, but it took him about 2 months to restore, and at first he could only eat through the probe.

In addition, inadequate sneezing does not remove the irritant from the respiratory tract, as a result of which, after a while, you will have to sneeze.

Interestingly, some of the types of sneezing are still a mystery even for doctors. And in spite of the fact that in most cases the reflex is really connected with the presence of stimuli in the nose, not every sneezing can be explained by this. It is known that many people sneeze in bright sunlight, some - as a result of overeating or after the administration of certain drugs through venous access.

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