2023-05-24 17:46:19
Our body is full of mysteries, even the most daily activity represents an amazement when you pay attention to it, for example, have you ever wondered why do we sneeze?
We tell you more about this mechanism and some other curiosities.
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What is the function of sneezing?
According to the United States National Library of Medicinesneezing is defined as a sudden, forced and involuntary expulsion of air through the nose and mouth.
It is caused by irritation of the mucous membranes of the nose or throat, it serves to expel annoying or potentially harmful particles from the body.
Sneezing can be caused by:
allergies
- inhalation of drugs
- common colds
- Irritation from pollutants, dust, dry air, spicy foods, strong emotions and powders
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What to do when I don’t sneeze?
Surely it has happened to you that you feel that itching on your face, specifically in the nose and mouth area, you know you are going to sneeze but for some reason, you can’t and what follows is an annoying sensation of pain and containment.
By the time that happens, there are a few things you can do to induce a sneeze:
- Inhale cold air forcefully
- pluck a nose hair
- Gently pass a soft object through the nostrils
- look towards a light
- Take a hot shower and stick your head out to quickly inhale cool air
since you know why do we sneezethese are some recommendations for those cases in which you feel that it comes out but it doesn’t come out.
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What happens if I hold in a sneeze?
Now, if it has happened to you that out of embarrassment or because you are in a quiet place you do not want to sneeze normally, you should think twice because you could put yourself at risk by sneezing “softly”.
In England, the case of a 34-year-old man was recorded who tried to hold back a sneeze and had a torn throat that, according to his testimony, was as if something inside him thundered in a strange way.
The case was published in the magazine BMJ Journals and it was detailed that for 7 days the man could not eat normally and they had to feed him through a tube.
And it is that the throat tear is not the only danger of holding back a sneeze, because you could also crack your eardrums or have some other ear injury, even in the most serious cases you can cause a brain aneurysm.
As you can see, the answer to why do we sneeze It is because our body tries to quickly and effectively expel particles that do not favor us and also, it is important that you do not hold back a sneeze or try to do it “quiet” because it could have serious consequences.
The best thing is that if you feel like sneezing, do it without embarrassment or containment, and if you can’t, do one of the recommendations that we gave you previously.
If you want to know how to end morning sneezes without having to put up with them, we share this video with you.
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