OVERVIEW.
A sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa. Sneezing often happens suddenly and without warning. Another name for sneezing is sternutation.
What causes you to sneeze?
Part of your nose's job is to clean the air you breathe, making sure it's free of dirt and bacteria. In most cases, your nose traps this dirt and bacteria in mucus. Your stomach then digests the mucus, which neutralizes any potentially harmful invaders.
Sometimes, however, dirt and debris can enter your nose and irritate the sensitive mucous membranes inside your nose and throat. When these membranes become irritated, it causes you to sneeze. Infections caused by viruses such as the common cold and flu can also make you sneeze. There are more than 200 different viruses that can cause the common cold. However, most colds are the result of the rhinovirus. Allergies also can cause a sneeze.
If you held in all your sneezes?
Sneeze shake your whole body. And they can travel up to 160 kilometers an hour. When you sneeze, all the muscles in your body react, everywhere from your eyelids right down to your sphincter. Do you hate sneezing in awkward situations?
Are you scared of spreading germs? Well, what would happen if you held in all your sneezes?
To figure this out we have to ask: How does sneezing work? And what would happen to us if did hold in our sneezes? A sneeze has the role of getting out of your nose and sinuses that shouldn't be there. That could be anything, including pepper, dust, perfume, or even pet dander.
Worldwide, we could be sneezing upwards of 7.8 billion times a day. So what would happen if we tried to hold them in?
Well, infectious diseases such as whooping cough, the common cold, and the flu can all be spread by sneezing. If you were to hold your sneezes in, you could be stopping the spread of several diseases. But I wouldn't recommend it. When you hold in a sneeze, you're putting up to 24 times more pressure on the respiratory system than if you just let it out.
Possible injuries from trying not to sneeze include pulled muscles, burst eardrums, and ruptured blood vessels in the eyes. It can do some serious damage, and result in serious complications for your body, including pneumomediastinum(which is air becoming trapped between your), and the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm.
Cases have also been reported of a held-in sneeze causing globs of infected mucus to be slammed through the eustachian tube and into the middle ear, bring an infection along with it for the ride. Maybe you should just let the sneeze out. In 2018, a man in Britain was admitted to the hospital after he attempted to stifle a sneeze. the attempt resulted in rupturing the back of his throat. He also managed to tear his pharynx, which connects your mouth and nasal cavity to your esophagus. Doctors found that air from the man's lungs had managed to bubble into his deep tissue and chest muscles. Once there, it had no way to get out again. This poor guy was hospitalized for a week, and required a feeding tube and intravenous antibiotics, just to help with pain and swelling. If we held in all our sneezes, this could go from being a medical rarity to a common occurrence.
So, what would your world look like if you held in all your sneezes? Well, the phrase "bless you" would rarely be uttered outside of the church.
A sneeze takes a fraction of a second, the same amount of time it may take to land in the hospital if you try holding it in. So, it's best to just let it happen, and wipe your nose instead. Did you know that there's research showing a sneeze can release endorphins the same way an orgasm can?
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