There are some medical histories that could be supprising and unimmaginable . "Recently and Autraillian woman had the upper limbs paralised after sneezing on her bed .She was bed-riden for few months .............diagnosis 'fracture of the 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae .
Sneezing is a reflex action that requires a violent, noisy and involuntary expiration of air through the mouth and nose involving the respiratory muscles like the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.Medically , there are some classic histories of the complications that could arise frome this "simple gest" especially varriations in pressure as a result of clossing the nose while sneezing which could result in some lesions.
It is very important not to press on the nose while sneezing as the eventual presure stimulated by the reflex could cause some undesirable ruptures especially to some fragile organs . There is a reported case of aortic(the largest artery) rupture with corresponding bleeding just from sneezing.The organs of hearing are often put at risk when the nose is closed while sneezing.
Surely sneezing discharges some microbes into the air and is one of the commonest ways of transmitting respiratory diseases .So sneezing into a disposible material and a proper hand hygiene is essential in making the air healthy and avoiding the spread of air borne infections.
So next time u sneeze , think of yourself as well as others !!
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