MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dangers of sneezing'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:24 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389972&cid=t_197253_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FllrpUsWi3c0%2F We’ve all done it. Some of us try to hold it back, others do it so loudly that it can be heard down the hall. Some are delicate about it, others sound like Canada geese migrating in the fall. Some people even describe it as being something close to having an orgasm. Seriously. What is it? Sneezing. Why do we sneeze? It’s a physiological (biological) response to the nose’s lining getting irritated. Regardless of what causes the irritation (allergies, irritation from a powder, etc), the nerve endings are stimulated and this causes an impulse that travels along the nerves responsible for the sensation (the sensory nerves), as well as the muscles that control the head and neck. While this is happening, your vocal cords have closed and there’s pressure building up inside... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389972 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:05:07 +0100 2389972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700661&cid=t_197253_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Fare-you-a-sneeze-holder-hope-not%2F When I saw a recent blurb on holding sneezes, I immediately thought “Guilty as charged!” Because, yes, I indeed hold my sneezes in. Not always, but certainly often. Unfortunately, that is a very bad thing to do. Here’s why: * A human sneeze clocks in at 103 mph - that’s a whole lot of force going nowhere! * It may be rare, but you can rupture and eardrum, damage membranes in your inner ear, or cause small capillaries in your eyes to burst. Eep. * By holding it in, the very cause of the sneeze is still in tact. I suppose you can add the occasional leaking issue from having a full bladder while a sneeze attack comes on to the list above - not that that’s ever happened to me, mind you, but to some poor schmucks, I’m sure it has… Anyhoo, long story sho... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700661 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:52:22 +0100 1700661