Why you should never sneeze!

[Free]

Ar least, that's how I'm taking this article. Until I read further into it. Basically, having a nose sucks.

The dangers of sneezing—from ejected bowels to torn windpipes

The benefits of a good sneeze can sometimes come with a greater risk of injury.

arstechnica.com

If you were to envision the kind of accident that would cause a person’s bowels to explode out of their body, you might imagine some sort of gruesome stabbing or grisly car accident. You’d probably never imagine that something as commonplace and harmless as a sneeze would cause this kind of ghastly injury—but that’s exactly what happened to a Florida man earlier this month.

Sneezing is normally a protective mechanism that keeps potentially harmful things—such as dust, bacteria and viruses – out of our respiratory system. The process is controlled by the so-called “sneezing center” in the brain’s medulla (which governs autonomic functions, including breathing). It’s activated by the presence of irritants in the lining of the nose and airways, which send impulses to the center.

But despite the benefits of a good sneeze, it can sometimes come with a greater risk of injury than many might realize.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Florida man

Must be safe everywhere else.

 

[Free]

Must be safe everywhere else.

The humidity down there can be rough.

 

[Isabeau]

Orgasm of the nose.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

I try to always exhale before a sneeze. If I inhale first, I end up doing so much damage to my throat that it'll hurt for hours/days afterwards. :/

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Sneezing is not optional here in the pollen and dust center of the world.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Sneezing is not optional here in the pollen and dust center of the world.

Nor here; "every single blessed thing either blooms, molds, or both" country.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I suppress sneezes, I have since I was little. The sneeze still happens, but I'm able to "close" my larynx (don't ask me to explain it or how I learned how to do it) so that only a little "whiff" of the blast makes it through.

The article says you shouldn't do that, but it's probably talking about adults who are used to sneezing full-force most of the time. I've been suppressing every single sneeze like this since I was little - seriously, every single one, no exceptions - so I surmise the involved parts of my body more or less developed to withstand the force.

 

[Free]

I surmise the involved parts of my body more or less developed to withstand the force.

Your superhero name is... Sneezeguard.

 

[Essence Lumin]

I suppress sneezes, I have since I was little. The sneeze still happens, but I'm able to "close" my larynx (don't ask me to explain it or how I learned how to do it) so that only a little "whiff" of the blast makes it through.

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I sure couldn't do that. Maybe 3 or 4 times a year I'll have a sneezing fit with maybe 20 sneezes in a row a few seconds apart.

 

[Sid]

Now if sneezing or not only would be the major problem of this world..
Life would be good.