You should never stifle a sneeze. An American man, in his 30s, who was as allergic rhinitis contained a sneeze and tore the trachea. But this is just an example of a case that demonstrates the dangers of not “sneezing at will.”
Spirit at will! For the sake of your satisfaction and, especially, your health.
We recovered the case of a British patient, in, reached the emergency service with severe pain and a swollen neck, and with great difficulty in moving.
Stated that the pain had emerged immediately After having drown out a sneezesqueezing the nose and closing his mouth at the same time.
As it counts, the patient was driving and fighting simply against the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, when it drowned out the sneeze.
Although the man had no difficulty breathing, swallowing or speaking, doctors realized a slight crackling sound during a first examination to his neck.
When they made a radiography to investigate better, they found signs of surgical emphysema – A condition in which the air gets stuck under the deepest layers of the fabric below the skin.
A TAC revealed that a hole with 2 by 2 millimeters In the trachea, between the third and fourth bones of the patient’s neck, which allowed the air to exit from the trachea to the neck tissues and to the space between the lungs.
According to the case report, made known, “doctors concluded that the tear was formed due to a rapid pressure accumulation in the trachea while splashing with the compressed nose and the mouth closed.”
It was not necessary to have surgery to repair the tear. Instead, they monitored him at the hospital for two days, carefully watching over his oxygen levels and other vital signs and not providing him with oral food during the first day. It was discharged with prescriptions for drug relief and rhinitis, as well as medical orders to avoid strenuous activities for two weeks
“You should never stifle the sneezing Tighting his nose and keeping his mouth closed, as this can result in the drilling of the trachea, ”concluded doctors who followed the case, quoted by Live Science.
Blindness, aneurysms, etc.
And if something in your nose has triggered a sneezing response, but it is in a place where it can be considered inappropriate to sneeze. Should it prevent it?
Close your mouth or nose during a sneeze Increases pressure on the airways five to 20 times more than a normal sneeze.
Without this output, the pressure has to be transmitted elsewhere and this can damage the eyes, ears or blood vessels. Also, although the risk is low, cerebral aneurysms and collapsed lungs They were also reported.
If you want to try to prevent/avoid these reflex of “atchim” it is best to talk to a doctor. Otherwise, accept your personal sneezing style and sneeze at will.
