Get Your ‘Sneeze’ Facts Right

How many of us have heard that the heart stops for a millisecond when we sneeze? Or if you sneeze too loudly your eyeballs might pop out? If you’ve heard these and have ever since been concerned about your precious little body, then let’s help you by setting these facts straight. Your heart rhythm might change for a millisecond when you sneeze, but it almost definitely doesn’t stop. As for your eyeballs being dislodged, the pressure behind the eye does increase when you sneeze, but that isn’t enough to push your eyeballs out. So you needn’t worry.

Here are some more interesting facts about that little (or sometimes really large) sneeze –

Sneezes begin in your nerves

The wiring of the human nervous system remains consistent in everyone. Signals traveling along the nerves, however, might end up taking paths that are slightly dissimilar. This is what causes for different sneeze scenarios in different people. A nerve transmission in your body will tell the brain that there is something in the nose which needs to come out and this will cause you to sneeze.

Sneezing boosts your immunity

Sneezing makes for an important part of the process that helps in boosting immunity. The sneeze helps us keep ourselves healthy and sniffle-free. When you sneeze, the body is protected against the virus and bacteria present in the nose. When something alien to the body enters the nose, it will end up triggering off the ‘sneeze center’ which is said to be located in your brain. The brain will then send a signal to the chest muscles, which will contract almost vigorously and this will cause for air, saliva and mucus to be forced out of your nose and mouth. Voila, that’s how a sneeze is born!

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Did you know that sneezes are known to travel at around 100 miles per hour? Phew! That’s like a super sneeze happening. Around 10,000 germs can be let into the air when a person sneezes.

Sneezing takes a nap when you sleep

When you sleep, it said that even your sneezing nerves take a break. This is the reason why people do not sneeze in their sleep.

Sunshine may make you sneeze

People who tend to aggravate their sneezing due to sunlight are called ‘photics’, which is derived from the Greek word for ‘light’. Light sensitivity, is almost always, inherited from someone I the family.

The Winner of the Longest Sneezing Spree

This one goes to Donna Griffiths from Worcestershire, England. As per reports, she continued sneezing for 978 consecutive days. That’s one woman you would want to say ‘God Bless You’ to.

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