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Man ruptures throat by stifling a sneeze | Man ruptures throat by stifling a sneeze |
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Stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage, doctors are warning. | Stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage, doctors are warning. |
Medics in Leicester treated a 34-year-old man who ruptured his throat while trying to stop a high-force sneeze. | |
With nowhere to escape, the pressure ripped through the soft tissue, and although rare and unusual, they say others should be aware of the danger. | With nowhere to escape, the pressure ripped through the soft tissue, and although rare and unusual, they say others should be aware of the danger. |
Trapping a sneeze could also damage the ears or even rupture a brain aneurysm, they warn in journal BMJ Case Reports. | Trapping a sneeze could also damage the ears or even rupture a brain aneurysm, they warn in journal BMJ Case Reports. |
The man said he felt a "popping" sensation in his neck when it happened and then immediately experienced pain and difficulty swallowing and speaking. | The man said he felt a "popping" sensation in his neck when it happened and then immediately experienced pain and difficulty swallowing and speaking. |
When the doctors checked him over they found he had swelling and tenderness around his throat and neck. | When the doctors checked him over they found he had swelling and tenderness around his throat and neck. |
An X-ray revealed air escaping from his windpipe into the soft tissue of his neck through the rupture. | An X-ray revealed air escaping from his windpipe into the soft tissue of his neck through the rupture. |
The man had to be fed by a tube for the next seven days to allow time for the tissues to heal. | The man had to be fed by a tube for the next seven days to allow time for the tissues to heal. |
After spending a week in hospital, the man was sent home and made a full recovery. | After spending a week in hospital, the man was sent home and made a full recovery. |
Doctors from the ear, nose, throat department at Leicester Royal Infirmary, where the man was treated, said: "Halting a sneeze via blocking nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre and should be avoided." | Doctors from the ear, nose, throat department at Leicester Royal Infirmary, where the man was treated, said: "Halting a sneeze via blocking nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre and should be avoided." |
Sneezes can spread diseases, so although it is good to "let them out", make sure you catch them in a tissue, say experts. | Sneezes can spread diseases, so although it is good to "let them out", make sure you catch them in a tissue, say experts. |
With flu season in full swing, children and adults should be encouraged to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they cough and sneeze and then throw the tissues away in a bin and wash their hands to stop the spread of germs, says Public Health England. | With flu season in full swing, children and adults should be encouraged to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they cough and sneeze and then throw the tissues away in a bin and wash their hands to stop the spread of germs, says Public Health England. |
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