Well, this is kinda scary.
BMJ Case Report are warning people about the dangers of holding in a sneeze.
It's something that many of us tend to do- when a sneeze (naturally) catches you off guard, we tend to grab and hold our noses to prevent any, uhm... spillages?!
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." pic.twitter.com/YHE49iDbcr
— Emmanuel Arko-Larbi (@earko_larbi) January 16, 2018
This warnign comes after a British man ruptured his throat while holding a sneeze.
This man ended up on a feeding tube as a result.
Fascinating case from @BMJCaseReports! Pharynx perforation from a sneeze! Read: https://t.co/S4nzIlM1nC#radiology #radres #radreg #FOAMrad #FOAMed #xrayoftheweek Thought you'd like it, @Vilavaite? pic.twitter.com/wvqyeqSN6D
— Radiology Nation (@radiologynation) January 16, 2018
Reports also say he ended up in hospital for two weeks!
Ah, I'm guilty of doing this... It's a bad habit that's hard to break. https://t.co/XWBqHFqUnS | #canada #sneeze #health #science
— Dani-Elle Dubé (@danidmedia) January 16, 2018
Scary stuff.
