See What happened To This Man Who Tried To Stop His Sneeze
A 34-year-old patient who ended up blasting a hole through the back of his head. According to experts, the explosive internal forces caused by holding his nose while sneezing could have killed the man.
According to doctors who wrote in the journal BMJ Case Reports
<the outcome could have been far worse – the explosive internal forces caused by holding your nose while sneezing can kill you.<
While examining him, docters heard crackling sounds which extended from his neck all the way down to his ribcage a sign that air bubbles had found their way into the deep tissue and muscles of his chest.
It was confirmed that the back of his throat– called the pharynx – had ruptured in CT scan.
The man was admitted to hospital, where he was fed via a tube and given intravenous antibiotics until the swelling and pain had subsided.
After 7 days he was well enough to be discharged – with the advice not to block his nostrils when sneezing in future.