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Has there been any studies on whether it’s better to hold in sneezes (partially or fully) or let them fully out? I prefer letting it all out and it’s kind of m
by odysseus 2y ago
Has there been any studies on whether it’s better to hold in sneezes (partially or fully) or let them fully out? I prefer letting it all out and it’s kind of messy but probably healthier. My wife kind of keeps half of it in.
- tharkun__ 2y agoLetting it all out just feels soooo good. Whenever I can, I do. Like if I'm out in the garden by myself: no holding back. Lean into it. So good! The "holding your nose closed" some people do is actively bad. You can blow up blood vessels that way. Not good if its the wrong one. Rubbing the nostrils if you are in a situation where you don't want to sneeze works wonders in just: not sneezing at all. It just goes away in 99% of the cases in my experience. And if you're too late you can still sneeze into your elbow. Which still let's a lot of droplets fly everywhere. Gotta find that super slow motion camera video showing all the droplets. When you sneeze, even into an elbow, do it such that whatever inevitably makes it past the elbow goes down towards the floor instead of up and into the room at least.
- rjh29 2y agoI can hold a sneeze without using my hands. I don't know if it's harmful though.
- tharkun__ 2y agoAnything that dissipates the pressure you are creating "inside" is potentially harmful. Compare how it feels. Holding it in, which I have done too, you feel the pressure in your head. It has to go somewhere. Out the front is definitely safest for you.
- odysseus 2y agoThanks, didn’t know about the rubbing your nostrils trick. Though sometimes I want to sneeze to get whatever triggered it out.
- odysseus 2y agoMy wife just read this thinking (at first) you were talking about flatulence. We had a good laugh.
- sph 2y agoAFAIK holding a sneeze (i.e. sneezing without letting it out) is not that great for your circulatory system. You risk popping a vein or something. Either you manage to stop the urge, or let it out, possibly by sneezing in your elbow or a tissue rather than in open air.
- eddd-ddde 2y agoI can pretty consistently stop my sneezes. Never hold them tho. I like to see it as training for the one time I have to hide from a killer and I feel the urge to sneeze.