MEDICAL INQUIRY: Sneezing is Healthy

"A human sneeze has the same force as a fire hose."

What is the purpose of a sneeze? It is the mechanism our bodies use to clear out foreign bodies (fb's) or contaminants from our lungs and nasal passages. You sneeze when your body say's that's enough junk!

A sneeze has enough force to send the fb's 100 feet per second. That's a lot of force! Imagine what you could do to your body if you try and suppress it. Serious injuries have been documented ranging from nosebleeds, to burst eardrums, to forcing air under the skin, to even having a stroke.

Sick people should know that holding back a sneeze could force pathogenic particless deeper into their lungs or sinus cavities causing serious infection.

So...the evidence is clear. Don't hold back! But by all means, try to cover your nose so as not to spread those potentially harmful germs toothers.