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Man ruptures throat holding nose in a sneeze


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A 'fit and well' man's attempt to contain a sneeze put him in hospital for a week after he ruptured his throat.

The 34-year-old unnamed man found himself unable to swallow or speak when he held his nose as he sneezed, causing a spontaneous perforation of the pharynx.

It's an unusual condition that occurs after trauma such as vomiting or heavy coughing.

https://news.sky.com/story/mans-throat-ruptured-after-holding-his-nose-during-forceful-sneeze-11209711

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A good sneeze is one of life's simple pleasures!  I'm thinking that this guy won't be doing THAT again.

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I do the same thing if sneezing in a crowd.  Well I don't hold my nose but I suppress it.  I'll have to rethink that.

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Thinking about it, that look a lot like a diving accident when you have a decompression problem because you are keeping the air in the lung going up, the air go trough the long and make bubble around it. Over pressure problem...

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Next we'll hear about someone that tried to contain a fart and ruptured their spleen or something. This is important information....

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