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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. Semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth For other uses, see Sneeze (disambiguation). "Achoo" redirects here. For the acronym "ACHOO", see Photic sneeze reflex. Sneeze The function of sneezing is to expel irritants from the nasal cavity ...
In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "(God) bless you", or less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries). There are several proposed origins of the phrase "bless-you" for use in the context of ...
Sometimes the signals in this system get crossed, and I think this may be why some people sneeze when they think about sex. [2] Another possible explanation concerns the existence of erectile tissue in the nose, which may become engorged during sexual arousal, triggering a sneeze. Cranial nerve zero (autonomic) is also located in the nasal cavity.
For how common sneezing is — other animals sneeze too Sneezing can be caused by crazy things like being too full, seeing a bright light, or even orgasm. Why people say 'bless you' after sneezing
Among the most popular: Why does my sneeze smell weird? One Redditor likened the odor of their sneezes to “metal and chemicals,” and another to “musk and dead animal.” (Lovely.)
When you breathe, air flows smoothly in and out of your nose, Ramakrishnan says. But when you sneeze, you expel air and change up that flow, forcing odorous particles in your nose or throat upward ...
Some have offered an explanation suggesting that people once held the folk belief that a person's soul could be thrown from their body when they sneezed, [13] that sneezing otherwise opened the body to invasion by the Devil or evil spirits, [14] [15] or that sneezing was the body's effort to force out an invading evil presence. [13]
A woman blowing her nose (expelling mucus) into a handkerchief. Nose-blowing is the act of expelling nasal mucus by exhaling forcefully through the nose.This is usually done into a facial tissue or handkerchief, facial tissues being more hygienic as they are disposed of after each use while handkerchiefs are softer and more environmentally-friendly.