Facts about Sneezing

Interesting Facts about Sneezing 

 People usually sneeze more than once at one time (generally they sneeze about three times). They sneeze after peculiar moments like after exercising, plucking their eyebrows, in the sunshine, poking nose, or after sex. People also sneeze at odd times and its not their hand to control it. Here are some interesting facts about sneezing: 
 

1. Sneeze starts in your nerves 

Neil kao, MD, an allergy and asthma specialist at the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center in Greenville, S.C. says that “Sneeze starts in your nerves”. The signals of sneeze travel through nerves and may take slightly different paths to and from your brain which results in different sneezing scenarios from person to person. "It's a nerve transmission that tells your brain something is in your nose that needs to come out," Kao tells WebMD. 

2. Sneeze helps keeping your body safe 

"Sneezing is an important part of the immune process, helping to keep us healthy and sniffle-free" Kao says. Sneeze clears the bacteria and viruses in your nose and protects your body. So if you are sneezing, it means you are clearing off your nose. 

3. We don’t sneeze while we sleep 

You must not have noticed anybody sneezing while sleeping. Our sneezing nerves also sleep while we sleep. Therefore, we can not sneeze while we sleep. 

4. How to stop a sneeze 

"Try breathing through your mouth and pinching the end of your nose," Kao says. This fact is not scientifically proven though. Also we should not try to stop our sneeze as this may affect your health adversely. 

5. Bless You Trend 

Many people say bless you after they hear somebody sneeze. "A post-sneeze blessing stems from the ancient belief that sneezing is a near-death experience, and that a blessing will prevent your soul or sneeze from escaping your body and will deter the devil from entering in," Wood says. 

6. Intimacy can trigger your sneeze 

You must have noticed that you sneeze more often after your intercourse. It is believed that stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system fires off signals in some people to enjoy the sex, but to sneeze when it’s done. 

7. Speed of sneeze 

Sneezes travel at the speed of about 100 miles per hour. It is also found that sneezing can spread 100,000germs in the air. So don’t forget to cover your mouth when you sneeze in the crowd as this may affect the health of other people around you.