Hello hay fever – why pressing under your nose could stop a sneeze but why you shouldn't
- Written by: Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
ShutterstockIf you have hay fever, you’ve probably been sneezing a lot lately.
Sneezing is universal but also quite unique to each of us. It is a protective reflex action outside our conscious control, to remove irritants from inside our nose.
The pressure in the airways during a sneeze is more than 30 times greater than heavy breathing...
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