Everyone closes their eyes when they sneeze...why's this?
2006-09-04 23:51:59 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Because the sneeze is so powerful,P.S so you cant get all Ur own sneeze in Ur eyes...plus so they cant pop out..
2006-09-05 05:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by ♥HELLO♥ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sneezing is a reflex response that expels an irritant from the nose. It involves many muscles in the face, throat and chest. The sneeze reflex involves the muscles of the face that close the eyes as well. For this reason, is not possible to voluntarily keep our eyes open when we sneeze.
2016-03-26 22:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's completely UNTRUE that we close our eyes to stop our eyeballs coming out. It's an old wives tail.
There actually isn't any medical reason why we do it, it's just a reflex the same as your leg jerking when you hit the right nerve.
There are a lot of people who CAN and DO sneeze with their eyes open, and nothing much happens.
So it's just a reflex action, nothing more.
2006-09-05 00:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by sian_raven 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's physically impossible to keep them open when you sneeze, possibly because of the force a sneeze comes out at. I heard it comes out at something like 200 miles per hour.
2006-09-04 23:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the sneeze is the second most satisfying thing you can do, and man oh man, it's so embarrassing to enjoy yourself like that out in public, so we close our eyes.
2006-09-04 23:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hehe i like your answer ever learn! I just pictured someone sneezing looking very happy with there eyes wide open, lol!!!!!
I quite like sneezing too!
2006-09-05 00:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by little.lost 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the force of the sneeze.
2006-09-04 23:54:05 · answer #7 · answered by Lunchmeat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To stop your eye balls from popping out, seriously, theres a big release of pressure when you sneeze
2006-09-05 00:27:01 · answer #8 · answered by lizarddd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get a better sneeze out of it
2006-09-04 23:57:38 · answer #9 · answered by Yoruba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos anyway u cant see ur sneeze blowing out so whats the point keeping ur eyes open
2006-09-04 23:54:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋