2006-10-17 10:55:16 · 17 answers · asked by solidstanley 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It's the body's built in protection, because the force of a sneeze could force your eyeballs out of their sockets. True! And trying to stop a sneeze can cause damage too. These sound like crazy tales, but they are true. If you try to force your eyes to stay open, your body will try to stop the sneeze.
2006-10-17 10:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by LisaT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is almost impossible for one to keep one's eyelids open during a sneeze, although some rare individuals report having little if any trouble doing so. The reflex of shutting the eyes serves no obvious purpose: the nerves serving the eyes and the nose are closely related, and stimuli to the one often trigger some response in the other. The closing of the eyes may be to protect the tear ducts and blood vessels from bacteria expelled in the sneeze.
2006-10-17 10:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by txgirl_2_98 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joke answer - because your eyes would pop out of your head.
True answer, it's a reflex, so we have no control over it. It is impossible for anyone to sneeze with eyes open, so if you want to make some money, bet someone that they can't do it. You'll win every time.
2006-10-17 10:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was driving once and I actually did keep my eyes open when sneezing . . but only one time in my life.
I don't think anyone really knows for sure - probably it's just reflex and it might have evolved for protection of the eyes.
2006-10-17 10:56:40 · answer #4 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a safety measure to keep us from sneezing our eyeballs out of the socket.
2006-10-17 10:56:49 · answer #5 · answered by dbarnes3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sneezes would blow my eyes out.Safer to keep them shut
2006-10-17 10:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Is this a proven fact? How hard are you trying? I'll try it next time I sneeze.
2006-10-17 10:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by 飞行高 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
old wifes tale says if you sneeze with your eyes open they'll pop out from the pressure??????
2006-10-17 10:57:06 · answer #8 · answered by Becca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really can keep your eyes open!
You just need to try hard.
2006-10-17 11:02:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it might be a reflex to protect our eyes from the germs that we're expelling into the air.
2006-10-17 10:58:02 · answer #10 · answered by TechChick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋