2007-01-20 19:53:34 · 18 answers · asked by GETRDID 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
lol because we should close our eyes as a respect to sneeze
2007-01-20 19:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by micho 7 · 1⤊ 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.
2016-05-24 04:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you go :-)
Let's get one thing straight: "It is very unlikely our eyes will extrude or 'pop out' if we sneeze too forcefully," says Brian Smart, MD, chairman of the Asthma and Allergy Center of the DuPage Medical Group in Illinois.
Well, if the reason we close our eyes when we sneeze isn't to keep them from popping out of our heads, then why bother?
"Similar to the reflex that occurs when your knee kicks after it's hit with a medical hammer, or the way your hand pulls away from something hot when you burn it, closing your eyes when you sneeze is a powerful reflex," says Smart, who is also a spokesman for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. "You can try and force yourself to keep your eyes open when you sneeze, but it's hard to do."
Another piece of folklore: We sneeze with our eyes closed to keep the stuff we sneeze out from getting in our eyes. Survey says?
"It is also unlikely that the substances we sneeze will get into our eyes, since the substances we sneeze travel some distance," says Smart. "Incidentally, the fact that we sneeze a considerable distance leads me to remind people to always cover their mouths when they sneeze. This will help slow the spread of respiratory disease, and is simply good manners."
2007-01-20 20:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by brisbane b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't comfortable and you still kinda squint but we CAN sneeze with our eyes open. Someone told me we couldn't years ago, so I made it a point to keep them open the next few sneezes, and sure enough, it's possible.
Probably better to go with nature though, and let 'em close!
2007-01-20 19:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jadalina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just one of those things. Heres a fun fact after I choke like on something I am drinking. I sneeze always once after. Weird.
2007-01-20 20:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by jipp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its to stop your eyes from popping out of their sockets. A sneeze is a very violent action.
2007-01-20 19:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sneeze with them open...Darn that must be why my eyes are so big...
2007-01-20 22:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause that there sneeze makes them there eyes blink
2007-01-20 20:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by Jeremy© ® ™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you can't sleep with open eyes
2007-01-20 19:58:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your eyeballs would fly right out of thier sockets!
Then they would bounce around like those eyes on a spring.
2007-01-20 19:59:01 · answer #10 · answered by Ta Dah! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋