Are there any cases of this? Where?
2007-02-07 08:34:44 · 3 answers · asked by comedycatalyst 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Maybe if you could sneeze hard enough to dislodge your brain. Pretty unlikely, I'd say.
2007-02-07 12:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by Shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stroke is bleeding in the brain. Most often it is brought on by high blood pressure and a weak vein. That being said, it's not impossible to sneeze so hard or the wrong way and give yourself a stroke, but unlikely unless you know you have problems with either veins or blood pressure.
Since most people don't know what brought on a stroke it would be hard to find a documented case of this. I worked in an ER for about 5 years and rarely, if ever, saw a stroke case in someone who didn't have other medical complications.
Has someone been telling you scary stories?! Shame on them.
2007-02-13 10:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by Lorrie C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stroke patients can find themselves temporarily unable to sneeze, but I've never heard of sneezing causing a stroke.
2007-02-13 10:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Luv2Listen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋