2007-09-07 01:17:29 · 12 answers · asked by PALLU 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The medical term for a sneeze is the “sternutatory reflex”. Almost all animals sneeze. A sneeze helps clear the nose and sinus regions while injecting oxygen into the cells of the body. A sniff does much the same thing. Nevertheless, a sneeze is a very complicated body action. Technically, a sneeze is produced when an irritant contacts the nasal mucosa, which in turn stimulates the trigeminal nerve, which in turn stimulates the pons and medullai of the brain, which in turn sets off additional nerve reactions, and so on. During a sneeze, tremendous stress is placed on the body. Considerable air pressure is place upon the eyes. This pressure is not enough to pop your eyes out of your head or even make them bulge out, but enough to make your eyes feel uncomfortable from the added pressure. -
2007-09-08 05:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theres no proven reason for sneezing with your eyes closed, its just a reflex, you could train your eyes to stay open while you sneeze. There is an old wives tale that if you sneeze with your eyes open they will pop out, doctors also thought at one point that we close our eyes to keep out germs, both these have been proven untrue.
2007-09-07 08:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sneezing is a reflex and so is closing our eyes. We have no control over whether or not we close our eyes when we sneeze
2007-09-07 08:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by raj@potter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is because our eyes will pop out when we sneeze with our eyes open.
2007-09-07 08:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by chocolate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sneeze creates a reflex action to make the facial n ocular muscles to contract hence the result..
2007-09-07 13:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by comrad Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it shows you don't trust the person you're sneezing on!
2007-09-07 08:25:16 · answer #6 · answered by airjarrod 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to reflex action, it is normal that the eyes close to protect them from any external injury.
2007-09-09 10:21:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'coz if u sneeze on some boxer-type guy he'll give you a black eye if it is open.
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2007-09-07 08:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are wrong.... we can sneeze with open eyes...
2007-09-07 08:26:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Coz it will pop out.
2007-09-07 08:24:26 · answer #10 · answered by Kyong Ha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋