Why is it so hard to sneeze with your eyes open?!


Question: Why is it so hard to sneeze with your eyes open?
Every time I try, I fail miserably :(

Answers:

Ever heard the rumour that if you sneeze with your eyes open,your eyeballs will pop out? Read on for the eye-opening truth.....


Sneezing in your body's way of getting rid of an irritation in your nose. Your nose is a sensitive organ,so all sorts of things might irratate it: allergies.
(e.g to pollen or animals), pepper,dust,pie,even bright light makes some people sneeze.
Although it seems simple sneezing is quite a complicated process -there's even special part of your brain that's devoted to making a sneeze. Your diaphragm (the muscle you use to breathe) and muscles abdomen,chest and thorot all have to work together,and the muscles that control your eyelids play a part too,making your eyes shut when you sneeze.
Why you should have a reflex to shut your eyes while sneezing a mystery but it's definitely not because your eyes would fall out if you didn't. Some people don't have the reflex to close their eyes when they sneeze and you'll be pleased to know that they keep their eyeballs inplace anyway. But, in some occasions, if eyes aren't shut and pressure isn't released through the mouth, it could eject your eyeballs because there must be a way for the pressure to be released.

Allergy Doctor



Because the reflex of sneezing tells many of the muscles in your body to contract during a sneeze. This greatly includes the muscles in your eyelids. You can't sneeze with your eyes open, because reflex actions are movements in your body that you can't control. It is a myth that your eyes will pop out of their sockets.



when you sneeze all you face muscles contract and there is no way you can keep them open while you're sneezing
you'll notice that you can't inhale or exhale air when you sneeze



im pretty sure i read somewhere once that if u manage to hold your eyes open when u sneeze they like, pop out or something lol not sure if thats true or not but im certainly not taking the risk!



It's a reflex.




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