The habit of holding back loud sneezes can lead to hearing loss

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If you try to sneeze as quietly as possible by pinching your nose and mouth, your hearing organs can be seriously damaged, doctors warn.

Experts at the UAMS Medical Center at the University of Arkansas warn: the habit of suppressing a loud sneeze can be harmful health In this case, there is a risk of various damages and injuries in the ears and auditory canal.

Doctors explained: before sneezing, significant air compression is created in the lungs in preparation for immediate emptying of the nasal cavity. If a person restrains himself in this urge to sneeze by pinching his nose or closing his mouth, then the compressed air is pushed not through them, but through the Eustachian tube, entering the cavity of the middle ear. If the pressure is too high, it can cause injuries

“Pressure from being held back can cause damage to the inner ear, including a ruptured eardrum – an injury to the middle and inner ear membranes that causes vertigo and hearing problems up to and including deafness “, – said doctors from UAMS.

Other injuries. Damage to the organs of hearing is not the only pathological consequence of the habit of holding back a loud sneeze. It can also lead to injuries of the diaphragm, rupture of blood vessels in the eyes, as well as weakening or damage of blood vessels in the brain.