A hole in your throat is nothing to sneeze at, as shown by a case report recently published in BMJ Case Reports. And the case report showed the dangers of pinching your nose and closing your mouth in ...

You know those scary, but seemingly ridiculous myths people share around the lunch table that you only half-believe? The ones that leave you pondering equally ridiculous questions like, for example, ...

A report recently surfaced about a British man who pinched his nose shut while sneezing and blew a hole in his throat. The story has gone viral so our Verify team took a closer look. We tracked down ...

If you’ve been guilty of holding in a sneeze, this warning is for achoo. A man in his 30s who had a history of allergies tore his windpipe after trying to hold in his sneeze, according to a case ...

This story will have you thinking twice the next time you're tempted to hold in a sneeze. A man in England ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze. Doctors say the man ...

Here’s a scary lesson about why you shouldn’t hold in your sneezes. In a case report this month, doctors in the UK describe a man in his 30s who tore open his windpipe by holding his nose and mouth ...

Ah, Ah, Ah. Have you ever tried to hold in the "choo" portion of a sneeze? Maybe instead of a "choo", it came out like a "bzzzzt", a "ffffrrtttt", or an "uffff." Well ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2018 -- Holding your nose and closing your mouth when you feel a sneeze coming on just might lead to serious trouble. The journal BMJ Case Reports includes the story of a 34-year-old ...

At a certain point, there’s no stopping a sneeze. The burst of air is as inevitable as a crashing wave. But with conscious effort, we can control how loud it is. “There are things that people can do ...