2024-01-04 05:01:23
There have been reports of cases of people suffering a hole in their throat after holding in a sneeze. [사진: 셔터스톡]
[디지털투데이 AI리포터] A man in his 30s who suffered from pollen allergies felt severe pain in his throat after suppressing a sneeze. The man, who went to the hospital for an examination, discovered that he had a hole in his neck.
On the 3rd (local time), the online media Gigajin reported on a case of a torn airway caused by holding in a sneeze, citing data published in the international academic journal BMJ Case Reports. A man who had symptoms of allergic rhinitis tried to sneeze while driving and held back the sneeze by covering his nose and mouth. Afterwards, he felt severe pain in his neck and soon went to the hospital. As a result of the examination, a small hole measuring 2 millimeters (mm) was found in the airway. The doctor said, “Both sides of the neck were swollen, and the range of motion was reduced,” and diagnosed the patient with a “tracheal laceration.”
Typically, the pressure applied to the upper respiratory tract when sneezing is 1 to 2 kilopascals (about 0.009869 atmospheres), but when the mouth and nose are blocked, the pressure increases up to 20 times. Dr. Lasaj Misilovs, a medical professor at the University of Dundee in Scotland, determined that “the cause of the lacerations discovered during the examination was due to strong pressure being applied to the trachea when trying to suppress a sneeze.” The man was prescribed painkillers and allergic rhinitis treatment at the hospital, and a CT scan five weeks later showed that the torn wound had disappeared.
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