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health advisory Hospital Doctor Yu 2007-11-8 19:08:23

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I seriously don't think its a protective measure to prevent your eyes from falling out; not only have I never heard that in all my biology/medical education, but I've known someone that could keep his eyes open while sneezing, and I assure you they didn't pop out!

We don't actually know for sure, but the most logical theory is to prevent eye infection. Think about it; the whole point to a sneeze is to clear your oral/nasal/pharanyx region of dust, bacteria, and viruses that have been accumulating. A sneeze, especially from someone getting sick, is basically a shotgun spray of active virus particles and bacteria. The last thing you want is that spray to get in your eyes, which are one of the body's most susceptible areas to infection.

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Hi. It is one way nature helps us to prevent damage or infection from our eyes.

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so your eyeballs don't get blown out.

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so, we cant c how ugly we look whn we r sneeze

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I've tried it and I have managed to sneeze with my eyes open. It is more comfortable to sneeze with them closed.

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its due to the fact of how fast and how much pressure you body must exert to push out a sneeze. that moisture comes out at mind blowing speeds.and if you eyes were to left open it would/could cause retinal tear. your eyes would not pop out but irreversible damage could easy occur.

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So that the devil doesn't get in.

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I was told that it was because if we didn't close our eyes while we were sneezing, the force of it would push our eyes forward or out of our sockets!