Stifling sneezes can make you ill, warns specialist

By THE NATION

 

Manoon Leechawengwongs

 

Covering your nose or mouth when sneezing may create an air pocket in the brain, a respiratory disease specialist announced in a Facebook post on Thursday (May 21).

 

In his Facebook post, Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, who specialises in respiratory diseases at Vichaiyut Hospital, cited the case of an 85-year-old woman who had sought treatment in 2016 for not being able to speak. She also complained of tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.

 

He said magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the woman had developed an air pocket in her left brain. She was treated for this condition and recovered in 50 days.

 

However, the patient returned again this year. This time she was not able to speak clearly, the right side of her face was frozen and she had tinnitus again.

 

An MRI again showed that she had developed an air pocket in the brain, though this time it was smaller. She recovered in four days this time around.

 

Based on observations from this case, the doctor has concluded that closing one’s nose and mouth while sneezing can cause air to rush up to the brain and create air pockets.

 

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Hahaha ...... I couldn't make this stuff up!

This guy thinks if you sneeze hard, you'll blow your own brains out.

Is that what happened to him?

 

This is one of the reasons I'd never let a Thai doctor operate on me.

Edited May 21, 20206 yr by BritManToo

8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Covering your nose or mouth when sneezing may create an air pocket in the brain, a respiratory disease specialist announced in a Facebook post on Thursday (May 21).

Covering one or the other, or both?  Stadtler feels the same way about farting, but he won't get into too much detail.

Edited May 21, 20206 yr by Stadtler

The same can happen if you blow your nose too vigorously. 

Where would the air go through from? These people got a hole in the nasal cavity where the brains are hanging out from? Would explain the constant nose picking - just picking my brains, khaaaa.

With Covid-19 rampant, I suspect that NOT stifling your sneeze is more likely to kill you, mainly by nearby people wanting to beat you to death lol. 

I love these Thai doctors.  Coronavirus out only days and Thailand announced a vaccine almost ready for production...555

 

 

Enough, please, enough of this bovine .......

Enough.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Covering your nose or mouth when sneezing may create an air pocket in the brain

Seems Thais did that since they born.

One thing that I have noticed over many, many years here is how loud many Thai Ladies shout out when they sneeze, especially when cooking chillies.. It seems to be a National trait that they pick up from their Mothers. A habit that appears to go against what the Quack, sorry "Doctor" says.

TAS: Thai Airhead Syndrome

the root cause for many issues 

And NOT covering your nose when you sneeze, during the Covid era, scares the living hell out of most people. So, what do we do Dr. Manoon? Sneeze all over the crowd? Is that your sound medical recommendation? Is that really all you got?

 

And I am curious. I have often covered my nose while sneezing. Frankly, it seems like the polite and sensible thing to do. But, are you the only one who closes his mouth too? Why would someone do that? Do you think we are all incredibly dim?

Very scientific!

My wish has been having air pocket in the brain for all my life. 

I am going to cover my nose when I sneeze from now on.

I nominate him for Nobel prize. 

 

Unless this is a comedy written by a bored reporter. 

Edited May 22, 20206 yr by Retarded

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Covering your nose or mouth when sneezing may create an air pocket in the brain, a respiratory disease specialist announced in a Facebook post on Thursday (May 21).

Not to mention an air-pocket in ones underwear.

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Hahaha ...... I couldn't make this stuff up!

This guy thinks if you sneeze hard, you'll blow your own brains out.

Is that what happened to him?

 

This is one of the reasons I'd never let a Thai doctor operate on me.

Nothing to do with it,  I've seen plenty of brain damaged individuals from trying to stifle sneezes,  it's been known for eons

I hope he has contacted the Mayo Clinic about this incredible discovery.

22 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Hahaha ...... I couldn't make this stuff up!

This guy thinks if you sneeze hard, you'll blow your own brains out.

Is that what happened to him?

 

This is one of the reasons I'd never let a Thai doctor operate on me.

He's the expert and right.

 

Makes me laugh some of the responses on here.

My mum told me that 60 years ago.  "If you hold back sneezes you'll grow hair on the palms of your hands."

???? Hmmm, maybe that was something else.

Oh..." If you hold back sneezes you'll rupture your eardrums!!!"
Yeah, that was it.  See, my mum knew as much as this guy when he was still in diapers. 

22 hours ago, anterian said:

The same can happen if you blow your nose too vigorously. 

yep very bad for you

if blocked suppose to just leave it

On 5/22/2020 at 1:47 PM, spidermike007 said:

And NOT covering your nose when you sneeze, during the Covid era, scares the living hell out of most people. So, what do we do Dr. Manoon? Sneeze all over the crowd? Is that your sound medical recommendation? Is that really all you got?

 

And I am curious. I have often covered my nose while sneezing. Frankly, it seems like the polite and sensible thing to do. But, are you the only one who closes his mouth too? Why would someone do that? Do you think we are all incredibly dim?

 

Agree, I was taught as a kid to copy both of my parents, quickly move to a more open area a bit away from other people and sneeze and at the same time do some limited cover up to reduce the noise, but certainly not to attempt a total stop of the sneeze.

 

My sadly departed Thai wife (dr. of medicine, trained in Australia) had adopted the same practice and we taught our only kid (son) to do the same. His Thai wife has also copied the same 'routine' and son and his wife have taught their 3 kids to do the same.

 

Not rocket science and not difficult. 

 

 

Edited May 24, 20206 yr by scorecard