The patient was rushed to a hospital and doctors could hear a crackling noise as the patient tried to breathe. However, he was still able to walk, swallow and talk. Doctors strongly advise not stifling a sneeze by pinching the nose as it can result in tracheal perforation.
New Delhi: Because of fear of good or bad omens, there are many who end up holding back a sneeze with little or no knowledge of the many consequences that may occur. In one such case, a patient from Scotland in his 30s made this mistake by trying to stifle a bout of sneeze. He did so by pinching his nose and closing the mouth while driving.
But this led to a hole being torn in his throat. Doctors commented on this one of a kind case and said that the pressre from the sneeze was so major that it resulted in an 0.08 inch hole in the windpipe.
The patient was rushed to a hospital and doctors could hear a crackling noise as the patient tried to breathe. However, he was still able to walk, swallow and talk. Doctors strongly advise not stifling a sneeze by pinching the nose as it can result in tracheal perforation.
The patient was suffering from allergic rhinitis, a condition wherein the nose becomes irritated by allergens like pollen. This can result in the following: What happens when one stifles a sneeze? Sneezing can result in build-up of pressure in the airways and holding it back can cause the build-up to worsen by 20 times. This case, reported in BMJ Case Reports, is said to be the only known case wherein .