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Why is it difficult to keep your eyes open when sneezing?

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Why is it difficult to keep your eyes open when sneezing?
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It is almost impossible for a person to keep their eyelids open during a sneeze, although some rare individuals report having little if any trouble doing so. The reflex of shutting the eyes serves no obvious purpose: the nerves serving the eyes and the nose are closely related, and stimuli to the one often trigger some response in the other.
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Because your eyes would pop out
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Because your eye balls will fly out if you don't close your eyes.
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natural reaction
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coz ur eyes might blow out of there!! its the pressure of the sneeze.. beware.. lolz
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Actually, with enough practice, you can. I saw it on an episode of Brainiac.
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nope
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I heard that too, its so much pressure your eyes could pop out. I guess its really a lot of pressure when you do that.
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you cant, it is an involuntary movement that can not be controlled, just like how you blink and your heartbeat.. Whatever the reason it must be a good one, so don't try to change it(or you might sneeze your eyes out!)
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can u lick your elbow?. can u talk while breathing ?
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