Another trick to help yourself sneeze is massaging the nose, says Bracamonte. Using your fingers, gently squeeze the bridge ...

Why do we say "bless you" when there is a sneeze? Learn about the history and meaning behind bless you, the sneeze and ...

"Sneezing is a reflex reaction to the lining of the nose, the mucous membranes, (being) irritated," says Lane. When the sensory fibers of these membranes in the nose or throat become irritated ...

The trigeminal nerve is at the heart of the sneeze reflex. But stopping a sneeze once triggered can increase its force and redirect pressure in dangerous ways.

ACHOO syndrome, aka photic sneeze reflex (PSR), is not serious or life-threatening on its own, says Dr. Louis Ptáček, a neurology professor at the University of California San Francisco.

As early as 400 B.C., Aristotle pondered why exposure to the sun incited sneezing. More recently, this reflex, also called ...

Sneezing is gross, but it’s also normal. / Trevor Williams/GettyImages Few things are more annoying than the build-up of an incoming sneeze—especially when it disappears at the last second ...

In this post, we will talk about how to use NVIDIA Reflex to fix low latency in games. While playing competitive multiplayer games on laptops and desktops, users face system latency which is the ...

But you can't sneeze during sleep – something you may have already realized for yourself if you've ever struggled to rest during a bad cold. During NREM sleep, your body's sensory and reflex ...

Feel a sneeze coming on? Don’t hold it in! In this one-minute video, our Ask Smithsonian host, Eric Schulze, explains why we sneeze. (01:22) Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our P ...

Stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage, doctors are warning. Medics in Leicester treated a 34-year-old man who ruptured his throat while trying to ...