Rebecca Strong is a writer with nearly 10 years of experience covering health and wellness, food, fitness, and travel. Her work has appeared across publications like Insider, Healthline, Health, ...

Whether you say achoo in English, or hatschi, as they do in Germany, or the Chinese a~qian, the same thing is happening in your body. It’s one of the many explosive actions your body can take: a ...

A sneeze happens when something like mucus, a tiny object, or an allergen interacts with skin or the tiny hairs that line your nose. Sneezing is a mechanism your body uses to clear the nose. When ...

(NEW YORK) -- Just in time for cold and flu season, MIT researchers are showing you exactly what a sneeze looks like in slow motion. Lydia Bourouiba, of the MIT Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission ...

Sneezing helps get rid of germs, irritants, and allergens from the nose. Hay fever, respiratory illnesses, and air pollutants may all cause sneezing. Sneezing is a normal function of the body and ...

It's spring, that wonderful season of allergies. And with allergies comes sneezing. In addition to allergies, sneezing can be caused by being too full, bright lights, and even orgasms. But as common ...

Sneezing is a natural response to irritation in a person’s nasal cavity. Eating food may trigger sneezing. It may be that all foods or specific foods cause a person to sneeze. Sneezing is often the ...

Sneezing is a normal physical response to clear the nose of irritants like dust, bugs, and pollen. Some people even sneeze as a response to eating or being exposed to bright light. While sneezing is a ...

At a certain point, there’s no stopping a sneeze. The burst of air is as inevitable as a crashing wave. But with conscious effort, we can control how loud it is. “There are things that people can do ...

Doctors caution against stifling sneezes, highlighting potential health risks like ruptured eardrums, chest pressure, and throat damage. A recent case reported a man rupturing his throat by holding in ...