• Question: Why is it impossible to open your eyes when you sneeze?

    Asked by dramaqueen1 to Bridget on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Bridget Waller

      Bridget Waller answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      The pressure that builds up forces you to close your eyes – there are some functions (such as sneezing, vomiting) that we don’t have much control over. There is an old part of the brain called the ‘medulla’ which controlsthese things for us without any conscious control.

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