• Question: why do we sneeze

    Asked by ledw to Christina, Colin, Jess, Samaneh, Steve on 18 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Christina Pagel

      Christina Pagel answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      I think it’s to get rid of foreign bodies or mucus in our mouth and nose… but I don’t really know!

    • Photo: Jess Bean

      Jess Bean answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Sneezing is our bodies way of getting rid of irritating things inside our nose. This could be dust, pollen (especially in summer) or mucus. It is controlled by the ‘sneeze centre’ inside our brains which coordinates all the muscles needed to make you sneeze – these include your stomach muscles and your voice box. It’s ridiculously efficient and can get up so speeds of 70mph!

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