• Question: Is it possible to sneeze with your eyes open?

    Asked by aileenjcat to Colin, John, Kevin, Shikha, Triona on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Kevin Motherway

      Kevin Motherway answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      No. its a reflex and you cannot sneeze with your eyes open. Just one of the ways your body protects itself.

    • Photo: Shikha Sharma

      Shikha Sharma answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Hi Alieenjcat,

      Blinking eyes when you sneeze is normal because it is a reflex. The eyes and nose are linked by brain nerves, so when you sneeze one signal goes to brain and other to the eyelids, causing a blink for most people. But it’s still possible for some people to sneeze with their eyes open 🙂

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