Doctors have issued a warning after a man tore a hole in his throat while trying to stop a sneeze.
The patient in his 30s was taken to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, in severe pain after he pinched his nose and closed his mouth to stifle the sneeze.
Scans revealed he had suffered a 2mm tear in his windpipe.
yeah I have tried to stop a sneeze but not by physically grabbing myself. Whats so bad about a sneeze to go thorugh that? Usually im just trying to hold it off while I get my mouth pointing toward my armpit or elbow.