Eli5 why, if we feel like we need to sneeze, looking directly into a bright light helps?

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Eli5 why, if we feel like we need to sneeze, looking directly into a bright light helps?

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No definitive reason yet but the closest we’ve come to understand is that since looking directly at the sun for even a brief period can damage your eyes and since sneezing is impossible with your eyes open, the body uses this as a defence mechanism to protect eyes

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