I thought this was only me until my friends asked why i say ouch or shrivel after sneezing.
Apparently its fairly common (amongst the people i know)
Why?
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Ejecting anything out of your body with the velocity of a sneeze is going to cause some recoil. Recoil hurts. A sneeze is the forceful evacuation (via powerful spontaneous muscle contraction) of gas out of your lungs through your nose and mouth, containing some of the most sensitive tissues in your body, taking with it saliva, mucus, etc., things that can be accelerated to high speed before impacting your insides. Imagine a hard rain, or a strong ocean spray from a wave breaking; now, imagine that happening inside your sinuses. A big raindrop slapping your face at terminal velocity stings – imagine a million small snot droplets sprayed against the inside of your face. It’s like a shotgun in there. This is why you shouldn’t hold your nose for a sneeze, it’s a face explosion. Let it out.
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