This has happened to me literally all my life and I’ve always wondered why. I understand the anatomy of the nose and face quite well (I’m a nurse) and I understand why/how we sneeze but not how it can translate to pain if your sneeze is otherwise hindered.
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Not a doctor, but a biomedical researcher with functioning physiology background. If I had to guess I’d say that maybe air was getting trapped in the Eustachian tube or something like that, and that the increase in air pressure causes a painful sensation. Far from sure, though.
E: this would apply to being hindered mid-sneeze.
When you sneeze, it’s because your body detected bad stuff that it wants to remove from the body. This could be something irritating or something you’re allergic to. Sometimes your body tries to sneeze but fails because bodies aren’t perfect. When this happens, that sneezing feeling stays and can be painful because the allergen never left.
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