Man Hospitalized After Covering Nose and Mouth While Sneezing

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Man Hospitalized After Covering Nose and Mouth While Sneezing
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A man suffered a neck rupture and air leakage into his chest after attempting to suppress a sneeze by covering his nose and mouth, highlighting the dangers of holding in sneezes which can lead to serious injuries like airway rupture and pneumomediastinum.

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