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Hello hay fever – why pressing under your nose could stop a sneeze but why you shouldn't

By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
Jessica Nealon, Lecturer in Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), University of Wollongong

The trigeminal nerve is at the heart of the sneeze reflex. But stopping a sneeze once triggered can increase its force and redirect pressure in dangerous ways.

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