Sneezing: Causes
Airway Diseases: Volume 1-3, Springer International Publishing Ag, ss.315-321, 2023
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-031-22483-6_18-1
- Yayınevi: Springer International Publishing Ag
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.315-321
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Sneezing (sternutation) usually acts to guard the airway, although it may also be a sign of several disorders. Writers have discussed sneezing since early times. The association of sneezing with superstition is common among numerous cultures and areas within Eurasia. Sneezing has often been believed to have a profound significance, showing us mysteriously what is about to happen. But from a scientific perspective, besides knowing that sneezing guards the airway, we possess little other knowledge about the phenomenon. When sneezing, an individual propels air at high pressure out of the lungs via the nasal or oral cavity, typically in response to the lining of the nose being irritated in some way. The following may each set up a sneeze: suddenly emerging into strong light, having eaten a great deal, physical triggers acting on the fifth cranial nerve, central nervous system disorders (e.g., epilepsy, posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome), or psychological conditions [1].