You sneeze and your body reacts. Your eyes squeeze closed and your heart seems to jump. Did your heart just stop? Not really, according to the UAMS’ Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.
When you sneeze, the intrathoracic pressure in your body momentarily increases. This will decrease the blood flow back to the heart. The heart compensates for this by changing its regular heart beat momentarily to adjust. However, the electrical activity of the heart does not stop during the sneeze.
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