男子試圖抑制打噴嚏 結果竟導致喉嚨撕裂

Stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage, doctors are warning.

醫生警告稱，通過夾緊鼻子和嘴巴來止住打噴嚏，可能會造成嚴重的身體傷害。

Medics in Leicester treated a 34-year-old man who ruptured his throat while trying to stop a high-force sneeze.

日前，萊斯特的醫務人員治療了一名34歲的男子，他在試圖阻止高強度的噴嚏時導致喉嚨破裂。

With nowhere to escape, the pressure ripped through the soft tissue, and although rare and unusual, they say others should be aware of the danger.

當這股壓力無處可逃，就可能撕裂軟組織，儘管這很罕見且不尋常，但醫生們表示，大家應該意識到這個危險。

Trapping a sneeze could also damage the ears or even rupture a brain aneurysm, they warn in journal BMJ Case Reports.

《英國醫學期刊病例報告》警告稱，強行止住噴嚏還會損害耳朵甚至使腦動脈瘤破裂。

The man said he felt a "popping" sensation in his neck when it happened and then immediately experienced pain and difficulty swallowing and speaking.

這名男子聲稱，當他的脖子上發生“砰”的一聲時，他立即感到疼痛，吞嚥和說話都很困難。

When the doctors checked him over they found he had swelling and tenderness around his throat and neck.

當醫生進行檢查時，發現他的喉嚨和脖子上有腫脹和壓痛。

An X-ray revealed air escaping from his windpipe into the soft tissue of his neck through the rupture.

一張X光片顯示，破裂過程中，空氣從他的氣管滲入到頸部的軟組織。

The man had to be fed by a tube for the next seven days to allow time for the tissues to heal.

該男子必須在接下來的七天內用吸管來餵食，以便該軟組織癒合。

After spending a week in hospital, the man was sent home and made a full recovery.

經過一個星期的住院治療後，該男子被送回了家並完全康復。

Doctors from the ear, nose, throat department at Leicester Royal Infirmary, where the man was treated, said: "Halting a sneeze via blocking nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre and should be avoided."

該男子入住的萊斯特皇家醫院耳鼻喉科的醫生表示：“通過阻塞鼻孔和嘴巴來阻止打噴嚏是一種危險的操作，應該避免。”