There’s something satisfying about a good sneeze, right? But what’s the tie-in with having an orgasm?
Allow us to explain: sneezing is basically just getting rid of germs via a whoosh of air out your nose.
Or, as Alexis Jackman, M.D., of the New York-based ENT and Allergy Associates, puts it, ‘a coordinated, autonomic response to stimuli’.
As for the theory that says if you sneeze a number of times in a row it feels like you’re having a teeny tiny orgasm? Not true.
While both are involuntary reflexes that release endorphins in the body – the levels do not compare. As in, the post-sneeze feelgood is nothing like the buzzy high post orgasm.
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