Sneezing with your eyes open pops your eyes out!

If you sneeze with your eyes open your eyes will pop out! True?

False!!

When you sneeze, your body is getting rid of bad things in your nose, things like bateria and germs, and other things your body does not agree with. For example, when you smell small black peper, you will sneeze because your body (nose) does not agree with it.

When a person sees a bright light, for example turning on the light or looking at the sun, sometimes you will feel like you need to sneeze. One out of three people sneeze at the sight of bright light. That one person is called a 'photic sneezer', seeing as photic means light. This trait is passed down from a side of the family, so you could inherit it from your Mum or Dad.

Naturally, nobody sneezes with their eyes open, because it is a reflex to close your eyes as you sneeze. But some people do have the ability to, and some people just don't. You have no control over the fact if you can open your eyes while sneezing or not. It is not known exactly why we shut our eyes when we sneeze, everyone has their own theories. Most doctors agree on the simple fact that it is a reflex and we have no control over it. Some evidence that could add to say as to why we do is that the nerves serving our eyes and nose are closely intertwined, and so one triggers a response to the other. It is still not really known though.

So, the big answer is no! No your eyes do not pop out when you sneeze with your eyes open. There are muscles (that control the movement of your eye mainly) and the optic move that hold your eye in place. Just because your eye lids are open, it doesn't mean that your eyes will pop out. The eye lids do not even do that much for the eye. It is known that your eyes do buldge out a bit, but it is also known for one hundred percent certainty that your eyes do not pop out when you sneeze with your eyes open.