Is it normal to hurt yourself sneezing?

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Don't laugh at me! This sounds so ridiculous but it happened to me, I have really bad allergies and was cleaning and breathed in a lot of dust. I sneezed probably 70 times. At one point I had a sharp pain in my lower back. It happened twice yesterday when I sneezed it hurt my back, today I have a lot of pain and stiffness in the "lumbar" area. I didn't do anything else like lifting, I know it was from sneezing. I feel almost dumb admitting it but Im not sure what to do now. Go to the doctor? Soak in a bath? I cant bend over and am having trouble sitting down, then getting up again. This is a real WTF situation.

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  • Doktor_Hildred_Von_Steinmann
    9 years ago

    I have once pulled a muscle in a back after a violent attack of sneezes. Rest and heat pack might help if it is a pulled muscle, but if the pain persists, go see your local doctor.

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  • howaminotmyself
    9 years ago

    If you hurt your back, get a massage or go to a chiropractor. And then figure out what you are allergic to. When you feel sneezes coming on, prepare yourself. I tend to have dramatic sneezes that just don't stop. I usually hurt my sinuses, but if I'm in a weird position, im sure I could tweak my back. And I have definitely made my stomach muscles sore. But the worst is sneezing so hard you pee your pants and throw up at the same time.

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    • charli.m
      9 years ago

      Oh wow that sucks :( poor you :(

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  • charli.m
    9 years ago

    Few months back, I strained a muscle in my neck from coughing. I don't see how a sneeze would be any different. I went and got a massage and made it worse. Absolute agony til I could see an osteo a few days later.

    Definitely try heat therapy through a bath or heat pack. Stretches can help, too. If it doesn't clear up then get it checked. Back pain is nasty.

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  • Nokiot9
    9 years ago

    I sneezed once and smacked my head on the counter edge. Still have a dent in my skull lol

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