Is it normal2often lose balance when you blow your nose?

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I often find that when I blow my nose I lose my balance.
This has been happening fora while now.
Usually, I'm lucky enough to be able to sit down on a chair/bed or lean against something, but I have fallen on my bum on a couple of occasions.

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  • Mel
    13 years ago

    Well when you blow your nose it puts pressure on your inner ears. Inner ears being a main source of balance. So it is normal that this could happen to you, BUT to the point of falling or having to sit down...not so much. You might want to mention this at your next physical or visit to your doctor. He'll be able to tell you if maybe you have an inner ear issue or possibly clogged sinus' which would put more pressure than normal, when blowing your sniffer :) Nothing to be overly worried about though.

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    Yes, if you sneeze very hard. I know I have before and it hurt my heart.

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  • DhGlory
    12 years ago

    My dad had to go to hospital after losing consciousness after blowing his nose and hitting his head on the way down bless him.

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    • BlueAlice
      12 years ago

      I hope he's alright.

      May I ask if he's got any particular condition which would be relevant to him losing consciousness after blowing his nose?

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      • DhGlory
        12 years ago

        Yeah he's fine now, just a few stitches :)

        He has asthma but whether or not that can be linked with a loss of consciousness, I have no idea. It only happened once so touch wood he doesn't faint again :)

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  • caizerinlive
    13 years ago

    ok I really dont know how could or can you lose ur balance while blowing you nose. Its not like your going to blow out a tornado or something. srry for the bad comment.

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