Does Sneezing Make YOUR Arms Hurt? - Factual Questions Home » When I Sneeze My Arms Hurt » Does Sneezing Make YOUR Arms Hurt? - Factual Questions Maybe your like When I Think About The Lord Chords When I Think About You I Touch My Elf When I Think Of The Goodness Of Jesus When I Think Of You Lyrics When I Turn 18 What Can I Do Does Sneezing Make YOUR Arms Hurt? Factual Questions HeyHomie August 12, 2001, 4:31pm 1 …because it sure as hell makes mine hurt! And Mrs. Rastahomie’s, too. Usually this only happens on a particularly violent sneeze; your more run-of-the-mill sneezes don’t usually do it. So what is the relationship between sneezing and making my arm muscles hurt? WEW August 12, 2001, 5:24pm 2 Sometimes yes. I find that if I’m coming down with a cold, then the body aches start, and a good window rattling sneeze will exacerbate the problem. It mostly hurts in my upper arms/shoulders. If it just a ROTM, allergy or dust induced sneeze, then it usually does not hurt my arms. lolagranola August 12, 2001, 5:27pm 3 Nope, and I don’t know. Arken August 12, 2001, 6:41pm 4 I thought I asked this same question in GQ last year sometime but I couldn’t find it… so I’ll add my yes, but, as rastahomie says, only after a violent sneeze. Philster August 12, 2001, 7:11pm 5 YES YES YES…my arm(s) will hurt after some sneezes, and not because I have aches or pains from any cold/illnesses. I am notorious for sneezing 4-5 per episode. I think the third sneeze finally gets me, and the fourth makes it very painful. It doesn’t always happen, but it happens here and there. Dani_Filth August 12, 2001, 8:02pm 6 Yep, it hurts me too sometimes, usually the arms and shoulders. However, it doesn’t mean i’m getting sick, it just hurts… -Dani JohnW77707 August 12, 2001, 8:36pm 7 Now, I am definitely not a doctor, but I’ve deposed plenty of them. I think the C4-C5 disc space is the one that, if not quite right, will cause a reaction down the arms. So I would at least be alert to the possibility of this being an asymptomatic disc issue. sailor August 12, 2001, 9:49pm 8 Yes, particularly intense sneezes make my arms hurt. (I do not like to use the word “violent” as I find sneezing particularly pleasurable.) I also never sneeze just once. Generally I will go into a series of sneezes of at least 10 and generally more. I hate it when it happens in public and I have to repress them. In private I am free to enjoy them to the fullest. Achernar August 12, 2001, 11:38pm 9 No, but it occasionally makes my back itch. I guess I’m probably alone on this, though. I’m such a freak… voguevixen August 13, 2001, 12:18am 10 I’ve never had arm pain due to sneezing, but I’ve noticed after drinking to excess instead of a headache I usually get pain in my biceps. Sometimes it’s painful enough to rouse me out of what should be a pretty sound stupor in the wee hours of the morning. I’ve had to limit my drinking to to odd “special occasion drink with dinner” because of it. (And no, the glasses I drink out of aren’t THAT heavy!) dead0man August 13, 2001, 1:10am 11 Yes, I also have shoulder/upper arm pain after a serious sneeze. But like most of the others, no clue on the cause. Ussually stronger in the left arm. mmmmm think they could be minor heart attacks?.. (kind of a depressed sarcastic laugh follows) Mangetout August 13, 2001, 9:37am 12 I’d just like to link in this thread:My upper arms hurt when I sneeze and this column from Cecil: Will suppressing a sneeze give you a brain aneurysm? SolomonGrundy August 13, 2001, 12:13pm 13 Just wanted to add another “data point.” I, too, sometimes get an ache in my arms and shoulders after a violent sneeze. Not quite as frequently as I get the “piss shiver,” but it’s something I’ve wondered about all the same. jkirkman August 13, 2001, 3:16pm 14 i have to second JohnW77707 on both counts (both the “i am not a doctor” and on the “C4-C5” opinion. i happen to have a few non-factory options installed in my C5 area (namely a bone graft, a plate, and the few-odd screws to hold the whole mess together). a good, old-fashioned neck-whip type sneezing action is capable of producing unpleasant effects ranging from a nasty hit-funnybone feeling down my left arm to temporary partial paralysis below the elbow. not being in the mood for yet another surgery, i conceal this from my doctor in the (as yet) vain hope i will die in a terrible car crash or get bitten by a rabid dog or something before i have to face up to reality. cheers 8-). etgaw1 August 13, 2001, 4:02pm 15 I have this problem when I sneeze but it is my whole body. I usually get this effect after I try to supress a really strong sneeze and it feels like I pulled every muscle in my body for about 45 seconds. I beleive you get the pain because you are violently working the muscles. You are in effect pulling evey muscle in your arm. Or in my case my arms, chest, back, stomach, legs and butt. On the plus side though I sneezed so oftem as a teenager that it has given me a rather impressive physique. I am thinking about patenting the Etgaw1 Allergetic Workout. 30 sneezes a day and you’ll be on your way to body that you’ve always dreamed of. Evno August 14, 2001, 5:12am 16 I’m definately not an expert here, but I feel this is a good guess: Your shoulders and arms hurt for a couple seconds after a violent sneeze (and probably your neck too) because they are the closest parts to your head, where, during the sneeze buildup (the second or so before the sneeze), intense pressure builds up. The pressure transmits to your blood streams through the neck and shoulders and arms, forcing blood to move in a shockwave through these body parts, only to return to a calm state in a couple seconds. Damn, this sounds like a fine guesstimate! Related topics Topic Replies Views Activity My upper arms hurt when I sneeze Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports 3 5899 May 9, 2001 Sneezing hurts my joints. Why? Factual Questions 1 5148 April 29, 2004 Pain from sneezing? Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share 7 4566 January 27, 2001 Sneezing=Shoulder Pain......Is it normal? Factual Questions 2 1877 March 19, 2002 Is suffering muscle pulls or other injuries from sneezes common or unusual? 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