Inability To Sneeze

While sneezing, medically called sternutation, is actually a healthy sign that our nose is doing a good job clearing itself of nasal intruders, not being able to sneeze when you feel the urge is .  .  . well, nothing to sneeze at. It can signal a brain tumor. And sometimes people recovering from a stroke find it hard to sneeze. A psychiatrist in India, who dubbed this condition ASNEEZIA, found it fairly common in patients with schizophrenia or severe depresion.

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