Why can't you open your eyes when you sneeze

Question

Why can't you open your eyes when you sneeze

Answer 1

idk

Answer 2

Our eyes are actually very secure in their sockets and, as the sockets are made out of bone and not connected to your nasal passages, the pressure of a sneeze does not affect them.

For the eye to pop out there would have to be a muscle behind the eyes that contracted when you sneeze. The only muscles in the eyes are positioned at the front of the socket--and those are firmly holding your eyeballs in place. It's also almost impossible to hold you eyelids open while you sneeze. They snap shut by reflex.

This gives people the impression that your body is reacting to the sneeze by doing its best to keep your eyes firmly in place. In actuality, the reflex serves no purpose. It's just the way you're wired. The nerves serving the eyes and the nose are closely intertwined, and stimuli to one often trigger a response in the other. But you're better off worrying about what might be shooting out your nose than off your face.

Answer 3

Involuntary muscle contraction to guard against spray from hitting you in the face. (Yes a spray comes out of your mouth when you sneeze) Nature takes care of everything.

Answer 4

You cant, your eyes will pop out of your head if you don't close your eyes when you sneeze.

Answer 5

because they'll fall out, apparently

Answer 6

they'll explode

idk....