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Why do we sneeze when a cold is coming on?

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biglips · 24/11/2006 14:13

just curious!

OP posts:
MamaG · 24/11/2006 14:16

I sneeze all year round, every single day, so can't answer!

Iklboo · 24/11/2006 14:16

It's your defences trying to evict the bacteria through your nose.
Sore throat is your defences "blasting" the bacteria and the tissue in your throat gets damaged as a by-product

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