Ian Applegate’s sneeze was so powerful it tore the artery that supplies blood to his brain — now he wants to recover before his wife gives birth ...

Sinus arrhythmia involving the SA node is more commonly caused by a structural heart problem that a sneeze—even a violent sneeze—cannot cause. Sneeze syncope refers to fainting that occurs due ...

On the third sneeze, the dad-of-one experienced a blinding headache and dizziness, followed by pins and needles on his left side. Unbeknown to Ian, the "violent" sneeze had caused a tear in the ...

Little did Mr Applegate know, the 'violent' sneeze had caused him to tear the inner lining of the artery in his neck — a condition known as a vertebral artery dissection (VAD). This tear then ...

I was very disoriented and throwing up.” He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors determined that his sneeze was so forceful, it caused a condition called vertebral artery dissection ...

Ian Applegate, 35, sneezed so forcefully he tore an artery in his neck.

Related: Doctors Issue Warning After Man Tears His Throat By Trying to Stop a Sneeze He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors determined that his sneeze was so forceful, it caused a condition ...