From: sbharris@ix.netcom.com(Steven B. Harris)
Newsgroups: sci.med,alt.religion.kibology,alt.silly-group.beable,
	alt.folklore.urban,alt.folklore.science
Subject: Re: nose blowing and other dangerous practices
Date: 1 Sep 1998 05:11:48 GMT

In <6sfia6$v30$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> beable@my-dejanews.com writes:

>hi there,
>
>i heard that blowing your nose can be very dangerous.
>if you blow too hard, you can rupture your eardrums.


    An urban myth, I believe, though I don't encourage people to try it
for themselves (since for all I know some small percentage can actually
do it).  But most people cannot.  They just think they can.

                                      Steve Harris, M.D.