Moment of Um
Moment of Um
American Public Media
Why does dust make us sneeze?
4 minutes Posted Sep 26, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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There are lots of reasons to sneeze - you have a cold, you get a whiff of pepper or someone tickles your nose with a feather! But why is it that dust makes us sneeze? We asked otolaryngologist Laura Orvidas to help us find the answer.


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