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WHY DO WE SNEEZE?
Sneezing is a way that our body gets rid of bad things that are in our nose. These things might be bacteria, germs, and other things. It also is good because it keeps the tubes that carry the air from your nose to the lungs healthy. Sneezing makes your nose clear when you have a cold.

The sneeze center is a part of the brain.  If the inside of our nose gets a tickle, then the sneeze center alerts all the other muscles that work together to sneeze. Sneezing is a reflex.


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