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16th January 2018
11:56am GMT
The unfortunate fellow, who had previously been of good health, spent a week in hospital after he ruptured the back of his throat by holding his nose during a sneeze.
He was unable to speak or swallow due to the condition, according to findings published in BMJ Case Reports.
He also suffered considerable pain and swelling.
Doctors in the UK are now warning people against holding in their sneezes because of this patient.
They said:
"Halting sneezing via blocking (the) nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre, and should be avoided "It may lead to numerous complications, such as pseudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel in the brain)."The man was discharged from hospital after seven days.
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