Man Paralyzed After Blowing His Nose Predicted It Would Happen

An Australian man was left paralyzed after blowing his nose.

This caused him to collapse and faint on the bathroom floor.

While blowing your nose is a common action, especially when you're sick, it usually doesn't come with serious risks. 

However, for one Australian family, something as simple as blowing a nose brought their lives to a dramatic halt.

An Australian man fainted after blowing his nose, resulting in him falling and hitting his neck. Getty Images

In an interview with the Daily Mail’s FEMAIL, Kirsty Bronner described hearing a ‘loud bang’ coming from their bathroom.

She said: “I rushed in and found my partner lying unconscious on the floor. He had hit his neck and dislocated it causing a C6/7 spinal cord injury."

“He had blown his nose and fainted, hitting his neck on the bathroom bench.”

At the time of the interview, Kirsty's partner, who wished to remain anonymous, was brought to the hospital and had a prolonged six-hour surgery.

However, due to Covid-19 restrictions at the time, Kirsty was not allowed to enter the hospital. 

She had to endure a lengthy eight-hour wait for any updates.

She added: “I was so sick with worry. Eventually, they rang and said he had a neck dislocation from hitting the bench which had caused a spinal cord injury and wouldn't know the extent of the injuries until they had done surgery and done tests.”

Unbelievably, the day before the terrible tragedy on New Year's Day 2022, Kirsty's partner sensed something wasn't quite right.

“I will never forget him saying he felt like something bad was on the way. I look back now and it gives me chills,” Kirsty recalled.

A neck dislocation injury resulted in the man damaging his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed. Getty Images

While Kirsty's partner was paralyzed, she struggled to cope with the situation.

Her skincare business, The Booty Co, was put on hold as she had to prioritize taking care of their children and dealing with her husband's condition.

Kirsty said to FEMAIL: “The emotional and mental stresses caused were so severe that I could not tend to the business at all. We had a third-party warehouse to send out but everything else was completely halted.”

She added: “I was so mentally strained I struggled to tend to my kids as best I could so Felicity [Her sister and also business partner) would come and do a lot of housework and help with the kids, leaving her unable to do her part in the business as well.”

As of last year, Kirsty's partner remained paralyzed.