It is the story of a 32-year-old girl of U.K. who blew her nose so hard that it landed her in the hospital. Yes, you heard it right, she was forced to take a medical treatment after her eye swelled like a golf ball by just blowing her nose forcefully.
However, the vision of woman was not affected by the swelling as she was took antibiotics on time.
32-year-old blew her nose hard and her eye immediately ballooned
She rushed to hospital where doctors said she had 'orbital emphysema'
This swelling occurs after air is forced into the tissue around the eye
Injury is normally seen when people have suffered a blow to the face
Immediately afterwards, her right eyelid ballooned, she told doctors who documented the case in the journal BMJ case reports.
The swelling got progressively worse and was slightly painful, the doctors treating her said.
After ruling out a fever, sinusitis, and physical injury - the woman had not suffered a blow to the nose, face or head - doctors performed a series of tests.
These revealed she had ‘orbital emphysema', a swelling that occurs when air is forced into the soft tissues around the eye.
In severe cases, the condition can cause blindness, as pressure can build up in the eye, triggering a loss of blood to the optic nerve.
Scans revealed she also had a fracture in the bone in her nose - although the patient was unable to recall an even that might have caused it.
Doctors said it was not clear whether her broken nose bone was as a result of blowing her nose forcefully or an incidental finding.
However they were surprised by cause of her swelling, as orbital emphysema is only usually seen in patients who have suffered a blow to the face.
Writing in the journal, they said: ‘Although orbital emphysema is usually associated with trauma, this case highlights a spontaneous cause due to forceful nose blowing.
In many severe cases, the condition can even get worse by causing blindness, as the pressure build up by the air in the eye can cause a loss of blood to the optic nerve.
