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Is it true that your heart skips a beat when you sneeze?
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Maybe: Sneeze and see for yourself. Usually it doesn't. If it does, it's from the increased vagal tone from the sneeze putting the kibosh on transmission of the atrial impulse through the av valve. Don't worry about it.
Answered 4/28/2013
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