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Sneezing causing numbness in arms and pain in back. this isn't normal so what could it be?
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See neurologist: During sneezing, your neck and back snaps back and forth rapidly, it can pinch the sensory nerves to your arms if you have pre-existing cervical spine issue and backache from muscle sprain!
Answered 12/10/2013
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