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A member asked:

When you sneeze does saliva go from your mouth out your nose?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Yes: saliva and nasal-sinus mucous do intermingle in the throat and with sneezing ,any accumulated fluid may be extruded

Answered 4/5/2015

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No: The secretions that you express with a sneeze are not saliva. They're nasal mucus, made in the nasal passages and sinuses. When you spit, it's saliva.

Dr Zuberi and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/6/2015

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