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Can blowing your nose hard cause a sinus infection?

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Dr. Sanford Archer answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Not likely: Nose blowing seeks to push mucus out of the sinuses, not drag bad air into them.

Answered 5/6/2013

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Can blowing your nose hard cause a sinus infection?

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Dr. Sanford Archer answered

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