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Unexpected sneezing after a peribulbar injection in a patient for elective cataract surgery

Teena Bansal, Rajmala Jaiswal, Sarla Hooda
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 20, No 6 | a816 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201181.2015.959364 | © 2014 Teena Bansal, Rajmala Jaiswal, Sarla Hooda | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2014

About the author(s)

Teena Bansal, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India
Rajmala Jaiswal, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India
Sarla Hooda, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India

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Abstract

Sneezing or the sternutatory reflex, inborn in most animals, is a primitive neuromuscular physiological response to irritation. Sometimes, unusual sneezing occurs during and immediately after a peribulbar block, which is generally performed with a local anaesthetic in awake patients. We present a case report of an awake elderly male who experienced unexpected continuous sneezing immediately after the removal of the needle used for the peribulbar block, which was subsequently relieved with pheniramine maleate.

Keywords

peribulbar block; pheniramine maleate; sneezing

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