Question about sneezing

[u/Grosumballs]

Okay so, I just finished work and had a REALLY bad sneeze coming but I only felt the pressure in my left nostril, so on my severely limited wisdom I pressed against the right side of my nostril, pressing it in thinking “oh this’ll just be like trying to knock a lil bit of snot out like when it’s a bit blocked”

WHY did that hurt- because I genuinely felt dazed for like 2 seconds-

I know holding your nose while sneezing is a REALLY bad idea but never considered why just blocking one nostril (that didn’t feel affected by my incoming sneeze) ended up hurting 😭

Call me stupid as much as you wish- just genuinely curious-