Blount County is one of the fastest growing counties in Tennessee, increasing its population by 22 percent from 1970 to 1980, with an additional increase of 10.5 percent from 1980 to 1990. With a total population of close to 125,000 people. Maryville consists of 28,000 residents with 8,500 residing in Alcoa.
Probably nothing. But if you happen to be one of these unlucky cases, Wild said a holding in a sneeze may lead to several unhealthy situations. The risk of an injury is low but you might just be the unlucky one, Wild said. Some people may suffer from aggressive sneezes, which can cause another set of health problems.
Some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose. Saying bless you would stop the devil from claiming the person's freed soul. Others believed the opposite: that evil spirits use the sneeze as an opportunity to enter a person's body. There was also the misconception that the heart momentarily stops during a sneeze (it doesn't), and that saying bless you was a way of welcoming the person back to life. We now know that sneezing is a reflex action and is most often the sign of something relatively benign, such as a cold or allergy.