Holding your nose while sneezing can be very dangerous. This can create problems like having air trapped in your chest between both lungs, breaking your ear drum, or ballooning the blood vessels in your brain. Sneezing is the natural way for our nose to “reset” and remove bacteria and dust, it’s better to not interrupt this process. What to do: Just sneeze freely. If you don’t want to make a mess, then just cover your mouth area with a napkin or your hands, but don’t squeeze your nose.