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My son tells me the sun doesn't make everyone sneeze. Apparently it's only about 10% of us - and it's hereditary.
Are you a sneezer?
Are you a sneezer?
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19Yes, sunlight makes me sneeze73.68%14No, I think you're loopy!26.32%5The problem with rounded personalities is they don't tesselate. -
Yes. It's called Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome! Google 'sneeze in sunlight' and you'll find loads of info.
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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My Husband sneezes if he eats Mint sweets. I know other people that do, too.
They ARE potty!
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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Doesn't affect me, but I know a few people that it does affect - really odd!Comment
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I only sneeze when I am plucking my eyebrows....Comment
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Do you sneeze every time you pull out a hair Janey?The problem with rounded personalities is they don't tesselate.Comment
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Mint sweets?Originally posted by Glutton4... View PostMy Husband sneezes if he eats Mint sweets. I know other people that do, too.
They ARE potty!
The problem with rounded personalities is they don't tesselate.Comment
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Yup, sunshine always makes me sneeze...I thought it was just me! It's tricky when you're driving
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Well You know when you feel a sneeze coming and you just want it out of the way? I always look at the light, be it sunlight or any inside light... I tell this to everyone and it works... so I dont think it can only be 10% of people...? I've never thought about it!!!Comment
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Nope, I do one mahoosive sneeze after about the 8th pluck! Tis most strange...Originally posted by Sylvan View PostComment
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I always worry when it happens when driving, 'cos your eyes automatically shut as you sneeze.Originally posted by Pumpkin Becki View PostYup, sunshine always makes me sneeze...I thought it was just me! It's tricky when you're driving
Extremely strange Janeyo :-/
It's supposed to be hereditary JB. Are most of the people you've told family?Last edited by Sylvan; 31-03-2011, 10:43 PM.The problem with rounded personalities is they don't tesselate.Comment
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True!! Minty sweets make me sneeze too! Don't stop me eating them though..Kirsty b xx
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Polaroid sunglasses - the ones we now know as aviators sunglasses - were invented because in the Korean war when American jet pilots were looking out for attackers diving at them out of the sun, they would sneeze...and with a closing speed of 600 knots, that was all the time it took for the enemy to arrive - bad for the insurance premiums. With sunglasses that darkened automatically, the problem was gone.
But I never knew what the problem was called, and I didn't know about the percentages. Ta !
I sneeze at water, if the air is really dry...good man in a desert, me !
I think - I have a vague memory of reading somewhere - that there is a nerve in your face that is very sensitive and can trigger sneezes. Anyway, often sinusitis = sneezes. Hence foods like pepper can trigger sneezes - and presumably eyebrow plucking. It runs down inside your nose and throat...but I can't be sure I remember correctly.
Oops, I take that back - pepper cannot trigger eyebrow plucking !!!
Last edited by snohare; 01-04-2011, 07:13 PM.There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.
Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?Comment
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I was told the way to stop a sneeze, if you feel it coming, to look at direct light or sunlight. Has no effect on me, which is a shame as I sneeze embarassingly loudly.Comment
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