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Tickling the roof of the mouth with the tongue can stop a sneeze. [13] Some people, however, find sneezes to be pleasurable and would not want to prevent them. [14] Holding in sneezes, such as by pinching the nose or holding one's breath, is not recommended as the air pressure places undue stress on the lungs and airways. [15]
Sometimes the signals in this system get crossed, and I think this may be why some people sneeze when they think about sex. [2] Another possible explanation concerns the existence of erectile tissue in the nose, which may become engorged during sexual arousal, triggering a sneeze. Cranial nerve zero (autonomic) is also located in the nasal cavity.
The photic sneeze effect is a genetic tendency to begin sneezing, sometimes many times consecutively (due to naso-ocular reflex [18]), when suddenly exposed to bright light. This condition tends to occur more severely after one has emerged into the light after spending time in a dark environment. [19]
For how common sneezing is — other animals sneeze too Sneezing can be caused by crazy things like being too full, seeing a bright light, or even orgasm. Why people say 'bless you' after sneezing
Nine-year-old Ira Saxena, a school girl from the U.K., began sneezing last month at a rate of about ten times a minute -- and doctors have no idea why. Mystery illness causes girl to sneeze over ...
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The practice of responding to someone's sneeze is rare. Kurdish: Kher be inshalla. Many times when one sneezes, they say that the thing they are about to do will not happen. So, a listener says Kher be. "It will be a good thing, God willing", or the shorter version, "A good sign hopefully". Têr bijî. ”May you live long” Kusaal: Win yɛl sida!
Have you ever done this before? Think about it -- the answer is likely no.