How do i stop myself from sneezing?
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Why would you want to?\nYou would be better off sneezing into a hanky than to attempt to stop yourself from sneezing.
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As in humans, sneezing is normal. It's a reflex for expelling something in the nose that doesn't belong there.
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you sneeze and snot all over yourself like the rest of us
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A sneeze is a reflex that you can do even during sleep but considering you are sleeping you yourself won't know that you had sneezed while asleep, perhaps another person around could tell you or perhaps you can keep a recorder running while you are asleep to know. Anyway, if you sneeze while asleep I believe it will be a reasonable cause for you to awake so in that case you sneezed and you know you did but not in a sleeping situation anymore.♥
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The ancient Greek doctor, Eryximachus, suggested 3 different ways, according to how severe they are.  He says to first try holding your breath.  If that does not work, try gargling with salt water.  And if that fails, then try to make yourself sneeze with a feather or equivalent, which, he says, it the most effective.
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over-the-counter try claritin D, or maybe just a cold medicine to stop the flow.\nIf you can get a prescription try Zyrtec. Works like a charm! \nMy allergist tells me to flush my nose with salt water every night 2 hours before I go to sleep to get all the mucus/allergens out. It really works. You can buy these little bottles at the drug store that come with salt packets and instructions. Ask the pharmacist.
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My longest sneezing fit lasted 45 minutes. I just couldn't stop. I kept sneezing and sneezing and I don't have allergies or anything like that.
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I read something about it being impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. Even if you try your eyes would automatically close. I think they would pop out if they were taped open.
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i have a holistic/natural remedy for you.  get some local honey (honey made in your local area) and take one tablespoon a day.  within two weeks you should notice a remarkable improvement.\n\nhow it works:  the bees collect pollen from plants in your area (pollen is what makes your nose runny, itchy and sneeze) and make honey with it.  by ingesting a small amount you are building up your natural immunity to the ACTUAL allergens that are bothering you.  \n\nthis is amazing, inexpensive and tastes yummy.  if you don't want to swallow a spoon of honey, add it to your tea, coffee, cereal etc.\n\nhappy thoughts of great breathing, love, peace and light!
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Say 'Bless you' after someone sneezes. It's supposed to keep the devil at bay. If the Devil doesn't materialise then you'll know it worked.
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It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!
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1.   Swallow 1 tsp. white table sugar, dry. A study found that this stopped hiccups immediately in 19 out of 20 people. Repeat up to three more times at 2-minute intervals if necessary.  \n  \n2.   Gulp down a glass of water if the sugar doesn't work.  \n  \n3.   Eat a piece of dry bread slowly.  \n  \n4.   Breathe in and out of a paper bag. Do not use a plastic bag under any circumstances, and don't do this longer than 1 minute.  \n  \n5.   Gargle with water (see 'How to Gargle').  \n  \n6.   Repeat the above steps until your hiccups stop.
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Sneezing into your elbow is a food service trick. If you must scratch your nose, sneeze, cough, or otherwise touch your face while handling food use your elbow. Then you don't run the risk of getting anything on someone's food, or on your hands while you are preparing their food. You should wash hands sometime in the next couple minutes but if you don't feel good or if you have allergies, stopping to wash hands for every little interruption, even with food, becomes a real hassle.\n\nI don't hold in sneezes, I usually sneeze into my chest from behind my shirt. Its just a little spit usually and I guess I should explain that I don't need the best looking solution...I work at a therapeutic wilderness camp and hike around in the forest half the time. Hygenically it doesn't matter and psychologically, we are trying to teach kids to accept themselves and their shortcomings...so we let it allll hang out, farts, burps, sneezes. If I am in a more formal situation, I may still sneeze into my shirt, if a sneeze sneaks up on me, NOT out of laziness but to keep from sneezing ON someone because mine are usually pretty sudden. Then I reach for a tissue or napkin ASAP and use that. From there, say excuse me, check quickly for boogies, blow nose if you think you need to, and get on with your life.
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Sneeze is an involuntary violent expiration of air through the nose and mouth. It results from stimulation of the nervous system in the nose, causing sudden contraction of the muscles of expiration. The stimulus can include any irritating factor in the nose—inflammation of the tissues as the result of a cold or infection, allergic irritants (hay fever), or irritating substances such as dust or pollutants in the air. An occasional sneeze usually has little significance. Repeated sneezing indicates that some condition of the nose or in the immediate atmosphere requires attention.
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It is said that all bodily functions stop when you sneeze... save the actual sneezing function itself. \n\nDon't know if this really answers your question, but it seemed applicable.\n\nHave a good one!\n\n-Jordan
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A sternutation or, more commonly known, sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the nose and mouth. This air can reach speeds of 70 m/s (250 km/h) and an unimpeded sneeze sends two to five thousand bacteria-filled droplets into the air\n\nThis was also interesting:\n\nFebruary 2002 - Your brain musters a host of muscles to clear irritants from your nose at speeds up to 100 mph.\n\nEver try to stop a sneeze? Not easy, is it?\n\nSneezing is a reflex. "When your nose itches you sneeze," just as your knee jerks when a doctor taps it, says California allergist William E. Berger, M.D., a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. "Closing your eyes when you sneeze is also part of the reflex reaction."\n\nSneezing may seem simple, but it's more involved than you think. Here's how it works: Your nose often warns you a sneeze is coming. An irritant makes your nose start to itch or tickle.\n\nThen the part of your brain termed a "sneeze center" sends a message to designated muscles. "The signal from the brain tells our body to sneeze as a means of clearing out the irritating particles," says Dr. Berger.\n\nThe chest, abdomen, diaphragm, vocal cords, throat and eyelids join in a certain order to launch a sneeze. Presto -- your nose releases the irritant that's causing that itch. A sneeze propels particles from your nose at a speed of up to 100 miles per hour.\n\nSome particles sneak into your nose in a normal breath. A lot more come from colds or allergies. But the cause of your sneeze could also be bright sunshine.\n\nStrange as it sounds, bright light causes one out of three people to sneeze. Some doctors call them "photics," from the Greek meaning "of light." Photic sneezers can blame their parents -- you inherit this trait.\n\nIf your sneeze comes with chest congestion, headache, yellow or green nasal discharge, fever or a stuffy nose, you may want to see a doctor. You could have a cold or allergy.\n\nYou may be tempted to stop a sneeze. Don't.
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Similar to the reflex that occurs when your knee kicks after it's hit with a medical hammer, or the way your hand pulls away from something hot when you burn it, closing your eyes when you sneeze is a powerful reflex.\n\nA sneeze is a kind of bodywide reflex in which a lot of muscles contract, not just in the nose and throat but also those in the diaphragm, the abdomen, thighs, back, even sphincters (which is why some people with stress incontinence may urinate slightly when they sneeze). When we sneeze, we tense some of our muscles. The tensing (tightening) of our muscles causes our eyes to shut.