Does the sun really make you sneeze?
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Wow. I don't believe someone asked this.\nMy ex-husband had this problem everytime he went outside.\nIt was years before a doctor didn't look at him like he was nuts and gave him a real answer.\n\nApparently there is a nerve that runs across the bridge of the nose.  In most people it is located such that there is no problem.  In other people the nerve is only millimeters in a different location.\n\nWhen he went out into the sun the squinting of his eyes due to the sudden increase in light irritated that nerve and caused a sneeze reaction.\n\nHope that helps.  My ex is still nuts, but that's another story! lol
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no its not possible to sneeze without closing ur eyes coz its a reflex action that happenes
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It is almost impossible for a person to keep their eyelids open during a sneeze, although some rare individuals report having little if any trouble doing so.\n\nThe sneeze center makes all these muscles work in just the right order, to send that irritating particle out of your nose -- at speeds up to 100 mph
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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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the only systems that a sneeze can effect are:\n\nrespiratory (the heart skips a beat when you sneeze [hince why we say bless you])\n\nmuscular (the muscles tighten up when you sneeze [if someone were to sneeze 100 times in one day, they will burn 5 calories])\n\nof course your nervous system ( when you sneeze and your body moves, reacts, or holds your hands up its because of your nervous system tells it to do so.)\n\nwell your immune system is kind of effected. ( its the reason why youre sneezing in the first place)( its getting rid of unwanted air or particles that recently entered your body)\n\nand thats all i believe.
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This has been recognized in medical journals for at least 40 years, and is called different things, including the "photic sneeze reflex" and even the "ACHOO syndrome". In a few instances the reflex has been documented by shining bright lights at people to make them sneeze, so it probably really does happen. \n\nNobody is really sure why.  Apparently, somehow, the nerve pathway associated with sneezing is stimulated with the exposure to bright light.
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Check this link out.  Another asker had a similar question.\n\nRead the best answer!\n\nANYBODY WHO THINKS THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SNEEZE WITH YOUR EYES OPEN IS ILL INFORMED AND SHOULD ALSO READ THIS LINK!
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No it doesn't kill brain cells. Sneezing is an automatic reaction to an irritation of the nasal passages. You should never suppress a sneeze. It can cause major ear problems, eye problems and does your vascular system no good at all.\nAs an example of how strong a sneeze is, I fractured my eye socket when sneezing and it wasnt a suppressed sneeze. I couldn't believe it. My socket was fractured and the tear duct popped out of the corner of my eye!
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No. What are doing right before you sneeze? Taking in short breaths of air before finally sneezing.
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yes it is because thats when i get it.i get  affected by cut grass mainly,makes your eyes water and really irritates the nose!Also too much pollen!it usually starts around may time until the end of summer,i think!
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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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No, I sneeze all the time.\nb
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Laffin...I am below average....and I have no idea about the sneezing/yawning....except that I do yawn alot most mornings....Lack of sleep?...Boredom?.....or just mere sugestion?....\n:)
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Mechanism of sneezing - Normally, sneezing is an involuntary reflex, which is controlled by a complex interaction of nerve fibres. A variety of receptor sites, situated in the nose, reports about the irritation or foreign substance to the brain for inducing sneezing by releasing histamine, for clearing the nose. Receptors are sensitive to infection, touch, smells of dust, chemical gases, fumes, temperature and exposure to extreme cold air and water (the main offender). Usually, sneeze begins with a deep inspiration and closed glottis, which suddenly opens after gaining pressure from contraction of the diaphragm, abdomen muscles and other muscles which compress the lungs to let out the trapped air with force through nose and mouth. So with an explosive sound, throw of air occurs as a sneeze. Sneezing also involves contraction of the muscles of face, neck and eyes. Sometimes, sneezing air speed is measured more than 120 km/per hour. Normally, people sneeze once or twice during early morning or daytime to clear the nose.\n\nFor more info, go to the source...
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If you did manage to sneeze with your eyes open, your eyes would pop out of your head.   Er, no. As discussed above, some people do manage to sneeze with their eyes open, and they don't go blind from it. Eye sockets are made of bone, they aren't connected to the nasal passages, and there are no muscles behind the eyes that contract when you sneeze, so there's really no mechanism involved in a sneeze that could force your eyes out of their sockets. Even if there were, human eyelids aren't particularly strong, so simply closing your eyes during a sneeze wouldn't be sufficient to keep them in their sockets if a sneeze truly had enough power to dislodge them. (In any case, some people — due to circumstances such as birth defects or injury — do not have eyelids. Were the "eye-popping" rumor true, all of those people would have to spend their lives in constant mortal fear of sneezing.)
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It is the strain of sneeze.
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Whenever I look at the sun (not often, be assured) I don't seem to feel any sudden sneezes coming on. Perhaps your sinuses are shaped as to when you tilt your head back, you trigger a sneeze? Maybe it's temporary, because of a cold or bad sinuses or allergies.\n\nYou should try looking into the sun (not for very long) in the morning or evening when you don't have to tilt your head and see what happens.