Why does looking at the sun make you sneeze?Those who've
studied this question believe it is because the cranial nerves run very
close to one another inside the head. When a stimulus as bright as the
sun strikes the optic nerve through the eye, it stimulates a reflex
reaction in the nearby olfactory nerve, triggering a sneeze. A portion
of the population will sneeze every time they look toward the sun; for
a larger portion, sunlight merely helps a sneeze along.
Personally I sneeze whenever I
eat a mint or in particular when I chew minty gum... Extra
Green... my brother also sneezes with mints too...
The Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
is one of a series of short films made by Dickson in January 1894
for advertising purposes. The star is Fred Ott, an Edison employee
known to his fellow workers in the laboratory for his comic sneezing
and other gags. This item was received in the Library of Congress
on January 9, 1894, as a copyright deposit from W. K. L. Dickson
and is the earliest surviving copyrighted motion picture.
One of the most strongly allergenic materials found indoors is house
dust, often heavily contaminated with the fecal pellets and cast skins
of House Dust Mites. Estimates are that dust mites may be a factor in
50 to 80 percent of asthmatics, as well as in countless cases of
eczema, hay fever and other allergic ailments. Common causes of
allergy include house dust mites, cat dander, cockroach droppings and
grass pollen. Symptoms are usually respiratory in nature (sneezing,
itching, watery eyes, wheezing, etc.), usually NOT A RASH. However,
there are reports of a red rash around the neck. Other allergic
reactions may include headaches, fatigue and depression.
Beds are a prime habitat (where 1/3 of life occurs). A typical used
mattress may have anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million mites inside.
(Ten percent of the weight of a two year old pillow can be composed of
dead mites and their droppings.) Mites prefer warm, moist surroundings
such as the inside of a mattress when someone is on it. A favorite
food is dander (both human and animal skin flakes). Humans shed about
1/5 ounce of dander (dead skin) each week. About 80 percent of the
material seen floating in a sunbeam is actually skin flakes.
The sun makes me sneeze. Animal dander. Pollen. The usual. If you want to postpone a sneeze, say you are mid sentence or whatever, then place your index finger along the skin between your upperlip and nose, just a little pressure. It will ward off every single sneeze, I swear, but only for a moment or two... unless you do it again.
One of the most strongly allergenic materials found indoors is house
dust, often heavily contaminated with the fecal pellets and cast skins
of House Dust Mites. Estimates are that dust mites may be a factor in
50 to 80 percent of asthmatics, as well as in countless cases of
eczema, hay fever and other allergic ailments. Common causes of
allergy include house dust mites, cat dander, cockroach droppings and
grass pollen. Symptoms are usually respiratory in nature (sneezing,
itching, watery eyes, wheezing, etc.), usually NOT A RASH. However,
there are reports of a red rash around the neck. Other allergic
reactions may include headaches, fatigue and depression.
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Very interesting blog