Does sunlight make you sneeze sometimes?

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N0tYetDeadFred
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26 Sep 2011, 1:36 pm

I have the "photic sneeze reflex," and was wondering whether it was more common among "our people" or not...

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26 Sep 2011, 1:39 pm

I sneeze sometimes when the sun is sharp >.<

Oversensitive to light, sounds, smells and some fabric.

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26 Sep 2011, 1:56 pm

happens to me as well...though not as often as when i was younger....

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26 Sep 2011, 2:08 pm

Yep. Yet another reason why the sun sucks. :sunny:

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26 Sep 2011, 2:15 pm

No, but my sister does that.

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26 Sep 2011, 2:43 pm

Yes! It sucks.

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26 Sep 2011, 2:47 pm

Leaving an afternoon matine at the local theatre can do that.

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26 Sep 2011, 3:25 pm

I don't exactly sneeze in sunlight, but bright white sky can make me sneeze.

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26 Sep 2011, 3:45 pm

N0tYetDeadFred wrote:

I have the "photic sneeze reflex," and was wondering whether it was more common among "our people" or not...

Apparently: "The condition affects 18–35% of the population" so no, it would seem not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

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26 Sep 2011, 5:06 pm

There's actually an old wives tale that if you need to sneeze (you know when one gets stuck?) You can look at a light source and it will make you sneeze.

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26 Sep 2011, 5:50 pm

N0tYetDeadFred wrote:

I have the "photic sneeze reflex," and was wondering whether it was more common among "our people" or not...

I never knew it even had a name. Today wasn't a total waste after all

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26 Sep 2011, 5:54 pm

Yes, I often sneeze at the sun.

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26 Sep 2011, 10:05 pm

Not sunlight, but peppermint does.

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26 Sep 2011, 10:17 pm

I hate the sun. It burns my eyes. I feel like a vampire cus it just feels so uncomfortable sometimes.

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27 Sep 2011, 12:52 am

twich wrote:

There's actually an old wives tale that if you need to sneeze (you know when one gets stuck?) You can look at a light source and it will make you sneeze.

i used to do that...didn't know it was a wives tale

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27 Sep 2011, 2:13 am

Bright, sunlit scene makes me sneeze sometimes, especially when I was in shadow / building before and just stepped out to sunlight.

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