Human Oddities

Meghan0129

I was listening to the radio this morning and heard an interesting fact.
People who sneeze when it’s sunny actually have a genetic condition called ACHOO syndrome (Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome). From what I gather, this photic sneeze reflex is triggered by the exposure to bright light and may be caused by a neurological mix up where the brain perceives and irritation of the eyes as an irritation of the nose and thus reacts by sneezing. About 1/3rd of the population has this trait.
I am a sun sneezer but never knew why… now I know.

If anyone else knows of an interesting human oddity, please post and enlighten us all.

Meghan0129

I was listening to the radio this morning and heard an interesting fact.
People who sneeze when it’s sunny actually have a genetic condition called ACHOO syndrome (Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome). From what I gather, this photic sneeze reflex is triggered by the exposure to bright light and may be caused by a neurological mix up where the brain perceives and irritation of the eyes as an irritation of the nose and thus reacts by sneezing. About 1/3rd of the population has this trait.
I am a sun sneezer but never knew why… now I know.

If anyone else knows of an interesting human oddity, please post and enlighten us all.

tammietifanie

I was listening to the radio this morning and heard an interesting fact.
People who sneeze when it’s sunny actually have a genetic condition called ACHOO syndrome (Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome). From what I gather, this photic sneeze reflex is triggered by the exposure to bright light and may be caused by a neurological mix up where the brain perceives and irritation of the eyes as an irritation of the nose and thus reacts by sneezing. About 1/3rd of the population has this trait.
I am a sun sneezer but never knew why… now I know.

If anyone else knows of an interesting human oddity, please post and enlighten us all.

That's crazy both my kids do it, my boyfriend does it also !!! i always thought it was a boy thing lol..... Weird that it's called ACHOO syndrome... very interesting

RachVR6

Me too! :laugh: If I look somewhat directly at the sun I can force myself to sneeze.

My bf sneezes when he eats dark chocolate...I wonder what that is...?

Tiff_09

I have a friend that does it. Every time we go out into the sun, if she doesn't have her sunglasses especially, she sneezes.

However, sometimes I sneeze when I start chewing one of those really strong minty pieces of gum.. :ohwell:

no clue

STACYESPARZA

My daughter always sneezes when we go into the sun from a shady place..
she only sneezes like once or twice and my mother in law would make jokes about her being allergic to the sun....
That was a pretty cool post!

STACYESPARZA

My daughter always sneezes when we go into the sun from a shady place..
she only sneezes like once or twice and my mother in law would make jokes about her being allergic to the sun....
That was a pretty cool post!

Meghan0129

From what I have read it appears that strong flavored foods such as mints or spicy foods can also cause sneezing due to irritation to the mucous membranes. The chocolate baffles me though One poor girl wrote into an advice column because she sneeze after she eats anything. She was worried because she had plans to go on a date and was nervous she would start sneezing in the middle of dinner.

Phoenix_Rising

Thanks for posting this. I know a sun sneezer. :laugh:

12by311

I'm a sun sneezer, cold air sneezer, and after brushing my teeth with mint tooth paste sneezer.

My hubby thinks it's so weird that I sneeze every single night after brushing my teef.

KatWood

Wow and I always thought maybe I was just weird! Thanks for sharing this. I can't wait to tell my hubby about it :happy:

AwMyLoLo

I'm a sun sneezer, cold air sneezer, and after brushing my teeth with mint tooth paste sneezer.

My hubby thinks it's so weird that I sneeze every single night after brushing my teef.

That's funny! :laugh:

mommared53

I get the hiccups when I eat bread.

havingitall

My husband sneezes if he bites an Altoid

LostinCali

Interesting.. I must be a sun sneezer cause when I feel a sneeze coming on that won't come out, if I look into light or sun, it works. hehe

Tiff_09

I'm seeing a trend here.. maybe something to do with Mint and sneezing also????

Shannon023

I get the hiccups when I eat bread.

I don't know why, but that made me laugh. :laugh:

janiebeth

I'm glad you posted that - it had the same effect on me..:laugh: :laugh:

mommared53

:laugh: :laugh: It's true though. :laugh:

janiebeth

:laugh: :laugh: It's true though. :laugh:

I know, I do it too. I think it is because I need to drink water when I eat bread.

I think it made me laugh because it seemed random between all the sneeze posts. It was just really cute.. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

mommared53

magichatter06

I get the hiccups everytime I eat raw broccoli...!!