Why Do Some People Sneeze Multiple Times?

[lisab]

Some people, it's just once and done. Others - poor souls, they just go on and on.

Me: twice usually. Sometimes 3 or 4 times but that's rare.

 

[collinsmark]

Just once for me, typically. I seem to be a very efficient sneezer.

I know others who, once they start, often go into double digits.

 

[russ_watters]

Almost always once. I have a coworker who sneezes almost always exactly three times.

 

[Evo]

Once for me.

 

[1MileCrash]

Usually two, three in extreme cases.

I hate sneezing.

 

[jtbell]

I usually sneeze once, a big one.

My wife usually does five little sneezes one after the other. When she occasionally stops at four, I look over at her as if to ask "well?..."

 

[lisab]

Usually two, three in extreme cases.

I hate sneezing.

Whaaaaa ? How can you hate sneezing, it's awesome!

 

[lisab]

Whaaaaa ? How can you hate sneezing, it's awesome!

Btw, even though I'm a happy sneezer , I do refrain from adding verbal embellishments. Some people, my god,
aaaddcccchhhhooooooooeeeeee!

We have a few of these at work. I know their seasonal allergy patterns.

 

[Evo]

My ex husband used to scream when he sneezed, it was quite unnerving.

 

[lisab]

My ex husband used to scream when he sneezed, it was quite unnerving.

While dating someone, learning how they sneeze is kind of a weird milestone.

 

[Evo]

While dating someone, learning how they sneeze is kind of a weird milestone.

If only I had known... This is why I think people should live together for at least a year before getting married.

 

[1MileCrash]

Whaaaaa ? How can you hate sneezing, it's awesome!

Because it interrupts whatever I'm doing.

If I sneezed while trying to disarm some kind of explosive, assuming I knew how to disarm explosives, boom.

The way the body responds, it's as if a tickle in the nasal passages was the most important biological event that could occur.

 

[Enigman]

First motion picture to be copyrighted in US
FRED OTT'S SNEEZE

Directed by William K.L. Dickson
Produced by William K.L. Dickson
Starring Fred Ott
Distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company
Release dates
January 9, 1894
Running time 5 seconds
Country United States
Language Silent

 

[jgens]

I usually sneeze anywhere between 5 and 12 times. Pretty rare to sneeze any fewer times than that.

 

[Borek]

Once. Sometimes twice.

 

[Office_Shredder]

The way the body responds, it's as if a tickle in the nasal passages was the most important biological event that could occur.

Because it is. You don't know if that tickle is a spider climbing its way to your brain.

 

[Enigman]

You don't know if that tickle is a spider climbing its way to your brain.

That's one sneeze I wouldn't want to have, as otherwise I wouldn't be able to have this one:

 

[Enigman]

Btw, even though I'm a happy sneezer , I do refrain from adding verbal embellishments. Some people, my god,
aaaddcccchhhhooooooooeeeeee!

Something like this?

 

[turbo]

Once or twice, about 50/50. I tend to be very loud, but the dogs have gotten used to me.

 

[dlgoff]

My sneeze count has increased as a function of age. Seems to be nonlinear with my present count at 7.

 

[dlgoff]

My ex husband used to scream when he sneezed, it was quite unnerving.

My H.S. Physics teacher sneezed with three syllables; like at-choo-innnnnnng with the third syllable drawn out and two octaves higher in pitch than the first two. And he did it often.

 

[leroyjenkens]

I hate it when people put voice into their sneeze and it scares me.

But I sneeze until the tickle in my nose is gone. I think that's pretty randomly determined, so I don't have a set number of sneezes in a sequence.

 

[lisab]

Once or twice, about 50/50. I tend to be very loud, but the dogs have gotten used to me.

It can be startling...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAcdvmnZ_GM



An oldie but goodie.

 

[Dembadon]

Some people, it's just once and done. Others - poor souls, they just go on and on.

Me: twice usually. Sometimes 3 or 4 times but that's rare.

Usually twice, but I like sneezing!

 

[Monique]

Always three times, I try to stop at two but the third always comes. But you know what they say, sneeze three times and the weather is going to be good

 

[zoobyshoe]

I hate it when people put voice into their sneeze and it scares me.

I hate this too. It's like they're barking. It's rude.

 

[lisab]

I hate this too. It's like they're barking. It's rude.

I think a lot of people don't realize they can turn it off.

 

[collinsmark]

Bright lights and sneezing correlation, plus other sneezing "facts":

"The photic sneeze reflex is also called ACHOO (autosomal dominant compelling helio-ophthalmic outburst) syndrome [Collie et al. 1978]."​

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714420_6

 

[Borek]

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714420_6

Requires login. Perhaps a free one, but still.

 

[Enigman]

Simple way to avoid annoying log-ins:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:aRnUo1b_l7MJ:www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714420_6+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in