When someone needs to sneeze do you tell them to look at the light,

[seaglass]

look at the ceiling or neither? Is there some other suggestion you give them so they can sneeze?

[Shine]

1. I remember reading somewhere once that only 20% of the population

can have sneezes triggered by looking at a bright light. I'm in that 20%, b/c it always works for me.

It's an interesting phenomenon....

:hi:

[seaglass]

2. That's what I learned too and I always thought it worked. But

when my daughter needed to sneeze today, my mom told her to look at the ceiling (which I found really funny). So then I thought maybe I got it wrong and all that was needed was to look up to sneeze.

:hi:

[Shine]

3. maybe there was a light up there?

:shrug:
sometimes all it takes for me is the slighest reflection of light...it's weird.

I love your username, btw! tres cool. :thumbsup:

[BrotherBuzz]

10. It's all connected

Light activates the tear duct, Looking up causes the tears to flow back into the nasal cavity (there really is a connection between the two) and tickle it - Big sneeze!

I often have three big sneezes in the morning when I drive east towards the sun, and once heard a science guy on the radio explain the mechanics.

[seaglass]

11. Thanks. I always like to learn something new. So my mom

was right and so was I.:-)

[Deja Q]

4. As tempted as I am to copycat *this* thread,

to do so would invariably be in bad taste. :rofl:

[qnr]

5. I don't (well, I just plain don't talk to people), but looking at the

light works for me.

Now, if I could just find some way of forcing an unfinished yawn to completion.

[seaglass]

8. You just made me yawn. I can't even look at the word without

yawning.

My kids and I used to try to ruin each others yawns, we thought it was fun.:-)

[qnr]

9. oops - sorry

:)

[marzipanni]

6. All I know is that if you sneeze

fart, cough, and burp all at the same time you don't want to go toward any light. ;).

[warrior1]

7. I always sneezed

when I said the pledge ofa allegiance. Every damn time.

[texas1928]

12. I tell them to think of a...

White horse.

works everytime.