Does sunlight make YOU sneeze?

[Glutton4...]

I was told the way to stop a sneeze, if you feel it coming, to look at direct light or sunlight. Has no effect on me, which is a shame as I sneeze embarassingly loudly.

I was told that looking at light is the way to bring on a reluctant sneeze! It works!

[ginger ninger]

Some times it does.

[vicky]

OH does, very annoying and def nutty!

[Florence Fennel]

I know you might not believe me, but reading this thread has just made me sneeze! Suppose it's a bit like yawning. If you see someone yawn, you invariably want to yawn yourself. Even talking about yawning makes you yawn. Try it, it's true!

[Glutton4...]

Shut up Flo - that just made me yawn!

[Hilary B]

Need a different poll option! No I don't have this problem, but I don't think those who do are loopy!

[snohare]

Need a different poll option!

'S'n'eezy thing for you to say...

[Glutton4...]

Shut up Flo - that just made me yawn!

Blimmin'eck - I just read that chuffin' post again - AND YAWNED AGAIN!!!!!!!

Shut UP Flo!

[Florence Fennel]

Told you so. While you're yawning, look at Mr G4 and I bet he yawns. Don't think it will work with Oscar though. I used to read a book called Wide Awake Jake to my children when they were little, about a child looking for the Yami of Yawn. They were soon asleep after a good deal of yawning. There you are G4, bet you've just done it again, I know I have!

[vegnut]

Definately does for me, so bl**dy annoying. And as for Yawning !!!

[Sylvan]

*yawn

[Glutton4...]

Told you so. While you're yawning, look at Mr G4 and I bet he yawns. Don't think it will work with Oscar though. I used to read a book called Wide Awake Jake to my children when they were little, about a child looking for the Yami of Yawn. They were soon asleep after a good deal of yawning. There you are G4, bet you've just done it again, I know I have!

Bl**dy hell Flo - give it a rest - I've just done it again!

[quark1]

I've voted yes to this one - but I don't think it is the 'sun' alone at work here.

I think 2 factors are at work.

First - the brightness of the sun can irritate the eyes, cause watering and perhaps a sneeze.

Second - and perhaps more obvious (to me anyway) - the heat in the sun increases with brightness and therefore raises air temperature and with it allowing more airbourne irritant particles to circulate and enter the nose/eyes - the effect of hayfever.

Not a scientist - but that sub to the liars' club works for me!

[snohare]

allowing more airbourne irritant particles to circulate and enter the nose/eyes

I agree with your first point Quark, but the pilots in combat were wearing oxygen masks and in an enclosed, hermetically sealed/airconditioned and pressurised cockpit - so no particles would have been able to enter.

Can't stop yawning now....

[quark1]

Fair point snohare - but I'm guessing most of us do not hold a pilot's licence!

So I think the answer 'could' be both outside an aircraft cabin.

Interesting phenomenom though.