ACHOO syndrome causes uncontrollable sneezing from sunlight, camera flashes, and more. Evidence suggests that scientists have been trying to understand the cause as far back as 350 BCE. ACHOO syndrome ...
For such a commonplace bodily function, the sneeze has messed with our minds (and noses) for centuries. It will kill us, it won't kill us. We'll have bad luck, we'll have good luck. Watch out for ...
The sun does more than brighten up the sky. It is the cause of all of our weather, by driving the water cycle. The sun sometimes causes the body to react in weird ways, too. It brightens our moods. It ...
As a teenager, Manuel Spitschan discovered that just like his father, if he felt the urge to sneeze, looking at bright light could induce it. What seemed like a funny family quirk is actually rooted ...
Sneezes are assigned meaning, portent. ‘Bless you’ is just the beginning, says Adam Jacot de Boinod. In this week’s Capital ...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Why do we sneeze? A team of Washington University researchers have pinpointed the neurons responsible for going ‘achoo.’ The region of the brainstem associated with sneezing was ...
Q: Whenever I walk outside without my sunglasses, if I glance toward the sun I start to sneeze. My mom and sisters do the same thing. Are we all allergic to sunlight? Greta W., Nashville, Tenn. A: An ...
Q: When I am in a dark place for a while and then get exposed to sunlight, I sneeze. Am I allergic to sunlight? A: It sounds like you have the Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst ...
There is a little-known condition called photic sneeze reflex, or autosomal compelling helio-ophthalmic outburst (ACHOO) syndrome. It occurs in response to certain stimuli: for example, when you are ...
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