A sneeze pushes air out of our bodies at 100 mph. That's a pretty alarming speed for a simple sneeze! Still, that explains why you wouldn't want to stop a sneeze that's starting. If a sneeze is on its way out, don't hold it in or plug your nose, you could really hurt yourself, and cause serious problems over time. Here is a great collection of
techniques that stop a sneeze from coming on. Here are a few of the ones that stood out to me.
- Press your tongue firmly behind your front teeth. Hold it there.
- At the first sign of a sneeze, pinch the tip of your nose.
- With the tip of your tongue, tickle the roof of your mouth. The sneezing sensation will disappear in about 10 seconds.
- Think dark: Just as staring into bright light can make you sneeze, looking at a big dark area will help suppress the sneeze.
A sneeze at the wrong time can be embarrassing. Use some of these tips to avoid having a sneeze attach over
Thanksgiving dinner or in an important presentation.
If you see a friend about to let one go, yell "pineapple" or some other random word. They might think you've completely lost your mind, but they will have forgotten about the need to sneeze.
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Oh, if only. Growing up, my dad was adamant that we not suppress sneezes. As a result, I'm one of the loudest sneezers I know and have absolutely no ability to suppress them. I might try getting my husband to yell pineapple though - usually he just says "gesundheit" when he sees me about to let one rip.
ReplyHello, my name is Will Larsen in Ocala, Florida.
ReplyIf my name can mentioned in reference to this that would be awesome, but I don't know your rules to such a thing.
But your suggestions seem like a circus act of mental control compared to the simplicity of controling the physical mechanics of the process of the sneeze.
While trying to learn why women tend to sneeze differently than men (the achew vs. the ACHOOOO!!!! type sneezes)
I realized that I could, to be completely non-politically correct, "sneeze like a girl".
I did this by exhaling the majority of air in my lungs once the sneeze was emminent. So I wanted to see what happened when I exhaled "all" (not collapsed lung style all, but so I could not exhale any more out) the air. This results in a very odd feeling like you are going to sneeze and then it just rolls over you with a slight tingle, but without muscle involvement.
I have found a few uses, but I rarely implement my method:
When I don't want to wake my wife up while she sleeping next to me.
Also, anyone that collapses a lung, cracks a rib, or anything else where the doctor says "don't sneeze"....but does not tell you how to do it (smart huh?)
Another time that would be good, which I have yet to need, thank God, is if a burglar is in the house and you stir up some dust while hiding from the unlawful moron.
That is just my two cents. I have been doing this when needed for over 6 years. If I fail to get all the air out then it sounds like a pitiful hiccup.
If I were a doctor, luckily I am not, I would tell people that they should to learn how to do it prior to cracking a rib!