Third of people

Post #213,727 by lister 7/6/05 1:54:38 PM Reply	Third of people That has been happening to me for as long as I remember. It's virtually guaranteed to happen when I leave an indoor place like a mall and head outside to mostly bright day. WHAM Usually 2-4 sneezes in a row. I didn't know that this was a common condition nor what it actually was or what caused it* until this year when I read an article about it. Though it said approximately one third of people have this "problem" not most people. The girlfriend finds this hilarious that it happens on cue every time. * I had my guesses. Dark to light. Difference in air temperature. Difference in air quality. I didn't know for certain though. lister
Post #213,729 by Another Scott 7/6/05 2:42:58 PM Reply	My old boss had a strange way of sneezing. He wouldn't often sneeze, and when he did it didn't seem to have anything to do with changes in light, but whenever he sneezed it would always be in pairs in quick succession. <Achoo!><Achoo!> He seemed incapable of only sneezing once. Me, I usually only sneeze once, but very loudly. It drives my wife nuts (because I usually talk pretty quietly). Cheers, Scott.
Post #213,730 by ben_tilly 7/6/05 2:46:27 PM Reply	I don't know the actual number, know it is common I'm afflicted as well, but mildly. It takes a transition to a lot of glare to cause the sneeze, and often I can hold it off. As for the site as a whole, I'd be far happier if they included some differentials for their diagnoses. If you don't know, doctors try to always come up with a diagnosis and the differential. The diagnosis is what you think it is. The differential what you'd guess it to be if the diagnosis is wrong. People do a better job of examining things closely when they're trying to decide between similar things, hence the value of the differential. For instance look at what they have for [link\|http://www.mybodylanguage.co.uk/allergyrings.htm\|dark rings under your eyes]. Yes, it possible that that is allergies. But the differential damned well better include not enough sleep, and any decent doctor will look for ways to tell those two possibilities apart. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #213,734 by boxley 7/6/05 3:43:40 PM Reply	Dark rings under eyes can indicate heart issues as well All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #213,759 by Ashton 7/6/05 6:53:18 PM Reply	Box.. maybe a reason why yer maybe the best edjaKated amongst us is -- ya keeps the peepers open, and seem to remember all that stuff. Yup, heard that one re eye-rings. In the olden days, Doctors.. ackshully Looked at people and not CRTs -- eyes-cast-downwards as they struggle to fit the boilerplate 'advice' to the remaining 2.7 minutes of this pesky interview. They looked at tongues (LOTS there), in the ear canal == THEMSELVES They looked closely at skin - our largest organ and most visible. Duh. (They pinched it, too -- see effects of aging, smoking and other habits) They looked inside nostrils - They ... ... I'd pick an authentic Shaman over the 98% - if I could. These have been taught to Observe and remember, since tykedom. (But the Best are too smart to want to live here.. voluntarily)
Post #214,195 by admin 7/11/05 11:46:17 AM Reply	That transition can be useful, too I sneeze a lot - 10-15 times in a row. Sometimes towards the end of a round the sneezes stop coming so well, and an aborted sneeze is worse than an actual one. To get a reluctant one out, I can often just look at a bright light fixture (the fluorescents over my head work well) to coax the sneeze out. And what do you do with eye rings when it's both allergies AND lack of sleep? :-P Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #214,216 by ben_tilly 7/11/05 12:46:06 PM Reply	Let you rest in a dark box with no allergen exposure... in the worst case a coffin will do. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #214,221 by admin 7/11/05 1:37:37 PM Reply	That's probably what it would take... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #214,235 by bionerd 7/11/05 2:23:36 PM Reply	"And what do you do with eye rings when it's both allergies AND lack of sleep?" You take benadryl. Lots and lots of benadryl. You'll be asleep in no time AND you wont be sneezing.
Post #214,259 by admin 7/11/05 3:30:28 PM Reply	I don't have issues sleeping... ... so much as finding the time to do so. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #214,267 by CRConrad 7/11/05 3:53:51 PM Reply	Heh - should have done more of it earlier.

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