2006-07-29 13:46:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
no its not by tilting my head up.. 99% of the time that i look at the sun i sneeze. so its not just an on and off thing.
2006-07-29 13:51:28 · update #1
and its not just any light that gets shined into my eyes. its specifically the sun. ,maybe cuz its the brightest light. but only the sun. no other light
2006-07-29 13:52:07 · update #2
o. does this also mean i have super reflexes? haha because i am a bit flinchy
2006-07-29 13:53:26 · update #3
In the pupillary light reflex, shining a light in the eye causes nerve signals to go from the eye to the brain and then back the eye again, telling the pupil to constrict. In the usual sneeze reflex, tickling the nose causes nerve signals to go from the nose to the brain and then back out to the nose, mouth, chest muscles and everything else involved in the actual sneeze. The key point is that the nerve signals take complicated routes through the brain, but usually the pupillary light reflex and sneeze reflex take different routes. Apparently what happens in sun-sneezers is that shining a bright enough light in the eye ALSO sends nerves signals from the eye to the brain and then back out to the nose, mouth and chest! In short, the wires are crossed a little bit in some people, and so shining a light in the eye "accidentally" activates two different outgoing pathways.
2006-07-29 13:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by Rjmail 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sun Sneeze
2016-09-28 04:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm I think maybe once before but I try never to look at it I hate how bright it is I wish it would go away and never come back wouldn't miss it all yeah I also like those really dark clouds not the lighter ones but heat makes me sneeze sometimes maybe that's what your experiencing dude try sticking your head in a freezer next time
2016-03-14 10:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-10 14:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same happens to me...just stop looking a the sun lol
something about between the normal reflex of the eye in response to light and the sneezing reflex.
check this out
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug97/865380242.Me.r.html
2006-07-29 13:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by ףαdy Đuchess× 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im not sure but when youre trying to sneeze and it wont come out i heard that looking at light will help. maybe thats why you sneeze?
2006-07-29 13:51:03 · answer #6 · answered by nire(: 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happends all the time with me too. when im outside and i look at the sun i sneez.
2006-07-29 14:05:19 · answer #7 · answered by ^^ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you look at something bright (the sun) and breath in through your nose it sends an electric pulse to your brain that triggers the body to remove a foreign body from the body. it works every time
2006-07-29 13:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
synaesthesia and sun sneezing
I first heard of this a few years ago on NPR.
2006-07-29 13:52:56 · answer #9 · answered by whozethere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a great question, I've done that my entire life, so have my 4 sisters, noone is sure why, it's kinda funny when we all get together and go outside though :-)
2006-07-29 13:51:31 · answer #10 · answered by Lidi 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋