I hate losing 5 points, but this question has been nagging at me since it is cold & flu season, and all members in my family have colds.
2006-09-09 11:50:53 · 13 answers · asked by Lisa T 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The only time I have ever seen a person sneeze in their sleep is when they were already partially awake. I haven't ever seen a person deep in sleep sneeze.
2006-09-09 11:56:26 · update #1
Thats a good question ...
Well the fact is that humans cannot sneeze while asleep.
Sneezing requires a reflex mechanism, wherein the sensory nerves in our upper respiratory tract, esp nostrils, are stimulated by some stimuli (mechanical or chemical or other)and these nerves then go to the CNS (i.e brain) and as a final process excite the nerves which supply muscles of our respiration and the pharngeal region and the man sneezes thus. You must
know that this reflex is a natural means to protect our sensitive upper respiratory tract from harmful influnces or, more appropriately, external influences, be it a solid or a gas or as a response to some infection. Now when the man sleeps, his brain is not working at its normal levels and so even though the man's nerves have some external factor acting upon them, no reflex is initiated and the man doesn't sneeze. You must also know that when the stimuli continues or crosses a particular level, it changes from an irritative agent to a source of maybe say pain
and the the man can have a disturbed sleep; there is a threshold for every thing. I think I've made it clear about the Mechanism and the reason that we don't sneeze when sleeping.
Dr.Amit raina
2006-09-09 12:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have been awakened from my sleep by sneezing. So I guess the answer to your question is, that if you are asleep and sneeze, it will wake you up.
2006-09-09 11:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
since i once sneezed myself awake i can say i do sneeze in my sleep
scary when it happens
2006-09-09 11:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by fairy_without_boots 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because the tickle or pain in your nose would wake you up before you sneezed.
2006-09-09 11:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You do, it doesn't always wake you up.
Of course, when I sneeze it sounds like an elephant. It wakes the dog!
2006-09-09 11:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by tantiemeg 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I sneeze and wake up sometimes.
2006-09-09 11:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by Kayak_Girl_2006 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
People DO sneeze in their sleep ............I often wake myself by sneezing..............and apparantly wake my other half by doing it as well
2006-09-09 11:54:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my daughter sneezes in her sleep every now and again. I thought it was natural
Puzzled????????????????
2006-09-09 11:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by tjjkara 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe you do but your sleeping so you wouldn't realize.
2006-09-09 11:56:26 · answer #9 · answered by fukuoka 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you probably do but you don't know cause you're asleep
2006-09-09 11:53:05 · answer #10 · answered by disenchanted 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋