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  2. Sneeze - Wikipedia

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    During a sneeze, the soft palate and palatine uvula depress while the back of the tongue elevates to partially close the passage to the mouth, creating a venturi (similar to a carburetor) due to Bernoulli's principle so that air ejected from the lungs is accelerated through the mouth and thus creating a low pressure point at the back of the ...

  3. Snatiation - Wikipedia

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    Snatiation is a term coined to refer to the medical condition originally termed "stomach sneeze reflex", which is characterized by uncontrollable bursts of sneezing brought on by fullness of the stomach, typically immediately after a large meal. The type of food consumed does not appear to affect its occurrence.

  4. Sexually induced sneezing - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes the signals in this system get crossed, and I think this may be why some people sneeze when they think about sex. [2] Another possible explanation concerns the existence of erectile tissue in the nose, which may become engorged during sexual arousal, triggering a sneeze. Cranial nerve zero (autonomic) is also located in the nasal cavity.

  5. Sniffling, sneezing, coughing: What infectious disease do you ...

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    The recommendation would be symptomatic treatment, meaning rest, lots of fluids and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen to relieve symptoms of fever and body aches. Testing ...

  6. Why people say 'bless you' after sneezing - AOL

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    It's allergy season again, so there's a lot of sneezing going around. Sneezing can be caused by crazy things like being too full, seeing a bright light, or even orgasm. For how common sneezing is ...

  7. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    The practice of responding to someone's sneeze is rare. Kurdish: Kher be inshalla. Many times when one sneezes, they say that the thing they are about to do will not happen. So, a listener says Kher be. "It will be a good thing, God willing", or the shorter version, "A good sign hopefully". Têr bijî. ”May you live long” Kusaal: Win yɛl sida!

  8. Why does my sneeze smell bad? An expert explains - AOL

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    A nasty stench after you sneeze, then, doesn’t mean you’re sick, per se. “I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad sign,” Ramakrishnan says, just odorants reaching the olfactory nerve that ...

  9. God bless you - Wikipedia

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    God bless you (variants include God bless or bless you [1]) is a common English phrase generally used to wish a person blessings in various situations, [1] [2] especially to "will the good of another person", as a response to a sneeze, and also, when parting or writing a valediction.