Sternutation: the act, fact, or noise of sneezing
(from Merriam-Webster online)
"Sternutation" comes from Latin and is a descendant of the verb "sternuere," meaning "to sneeze." One of the earliest known English uses occurred in a 16th-century edition of a book on midwifery, in a passage about infants suffering from frequent "sternutation and sneesynge." The term has long been used in serious medical contexts, but also on occasion for humorous effect. In 1850, for example, author Grace Greenwood observed that U.S. senators from opposing political parties would often come together to share snuff: "And all three forget their sectional differences in a delightful concert of sternutation. No business is too grave, no speaker too eloquent, to be 'sneezed at.'"
Well, thats nothing to sneeze at! Who among us sneezes a great deal? I do. Nothing to do with allergies. Just the fact that every once in a while something tickles my nose, and I let forth with a volley of sneezes. I regularly do 6 or 7, ten is a record. I wish it was an Olympic sport, I could win a gold medal
I wonder if this relates to my interest in fragrances? A nasal sensitivity? Wouldnt I have suffered in the days when snuff was in the air of polite society?
Is anyone else an exceptional SNEEZER?
(from Merriam-Webster online)
"Sternutation" comes from Latin and is a descendant of the verb "sternuere," meaning "to sneeze." One of the earliest known English uses occurred in a 16th-century edition of a book on midwifery, in a passage about infants suffering from frequent "sternutation and sneesynge." The term has long been used in serious medical contexts, but also on occasion for humorous effect. In 1850, for example, author Grace Greenwood observed that U.S. senators from opposing political parties would often come together to share snuff: "And all three forget their sectional differences in a delightful concert of sternutation. No business is too grave, no speaker too eloquent, to be 'sneezed at.'"
Well, thats nothing to sneeze at! Who among us sneezes a great deal? I do. Nothing to do with allergies. Just the fact that every once in a while something tickles my nose, and I let forth with a volley of sneezes. I regularly do 6 or 7, ten is a record. I wish it was an Olympic sport, I could win a gold medal
I wonder if this relates to my interest in fragrances? A nasal sensitivity? Wouldnt I have suffered in the days when snuff was in the air of polite society?Is anyone else an exceptional SNEEZER?
I've heard this called photokinesis (movement in response to light), photoptarmosis, photic sneezing, and even ACHOO, Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst. (Source: MentalFloss).
