Chewing gum makes me sneeze

Deiwos · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:20

Whenever I start on a new piece of chewing gum, I always sneeze after the first few chomps. After the first few chomps I'm fine, but I find it really bizarre and my family+friends find it pretty funny

Does anyone else get this, or know what could cause it?

R3DBuLL · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:22

Don't have a clue but I get 1 hic-up roughly every hour :confused:

Guess it's just extra minty for a few chews

furnace · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:23

Does it only happen with mint/menthol gum?

I always sneeze if I look too close to the sun :confused:

RandomTom · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:24

Peppermint?

I always sneeze when eating polo's, no matter what.

kinetic747 · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:24

Deiwos said:
Whenever I start on a new piece of chewing gum, I always sneeze after the first few chomps. After the first few chomps I'm fine, but I find it really bizarre and my family+friends find it pretty funny

Does anyone else get this, or know what could cause it?

I do exactly the same thing if I crunch a polo mint, i guess it must be the mint.

EDIT: Beaten to it.

touch · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:28

Yep, im the same, anything thats strongly mint flavoured makes me sneeze.

basmic · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:29

Sometimes dust makes me sneeze.

Mr Nice · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:29

Put some mustard on it, should stop you sneezing

crystaline · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:30

RandomTom said:
I always sneeze when eating polo's, no matter what.

Ha, thought that was just me.

Deiwos · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:30

Peppermint, menthol, spearmint, anything minty, but only in chewing gum form. I don't get it with polos etc.

I'm just glad you others seem to get something similar. I was starting to think I was 'special'

basmic · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:36

Deiwos said:
I was starting to think I was 'special'

With threads like these, people will start to think you are 'special' - in the retarded way.

Dano · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:55

Deiwos said:
Whenever I start on a new piece of chewing gum, I always sneeze after the first few chomps. After the first few chomps I'm fine, but I find it really bizarre and my family+friends find it pretty funny

Does anyone else get this, or know what could cause it?

Blue Extra does it to me everytime

VaderDSL · 20 Apr 2007 at 16:00

furnace said:
Does it only happen with mint/menthol gum?

I always sneeze if I look too close to the sun

You have Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome

I'm sorry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

But don't worry I do to

fail at the internets · 20 Apr 2007 at 16:32

I bet fun ensue's when you all brush your teeth with mint toothpaste

Deiwos · 20 Apr 2007 at 17:11

basmic said:
With threads like these, people will start to think you are 'special' - in the retarded way.

Well aren't you just the sweetest little thing on the planet

Tweek_1984 · 20 Apr 2007 at 18:11

I get this.

SideWinder · 20 Apr 2007 at 18:14

Hornchurch said:
I bet fun ensue's when you all brush your teeth with mint toothpaste

Made me actually laugh out loud.

Elmer · 20 Apr 2007 at 20:07

Not mint but vinegar can make me sneeze.

furnace · 20 Apr 2007 at 20:23

VaderDSL said:
You have Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome I'm sorry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

But don't worry I do to

\o/ I officially have some kind of syndrome! Win!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex said:
In addition this sneeze reflex can be brought on by a sudden inhaling of cold air or a strong flavor such as a strong mint gum. This implies an overstimulation of any nerve close to the trigeminal nerve can cause the sneeze reflex.

The syndrom could be the cause of all of our woes, according to that :eek:

Meatball · 20 Apr 2007 at 20:25

I sneeze when I look at the sun