12-Yr. Old Can't Stop "Sneezing".....

[rockin'robin]

Va. Girl Sneezes Up To 16 Times Per Minute

A 12-year-old Virginia girl is cursed with a sneeze that won't stop.

Lauren Johnson has up to 16 sneezes each minute she's awake. It only stops when she's in a deep sleep, reported television station WVEC.

"It's frustrating," Lauren Johnson told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday after sneezing four times.

The sneezing began two weeks ago, when Lauren was recovering from a routine cold, reported the New York Post.

Lauren has been to specialists and tried prescription drugs, but the sneezing goes on.

"I don't feel a tickle in my nose; (it's) just kind of constant," Lauren said. "(I) don't really notice it that often anymore. It just kind of comes out."

The constant sneezing was too disruptive to allow Lauren to go to school, so she started having homework sent home, the family said on the "Today" show.

Lauren's mother Lynn Johnson thinks it may be an extremely rare medical condition that could be treated with psychotherapy or hypnosis. But for now, the only relief seems to be sleep.

12-Year-Old Girl Can't Stop Sneezing - Irresistible News Story - WJXT Jacksonville

 

[sallylou]

When I was a kid, I read about the man who hickuped the longest in the Guiness Book of World Records and then I feared that I would get the hickups and not be able to stop. I was an anxious child.:Ohno:

 

[deafdude1]

Think her cold damaged something in the nose? Can surgery cure this?

 

[VamPyroX]

Think her cold damaged something in the nose? Can surgery cure this?

It's possible.

A lot of health issues can be triggered by other health issues.

I have a friend who became diabetic after having a severe flu. Also, he became allergic to shellfish after that. (Used to love shrimp, but no more.)