Sexual sneezing is a phenomenon characterized by sneezing during orgasm or sexual arousal.
Symptoms
The sufferer experiences sneezing as a result of sexual thoughts, arousal, intercourse, or orgasm. Sneezing occurs independent of external nasal stimuli or allergens.
It was later commented upon in print in 1901 in Gould and Pyle's Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine:
Causes
Dr. Mahmood Bhutta, an ear, nose, and throat specialist at John Radcliffe Hospital, states that it may be a result of the way the central nervous system is wired:
" his reflex demonstrates evolutionary relics in the wiring of a part of the nervous system called the autonomic nervous system. This is the part beyond our control, and which controls things like our heart rate and the amount of light let in by our pupils. Sometimes the signals in this system get crossed, and I think this may be why some people sneeze when they think about sex."
Another possible explanation is the fact that the nose contains erectile tissue, which may become engorged when one is aroused, triggering a sneeze.
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