Self obs (f)

[juliette]

About time, perhaps, I posted an obs for those of you that like girl-sneezes, a self obs will have to do for now.

I'm very un-sneezy as a rule, although I do sneeze from time to time when alone, and I CAN (very occasionally) sneeze in front of others.

Anyway this morning it was really cold in the house. I was up early to do some work on the PC (I edit an ezine which has to go out every other Saturday) ... and I was still in my pyjamas. They are nice and snuggly so when the first sneeze came I muffled it in my pyjama sleeve It was sort of like HUH-TISHOOO! Quite forceful and damp!

I'm not one of these lucky people (like my friend R.!) who sneezes in multiples, but two other single sneezes found me over the next half hour or so, much like the first one and again damply sneezed into my pj sleeve.

At this point I realised how cold it was and went to put the heating on ... made me wonder if getting chilly can make you sneeze ... anyone know???

juliette

[Bondi]

Yeah, sometimes being chilly can make me sneeze, but not always, so maybe its the same with you. Could be something you could experiment with if you wanted to. But anyway, bless you, and nice obs!.

[juliette]

Yeah, sometimes being chilly can make me sneeze, but not always, so maybe its the same with you. Could be something you could experiment with if you wanted to. But anyway, bless you, and nice obs!.

Aw, thanks Bondi. No-one hardly ever blesses me so that is especially nice. My fault for not sneezing more of course, but I'm working on that... and yes, good idea to experiment with getting cold!

[Bondi]

I'd be happy to bless you if you wanted me to.

[aabbcc1234_17]

I've never really understood why people say "you'll catch your death of cold" if you go out without enough clothes on in the winter.

I thought colds/flu were caused by germs??

Do you just become more susceptable to them if you get cold?

[shy guy]

Bless you!

Regarding whether cold temperatures can make you sneeze, my nose gets very runny when it's cold, and this often causes me to sneeze. I've noticed this in others as well. Last summer I went to a conference where we spent the days in uncomfortably frigid air-conditioned rooms, and by midday the chorus of sniffling and sneezing was unstoppable. I myself went through three hankies a day!

And by the way, if you like being blessed, you've come to the right place!

[juliette]

I myself went through three hankies a day!

Oh lovely! I love hearing about guys getting through multiple hankies in a day... yummy!

[juliette]

Oh oh ... wee update ... few more sneezes today and a bit of a cough this evening ... wondering if I could be coming down with a cold?!?!?! Here's hoping...!

cyberhugs

juliette

[threedaysofrain]

Sounds like you might be getting sick! And yes, I've heard on numerous occasions that merely being cold or walking on cold tile can make someone sneeze...I think it happens to a few people on here, in fact...I'm not sure. But I liked the obs- thanks for sharing!

[army-girl]

Bless you Jules hurray for female sneezing those pyjamas sound nice too

[Lamborghini]

And by the way, if you like being blessed, you've come to the right place!

Oh he got that right!

Lamborghini

[count tiszula]

Well, Bless you, several times. Yes, those pyjamas are getting around, aren't they? Lovely girl-sneeezes, and let's hope for lots more [with big buildups and lots of hankies as well].

Oh, and I think people have been so busy DENYING that colds are caused by the cold that they ignore the fact that the notion probably arose because people do sneeze when they get cold. Certainly the sudden change of temperature thing is well known, whether generally or in the nasal area; I've experienced it myself.

But more generally , some people do seem to sneeze because of cold draughts, or evenwhen they get rained on or otherwise wet; just like in cartoons!

[And Beat Him When He Sneezes]

At this point I realised how cold it was and went to put the heating on ... made me wonder if getting chilly can make you sneeze ... anyone know???

juliette

I've heard of this.

[The Sneezster]

Oh oh ... wee update ... few more sneezes today and a bit of a cough this evening ... wondering if I could be coming down with a cold?!?!?! Here's hoping...!

Any update? And gesundheit!

[juliette]

I've never really understood why people say "you'll catch your death of cold" if you go out without enough clothes on in the winter.

I thought colds/flu were caused by germs??

Do you just become more susceptable to them if you get cold?

Now this IS an interesting question, and one that I've spent much time pondering over the years. I have a theory! As follows....

We are exposed to cold germs most days! Just need to go on a bus, or go to work or school ... if we caught cold every time a germ found us we'd have colds constantly ( )

However clearly this is not the case. Most of the time our bodies fight off the germs ( ) and we are right as rain.

So... anything that serves to lower our immune system and make us less likely to fight off the germs has to be a good thing ... I mean will increase the chance of a cold.

These could include getting physically chilled - if you get really cold , your body needs to spend quite some energy warming you up again, energy that cannot be diverted to building additional white blood cells and the other bad good things that fight off germs.

Another example is lack of sleep. I for one am definitely more susceptible to cold germs if I have disturbed sleep. There can be all kinds of virulent colds going round the office and I'm almost guaranteed not to catch them () ... but if I am on call during the night and get woken up a lot, maybe two or three times in the week, my chances of catching the cold improve dramatically!

So that's my theory! I have no medical training so that's all it is, a theory, and am most interested to hear everyone else's thoughts.

To cold germs!

cyberhugs,

juliette

P.S. No sniffles or sneezes today yet, so probably yesterday's thing was me fighting off yet another nice cold I could have enjoyed...

[Bondi]

Well, from what you're saying, it sounds like all you have to do is intentionally disrupt your sleep patterns and stay outside when its cold all the time, and then maybe you'll catch more colds that way. I personally wouldn't complain too much if you did that.

So, from the sounds of things, you want everyone to have a cold all the time, right? :) *sniffles*

[juliette]

So, from the sounds of things, you want everyone to have a cold all the time, right?

Yes, please!!!!

[atchoum]

Wonderful self observation. We have been regaled to wonderful observations of others, so it's good to have one of you, Juliette!

Yes, getting cold certainly makes some people sneeze. I remember working in my office with the window open when the chief secretary came in wearing shirt sleeves, and after about thirty seconds did a bigt open sneeze, and commented... change of temperature !

It works for me too - sometimes opening a window in winter, but the most common one is when I walk on a cold surface in bare feet. This is usually good for several sneezes.

[juliette]

It works for me too - sometimes opening a window in winter, but the most common one is when I walk on a cold surface in bare feet. This is usually good for several sneezes.

What a lovely thought for a Monday morning...!

[Dawnie]

For me I've had more than a few accurances where I've gotten wet from the rain and then either gone into an air-conditioned place or my car.

[Alucard]

Wonderful self observation. We have been regaled to wonderful observations of others, so it's good to have one of you, Juliette!

Yes, getting cold certainly makes some people sneeze. I remember working in my office with the window open when the chief secretary came in wearing shirt sleeves, and after about thirty seconds did a bigt open sneeze, and commented... change of temperature !

A change in temperature almost always makes me sneeze. I remember one time last year in the school computer lab it started to hail outside and there was a huge change in the room temperature for some reason, causing me to sneeze. I could have sworn I sneezed at least ten times!

[Mr Sneezy]

A girl sneezing while in her pyjamas will do it for me any time.

[Alucard]

A girl sneezing while in her pyjamas will do it for me any time.

Me too!

[sneezinglover]

Nice obs! And yes, cold weather does take down the immune response and make people more suseptible to cold viruses. Im surprised Sternuto hasnt seen this yet.........