Woman stifles silently and continously

[JackJenkey]

I don't often post observations, but this one was really cool, and just happened the other day. I also love female stifles, so I just felt I had to post this one. I was getting a haircut just the other day at a local beauty salon/ barber-shop, and by looking in the mirror in front of me, I had a clear view of a fairly attractive woman in her late 30's or early 40's getting a haircut in the seat next to me. There was alot of stuff being sprayed in the air all around, and I noticed that the woman next to me started to get a sneezy look on her face, although she continued talking quite normally to the girl who was cutting her hair. Her facial expression soon changed even more and it was more obvious that a sneeze was building up. Without having to even put her hand up to her face, she did an absolutely silent and virtually unnoticeable sneeze. There was no buildup sound, no heavy inhaling, and definitely NO girly sounding "choo" added on at the end. It was completely silent.

The most amazing thing was that she didn't even have the typical head bob, like you often see when someone sneezes. Her head just moved foward ever so slightly and her body shivered quickly for only a half second. A normal look came back to her face almost immediately, and she continued talking as if she hadn't even sneezed. (No one blessed her, and I doubt anyone noticed). Another amazing thing was that she didn't even have a noticeable exhale after the sneeze. Since she immediately started talking again right after the sneeze, I assume she managed to incorporate the exhale into her next sentence. It did seem like she sighed a little while speaking, so I guess that was her way of letting the air out, without making it obvious that she had sneezed.

This woman's nose was obviously sensitive to something in the air because every half minute she'd get the sneezy look on her face again, and she's do another silent stifle. I counted about 11 or 12 sneezes before the sneezing finally subsided. She continued with her conversation quite normally the whole time. At no point did she try to eliminate the tickle by sniffling or rubbing her nose. She just kept her hands on the arms of the salon chair, and let the sneezes come one after another. Perhaps she thought putting her hands to her face would make the sneezing fit more noticeable, or maybe she didn't think rubbing her nose would help. Or, maybe she just wanted to let the sneezes run their course. It's true that most stiflers do still feel a sense of relief and satisfaction after they sneeze, even if they stifle completely. Anway, each sneeze went unnoticed and unacknowledged, except for one sneeze that was silent but had much larger exhale. There was also a "uhhh" sound after it. The hairdresser asked her if she was OK and she said, "Yes, I just sneezed. Sorry". She sneezed 4 or 5 more times after that, but nobody seemed to notice those. She probably tried extra hard to hold in the sound after the girl asked if she was alright. I never enjoyed getting a haircut so much!

Oh, one more thing. Her eyes had seemed fine right up until she started sneezing, but then when she started sneezing and stifling each one, her eyes started becoming very teary. Interestingly, when she got up from the chair, the hairdresser commented that her eyes looked very watery. She then asked the woman if all the hairspray was bothering her eyes, and she said "Yes. I think so. My eyes are very sensitive". But in reality, it was most likely the sneezing and all the stifling that may her eyes watery. Not the hairspray! I guess she didn't want to say that her eyes were tearing from the huge sneezing fit she just had.

[Vetinari]

I'd guess the hairspray migtht have been what was making her sneeze. So it was probably related to the watery eyes! Anyway, lovely description thankyou.

[count tiszula]

Most interesting. I suppose if no one even notices, there's really no reason why one should deny oneself the pleasure of a sneeze. I sometimes wonder if people with quite small sneezes actually find it more difficult not to sneeze at all. Paradoxically, some people with louder sneezes often lose them through mental block or general embarrassment, but there's no real reason for this to happen if the sneezes are tiny, so the sneezes tend to come out, even if silently. Am I right?

[Mr Sneezy]

This takes the stifling concept to new and dizzy heights.

Sound like she's practised in getting down to a fine art.

[Nea]

Thanks so much for the silent stifle observation. Your descriptive observation made me feel like a fly on the wall at the salon.

[oohmysoul]

Good obs.