Heathcliff Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 As I've said many times before, I'm not a sneezy person. As far as I know I'm not allergic to anything, and usually I can avoid sneezing in public by willpower alone. However, last week, it was if I had switched noses with someone else for one day! I became very sniffly and sneezy, and I have no idea why.I was working closely with someone in my office, and as I was talking to him I became aware of a tingling sensation in my nose. I sniffled and tried to ignore it... but it didn't go away. The tingle in my nose got stronger, and became an intense tickle- almost like a prickling feeling, as though my nostrils were being poked by a tiny twig.By then I felt like I was about to sneeze, and I sniffed and rubbed my nose to resist it. I was almost willing to give in to the urge- but I knew that, even with such a strong tickle, I would have wait with a very sneezy expression on my face for a few moments as the sneeze built up- and I definitely didn't want to do that in front of the other guy in the office! So I sniffed, rubbed and pinched my nose discreetly- but I could hardly keep the 'about-to-sneeze' expression from my face. My eyes were watering and wanting to close- and I lost the thread of what I was saying because the tickle was so distracting.As soon as I could, I excused myself and went into a different office, in which no-one was currently in. I had a white handkerchief in my pocket, and I hurreidly pulled it out and unfolded it as the sneeze began to build up again. After a gasped false start, I sneezed: "Hahh... HahhtCHOO!" into my handkerchief, holding back a little so as not to be too loud. I was very watery-eyed and my nose was running, and in a couple of moments the itch came straight back to my nose. I held my hanky up in one had ready to catch the sneeze- after a few moments of intense tickling... "HAAAH-EHH-SHOO!" I didn't hold back at all this time- the sneeze felt enormous. I felt another sneeze coming, and looked at the light to coax it out- again it was very loud, something like "HAAH-SHOOO!" I blew my nose wetly into the handkerchief, and that was it......until later. That odd sensation of a tingly, runny nose stayed with me for the rest of the day- and a few times built up into another mini-fit of sneezes. Once an uncovered "Hah-CHOO!" that surprised me by how quickly it came on, then another itchy buildup to two more- "EH-SHOO! ...EEHSHOO!" I was again trying to not sneeze too loud, trying to use my handkerchief to muffle the noise. The day after, my nose still felt a little sensitive, but I was not really sniffly or sneezy- and now I feel completely normal again. I really have no idea what caused it- I wonder if I'm very slightly allergic to something, but so little that it doesn't often affect me? Who knows... the sneeziness was not an unpleasant sensation for one day, but I wouldn't want it all summer! Link to comment
Sneezles Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Love this obs especially when someone who isn't normally sneezy, is for a little while - makes it all the more wonderful to read about. Thanks Heathcliff and bless you! Link to comment
sillystarsmoons Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Bless you, thanks for sharing the obs. Link to comment
tma Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Bless.You were being thought of?? You always write nice obs- thanks for sharing. Link to comment
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