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Loud and powerful sneezers, have you figured out a way to tame your sneezes? (sh.itjust.works)
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I sneeze really loudly and powerful and often I can't control it. What makes it worse is, its often sprays a lot of saliva as well. I'm safe most of the time if I can get to my handkerchief or tissue in time. But there are times I have no other option but to let it out. Has anyone found a way to tame it and make it milder or easier to control.

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[–] 53 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Breathe out before the sneeze. It will be much less powerful when you aren't squeezing your maximum lung capacity out through your nose and mouth.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    That’s interesting. Never heard of this before. Gonna see if I’m actually able to next time I need to sneeze. I almost feel like the deep inhale before a sneeze is involuntary but we’ll see…

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Makes sense. Gonna try this the next time..

    Edit : Just sneezed. There's a problem. Just as I'm about to sneeze I breath in. I'll need to use a lot of force in a short time to exhale any air. Am I doing it wrong?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I don't exhale, rather I just close off my airway to stop the big inhale. It sounds super uncomfortable to try exhaling at that point, but with some practice I have been able to stop the inhale and that mutes the sneeze considerably. Also, I can plug my nose when I feel it start to tickle and stop the sneeze entirely.

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