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So... I have a genetic disorder:
11 years ago
For as long as I can remember, whenever I get full I have a bout of sneezing, not little sneezes either but like powerful head shaking ears ringing eyes watering sneezes, sometimes it takes a little time to trigger and sometimes I feel like I'll bust out sneezing even as I'm chewing on some food.
This is a genetic disorder known as Snatiation, it's a wiring issue in the brain very similar to the Photic Sneeze Reflex in where a person will see a bright light and sneeze because of it, according to estimates between 10-35% of the human population suffers from Photic Sneeze Reflex and even less than that will also have Snatiation. It is an autosomal dominant inheritance trait which means that it is passed on from a single parent, I don't know if it's my dad or my mom that passed it on to me since I can't recall it being in any of my relatives, it's odd but I really have no clue which side of the family it came from so as far as I know I'm the only one with it. As a bonus I also have Photic Sneeze Reflex but it only comes when the light is particularly bright and focused, just seeing the sun doesn't make me sneeze, as a bonus though my eyes water quite heavily during a sneeze attack, whether that's because of the sneezes or more crossed wires is yet to be seen.
Additionally, since it's a genetic thing there is a chance that any children I have will also inherit the disorder, it's kind of strange like that, on one hand I'm happy to know conclusively that I'm not alone with this thing since I never seen anyone else, but on the other it's also kind of a curse, no one finds hard explosive sneezes to be cute.
For anyone curious, some people get 20-30 sneezes in a fit while I, at most, only get around 15, usually closer to 6-8 for an average full meal.
What about you guys? Any strange or weird or rare things about you?
This is a genetic disorder known as Snatiation, it's a wiring issue in the brain very similar to the Photic Sneeze Reflex in where a person will see a bright light and sneeze because of it, according to estimates between 10-35% of the human population suffers from Photic Sneeze Reflex and even less than that will also have Snatiation. It is an autosomal dominant inheritance trait which means that it is passed on from a single parent, I don't know if it's my dad or my mom that passed it on to me since I can't recall it being in any of my relatives, it's odd but I really have no clue which side of the family it came from so as far as I know I'm the only one with it. As a bonus I also have Photic Sneeze Reflex but it only comes when the light is particularly bright and focused, just seeing the sun doesn't make me sneeze, as a bonus though my eyes water quite heavily during a sneeze attack, whether that's because of the sneezes or more crossed wires is yet to be seen.
Additionally, since it's a genetic thing there is a chance that any children I have will also inherit the disorder, it's kind of strange like that, on one hand I'm happy to know conclusively that I'm not alone with this thing since I never seen anyone else, but on the other it's also kind of a curse, no one finds hard explosive sneezes to be cute.
For anyone curious, some people get 20-30 sneezes in a fit while I, at most, only get around 15, usually closer to 6-8 for an average full meal.
What about you guys? Any strange or weird or rare things about you?
corgi-on
~corgi-on
I've never heard of anything quite like that before. o.o Interesting.
Boa-Noah
~boa-noah
OP
I honestly thought it was normal, like sneezing at a bright light since me and my brother both have that, didn't even think to look for it until I had an attack today.
Welp, I considered that normal too, as both my sister and my father have what you described as photic as well as the Snatiation thing...same goes for photic in my fathers family (my grampa, all 3 uncles and my aunt have the photic thing...)
Boa-Noah
~boa-noah
OP
Both are genetic and you got them from your father's-side, and when you/your sister has children it's likely at least one of your children will carry the same disorder.
chanrom
~chanrom
Bright light does sometimes makes me sneeze, but not as bad as you . It must be rough for you. :C
Boa-Noah
~boa-noah
OP
Bright lights don't affect me too badly, only really bright really intense lights make me sneeze, like lasers or reflected sunbeams, it's the fullness thing that really hits me, I usually only eat once a day so it's not too bad, but it can be really annoying at times, it makes going out to eat into an absolute nightmare if I don't watch how much I order.
