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Sex Can Cause Sneezing: Study

Docs suspect faulty wiring, and that condition may be more common than realized

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 19, 2008 4:30 PM CST

(Newser) – Sexual thoughts cause some people to have fits of sneezing, the Guardian reports. Psychiatrists at a British hospital were turned on to the problem by a patient, and a survey of Internet chat rooms found others afflicted, including three people who sneezed after orgasm. Read full story »

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