Comment on Is their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose?

Mothra@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Talonflame@lemmy.cafe ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No, sneezing, as in the photic sneeze reflex. If I look at the sun by accident I’ll sneeze.

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  • Tuxman@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Or as my kids started calling it “Daddy is allergic to the sun”

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  • kambusha@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Known as the “suntzu”

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    • LewZephyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Bless you

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  • Mothra@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    TIL ! Wow

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• elaiden@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Only some people get this reflex (me for e.g.). It’s an actual sneeze.

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• Yermaw@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Maybe it’s a thing that only certain people do, like rolling your tongue. Looking at a bright light doesnt make me sneeze, and until just now I thought it was just an old wives tale, like remedies for curing hiccups. Doesn’t work but widely believed.

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  • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah, it’s definitely a real thing, it’s fairly common even

    But if you don’t have it, you don’t have it, so looking at bright lights isn’t going to help you sneeze

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• digger@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Come visit Disney with my family this fall. You’ll see me and my kid both sneeze every time we step into the Florida sun after leaving a slightly darkened show build.

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  • Mothra@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Oh I’d love to, if only I could afford it

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