Saturday, August 29, 2026

He Had Up to Seventy-Eight Sneezing Attacks a Day, and the Fix Was in His Arm

 They looked exactly like sneezes. Repeated contractions of the diaphragm, Forced exhalation through the nose, tic-like rhythmic vocalizations layered on top. Strong smells often set them off, though they could also arrive at random.
They were not sneezes.
A 32-year-old teacher reached a functional neurological disorder clinic having lived with them for nine years. At presentation, the attacks were lasting up to 10 minutes and coming several times a day, reaching a maximum of 78 episodes. He reported episodes that woke him at night, though without a sleep study, clinicians could not confirm whether they occurred in true sleep or early wakefulness.

https://www.medicaldaily.com/functional-sneeze-functional-movement-disorder-case-report-477880

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