Ear-splitting sneezing!

I'm glad it's not just my husband that does it...totally drives me mad...can I join the support group too please!

May I join in? And there is always a second sneeze which he says still doesn't give him time to get out a handkerchief.
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases
Trap your germs in your handkercheese

Mine, all of the above. I always jump when he sneezes, he asks why I am startled as he is the only other person in the house. It is the sudden loud noise and the ferocity of it that startles me.

I in. DH has a Karakatoa of a sneeze - I hit him if I'm nearby.
His most annoying noisy habit is reading the weekend papers - the rustling goes on forever - I don't make that noise with the paper what's that all about?

Maggie

I have gradually 'lost' all the cloth handkies in our house.

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Oh, I'm joining too. And I'd like to suggest a sub group to support people whose partners still use disgusting cloth handkerchiefs. And who need to fling their heads back to swallow a tiny Paracetamol....

Have to confess to being a noisy sneezer too. After a pierced eardrum and other ear problems, including affecting my balance, I can't risk putting pressure on my ears by sneezing down my nose. I desperately try to be quiet, and frantically press the area under my nose until it really hurts in an effort to stop it, but some still break through, followed by profuse apologies. I would never sneeze close to someone, but have been known to frighten our previous cats (current ones couldn't care less!)

I suggested it just now nina. The look I got would freeze the Sahara . Happy to bring chocolate cake to our first support meeting

A note to the newly formed group.
Tell them sneezes can be suppressed. If when you feel one coming on you suck the roof of your mouth as if you are sucking a sweet.
This works for me

I'd like to be a member of this group too please! My DH could make sneezing an Olympic sport; it's not the volume as much as the sheer number of sneezes, just one sneeze after another, on and on and on, with no thought of trying to stop them. He says he can't help it. I bet if he was in church when an attack came on he'd be able to stop them

Tissues on the ready

I'll bring the ear defenders.

Ok we have a support group. Let's have a virtual get together, I'll bring some fizz and chocs

This is a perfect group for me. My DH sneezes very loudly and at times - much to my Dgd's amusement - he seems to shout out "bless you". He 's not really trying to say it ,it just comes out that way. I never fail to jump, why oh why is he so loud.

The worst is when I'm just on that lovely cusp of nodding off for the night. He just bellows all over the bedroom. Still love him though

Yes, I need this group too. DH shouts AH CHOO as he sneezes. I jump out of my skin and complain that it’s not necessary. Makes no difference.

I'd like to join too! Deafening. Have noticed though that it only happens at home. He seems able to be more restrained in public, so he obvs can help it, just chooses not to. With so many responses to this thread there must be a reason...

I so agree Witzend!

I don't understand anyone saying they can't help it. All you have to do is not 'voice' it! Try coughing with or without your voice - it's easy enough to see the difference - and turn it off!

My 97 year old father does this. I've tried telling him that you don't need to use your vocal cords when you sneeze but he doesn't believe me. Still I won't change him now!

Can I join please? I have a DH with very noisy sneezes - and they always sound very wet, so you expect to see stuff flying everywhere - but actually they are not particularly.

He who shares the home with me has had a sneezing fit. I've furnished him with antibacterial wipes for the door handles he's touched and provided a (biodegradable ) plastic bag along with paper tissues to stow in it. I could get cross but what\s the point. He's only known for 20 plus years that I'm immune suppressed!

I work in a busy open plan office and I have a male colleague who suddenly stands up, throws his head back and emits a loud gutterall shriek when he sneezes! One sneeze would be alarming enough, but he frequently emits a volley of them, one after the other. It quite literally stops everyone from doing whatever they're doing and can usually be heard by the person who's on the other end of any phone call you're in the middle of. He says he can't help it.

I too (female) sneeze like this, not just once but in a fusillade, at least half a dozen times. I can’t help it and it isn’t attention seeking as I do it even when I’m on my own. Makes me jump and frightens the cat.