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I sneeze every morning when I first wake up, why?
By Christina | September 26, 2008
While I cannot be sure why you sneeze at the break of dawn, assuming you are up early, I can tell you why we sneeze.
Sneezing typically happens when the nerve endings in the mucous membrane inside of the nose are irritated. This may as a result of a swelling of the membrane, like what happens when we are sick, or when a foreign body, such as pepper, invades our nose, or when allergy and pollen season strike. Sneezing can even be brought on when the optic nerves in our eyes are exposed to bright light.
Regardless of the reason, the membrane is irritated, sneezing is a reflex act, completely beyond our control, by which the nose expels out air in an attempt to eject the irritating bodies.
