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Why do I sneeze when I chew Extra Polar Ice Gum...
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I sneeze each time I chew a piece of Extra Polar Ice Gum.
I am a very hard sneezer, so this can be kindof painful for me.
I'm a 29 year old woman, and I have noticed that this happens to me
with this flavor of gum for many years now.
I also had a similar problem way back when I was a teen in highschool,
and these popular little breath refresher things came out, that were like
tiny films of paper that were minty and dissolved on your tongue.
Usually I sneeze one time, very hard, within the first few chews and then
after that no more sneezing occurs.
I like the gum sometimes because it is a little stronger as far as the minty
flavor goes and it seems to help open my air ways and wake me up a little
because it's refreshing and cooling.
Maybe the natural anti-inflammatory property of the mint and also the
natural stimulation of the mint or other ingrediants causes a histamine reaction
or stimulates nerves that induce sneezes.
Maybe I am mildly allergic to mint.
My daughter, who is my "spitting image" is almost 6 years old, and something
funny I have noticed is that she hates anything with a mint flavor, up until
just recently, on very rare occasions, she will taste some things briefly when
they have a minty-ness to them.
It's bizarre.
LOL.
And it's cool to know that there are other out there that have this same odd
reaction.
I have met about 2 or 3 people in chat rooms in the past 5 years who say
the same thing happens to them!
So we are not alone!
Have an awesome day!
Thanks for sharing!
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