Mint-sneezers

[purpletoes]

Does anyone know why mints make you sneeze?

[DuzyEverwork]

Oooh, I hope you get an answer.. mint chewing gum does it to me too! :o(

[monty0703]

me too - especially Airwaves chewing gum.

[darth vader]

I posted a similar question a while ago without a successful answer - antacids make me sneeze (and i guess it is the mint in them too). Obviously there must be a chemical reaction going on but i don't know what it is

[Gibbo]

All mints make me sneeze and my friends think it's strange as it never happens to them! I am determined to find out why now

[IndieSinger]

I thought it was a new brand of Maltesers. Minty ones.

Introducing the new minty, bubbly, malty confectionary from Mars to make you push out snot at 100k/h Malt-Sneezers.

[IndieSinger]

I mean Mint-Sneezers. Arse.

[rob2uk]

Most people who sneeze cos of mints also sneeze when leaving a dark building into bright sunlight... Have a look here: http://www.sunpig.com/martin/archives/2004/04/05/m
ints_and_sneezing/

[Miss Zippy]

Mint chewing gum makes me sneeze sometimes, especially if it's quite a strong peppermint taste. It only happens on the first couple of chews when the flavour is strong and I can sometimes feel it travelling up the back of my mouth into my nose. My theory is that this has a mild 'clearing out' effect on the nasal passage so any bogeys up there are disturbed, making you sneeze.

[Today's]

Miss Zippy you say the nices things

[tracymort]

extra strong mints always did it for me.

[ryley]

check out this site it should answer your questions. http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug97/8708075
54.Me.r.html

[darth vader]

the "sneezing in the sun" thing is a hereditary thing apparently. (i do it, my dad does it, my sister does it). Next time i see them i'll ask about mints too and see if this is hereditary also