Indulge Me Please.

[ferlew]

Why does tapping, or stroking the side of your nose induce a sneezing fit.
I first noted it if we tapped the dog's nose, she always sneezed.
Now I note I do too.

[Old_Geezer]

Never done that for me. Maybe dog owners do get to be like their dogs :-)

[ummmm]

I wonder how many people are tapping their noses at the moment...

[Yorky Lass]

You do realise that you've now got everyone tapping their nose to see if they sneeze too.

[ferlew]

Let's have a sneezathon.

[lardhelmet]

Not me - I hate sneezing!

[josaphine32]

Yep...... First thing I did was tap my nose, No No sneezing fit for me, You must have a very sensitive nose.

[shoota]

Is that how you got your name - a a ah ferlew.....?

[Baldric]

No, doesn't work for me,
works on the Dogs though!

[Scarlett]

My guess is that your impulse to sneeze kicks in when a foreign body enters your nose. If you tap on your nose it feels like something is inside it, so your body musters up a sneeze to get rid of it.

[sandyRoe]

Why would you tap the dogs nose in the first place?

[gness]

But if you want or need to stop a sneeze tuck the thumb nail of your right hand under the pinkie nail of your left hand and press. x

[Mammar]

Which bit of your nose are you supposed to tap?
I've tried all over and there's no sign of a sneeze and I don't have a dog to try it out on.
Will it work with a teddy bear?

[ferlew]

Back, just watched Mrs Brown.
Why, it was a family joke.
Dog came up for a cuddle, we obliged, saying, stroke stroke, (whilst stroking)
pat pat, whilst patting her head, then bugger off, whilst tapping her nose end, she always sneezed. Then buggered off.

[boxtops]

It doesn't work for me - if I want to sneeze, I scratch a certain part of the crown of my head. Works every time.

[ferlew]

If I tap the side of my nose, or rub it, it makes me sneeze. As does looking up at the bright sky.