- Snatiation
Snatiation is a medical disorder characterized by uncontrollable bursts of sneezing brought on by fullness of the stomach, and typically observed in sufferers immediately after a large meal. It is thought to be passed along genetically as an
autosomal dominant trait. The phenomenon was first described byAhmad Teebi andQasem Al-Saleh .cite journal
author=Teebi AS, al-Saleh QA |title=Autosomal dominant sneezing disorder provoked by fullness of stomach |journal=J. Med. Genet. |volume=26 |issue=8 |pages=539–40 |year=1989 |month=Aug |pmid=2769729 |pmc=1015683 |doi= |url=]The term "SNATIATION" was coined by
Judith G. Hall . The term is abackronym created from aportmanteau of the words sneeze and satiation. It stands for Sneezing Non-controllably At a Time of Indulgence of the Appetite—a Trait Inherited and Ordained to be Named.cite journal
author=Hall JG |title=The SNATIATION reflex |journal=J. Med. Genet. |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=275 |year=1990 |month=Apr |pmid=2325110 |pmc=1017036 |doi= |url=]ee also
Photic sneeze reflex References
External links
*OMIM|137130|Gastric Sneezing
* [http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970411/skinny1.html The Skinny On...Strange Sneezing Situations]
* [http://www.shadowpoetry.com/members/collections/silly.html#5 Something to Sneeze At]
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