Lauren Johnson is a typical 12-year-old girl – except that she can’t stop sneezing. It is so bad that she sneezes up to 20 times a minute, or 12,000 times a day. The non-stop sneezing began two weeks ago when Lauren from Virginia in the U.S. caught a cold.
Lauren can’t go to school and is even struggling to eat. The only relief she gets is when she falls asleep each night. Her condition has left doctors baffled.
Can’t somebody get the kid a damn box of Kleenex? Her sleeve must be sopping with goo.
have her do a couple lines of coke and she will be fine. I think this is a scam. Some girl who wants publicity or her own reality show those sneezes seem very fake to me.
Er, in her case, a pallet load of Kleenex.
WD-40 works on everything that sticks. Just give it a quick spray and wait 5 minutes.
#2 LOL, they need to do a JCD remake of that
You have to wonder if this wasn’t her way of getting out of school for a while? Or if the family wanted media attention so badly, they resorted to this? First “balloon boy”, now “sneeze girl”. What’s next, the kid who can’t stop hopping on one leg? Does the news media just drop everything else of any import, to find these minor interest pieces involving young kids? There are young people dying in wars, car wrecks, and famines, all over the world. And this is what they’ll cover. Little Miss Sneeze a lot. She can’t even make the Guinness book record, because she quits at night.
..Nothing to Sneeze at..
I have this same thing, except I can’t stop farting. It’s not so bad, I get the back of the bus all to myself, I don’t worry about company dropping by unexpectedly, and I don’t need to get the jacuzzi repaired. Only problem is that once every 100 or so times, I shit my pants.
Had this happen to me with hiccups once. Fortunately it happened just before a visit to the proctologist for a prostate exam. I found having a finger up my ass was uncomfortable yet therapeutic. Perhaps the kid should … oh, nevermind!
I say she’s faking… look at her “sneeze”.. she’s making a sound with her mouth.. like you would make a farting sound.. it’s not really a sneeze!
This story has the signs of PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) or its PITANDS variant (triggered by microbs other than strep) that invariably manifests in the symptoms of tics, OCD, among a range of other physical/behavioral problems.
With the media attention on the issue, hopefully this can bring awareness to many parents whose children are afflicted with similar symptoms. Above all, hopefully this would help to educate and change the hearts and minds of those in the medical profession who still have doubts about this delibitating condition.
Suggest to take a throat culture for sign of active strep (throat culture is more accurate than the rapid strep test) . Also a blood work to test for recent strep infection (ASO titer) if no active strep is present.
Once an infection is confirmed, consult with Dr. for immediate antibiotic treatment, the soon the better. Residual and lingering symptoms need to be consulted with behavioral therapists, immunologists/infectious disease, neurologist, and pediatrician.
Government site on PANDAS
http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/pdn/web.htm
A good summary on PANDAS
http://cpementalhealth.com/content/4/1/13
Forum discussion on PANDAS
http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=17
Grass roots website from parents of PANDAS children, most of whom frequent http://www.latitudes.org forum http://www.pandasnetwork.org/
Chicago based clinic with extensive experience on treating PANDAS. Also a wealth of information.
http://www.webpediatrics.com/
No one would want to fake sneezing 11 times in a row let alone five times in a row. I’m a recovering coke addict and sometimes I won’t stop h stop sneezings for a couple days and in that time its the worst time of my life. Most likely its allergies if she is around a lot of wind and a certain type of plant that has a lot of pollin also can cause it. My brother also couldn’t stop coughing for a year. Also not on purpose. Doctor said he had severe allegies hmmm.