Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The girl who sneezees 12,000 times a day has doctors baffled

Lauren Johnson is a 12 year old girl who can't stop sneezing. Her sneezing started two weeks ago when she got the cold. She has tried 11 different medication but none of them will stop her sneezing. She has trouble eating between sneezes and she also doesn't go to school because it will distract students. Lynn Johnson, Lauren's mom, has gone on television in a bid to find a cure or a specialist that can help her. Doctors think she is suffering from psychogenic disorder.

'There's less than 40 cases ever documented ever in the entire world. Nobody really knows how to treat it, what's going to work, and even in the cases where it might have worked or turned the sneezing off for awhile, a lot of times it comes back again and then you're right back to where you started.


I found this article very interesting because its rare that this happen. This would be a great case for doctors to find a cure for. Finding a cure or at least knowing the cause will be very helpful.

8 comments:

  1. That would be terrible. I saw a short video about her and I would go crazy. Do you know if she sneezes when she sleeps too?

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  2. Thats crazy!! i could never imagine sneezing 1200 times in a day!! I am really curious how they would cure that though.

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  3. That would be really terrible. Its kinda weird they don't even know what causes it.

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  4. I saw this on the news during Health Careers and I have to say it was kind of annoying to hear her sneeze all the time. If that had happened to me I would be very annoyed

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  5. This is a fascinating story, Heimy. I'm glad you've shared it with us. 22/25

    I noticed that you made a few spelling mistakes. Next time, make sure you proofread before you post. Also, please label each post "current event".

    Finally, make sure that your readers can easily identify the link to your original article. I found myself having to hunt through each of your hyperlinks before I found the one that took me there. Check out some of the other posts for ideas of how to do this.

    I like the quote that you chose to pull out of the article. Don't be afraid to "set it up" so that your readers are familiar with the context.

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  6. She should try eating a spoonful of sugar and drinking it down with water... that always works for me.

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  7. I would hate to be her. Sneezing 12,000 times a day sounds awful, but I also hate sneezing. I couldn't do it.

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