I know it works on some people and I wish it was that easy for me. I found rolling my shoulders forward, round and round and round, gently works most of the time - for me.

"So when bright light causes the eye's pupils to constrict, that may indirectly cause secretion and congestion in the nasal mucus membranes, which then leads to a sneeze. "

\--- [BBC Future "Why looking at the light makes us sneeze".](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150623-why-looking-at-the-light-makes-us-sneeze)

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