To be irrationally annoyed at DH sneezing

[Stylishkidintheriot]

actually, I know I am. But I can’t help it.

DH is in the shower in the next room to me. I’m WFH today, and trying to concentrate on something.

he has sneezed something like 30 times in the last few minutes.

each one gives me a fright: very loud.

im also irritated because my laptop is very slow (it’s restarting just now). and DHs sneezes are just irritating the life out of me (he can’t help it, I know)

My DH is a drama sneezer too. Drives me nuts. He claims it is impossible for him to be quiet about it. I really don’t know. Like he yells?!

How can it carry on giving you a fright every time? Surely after the first few, you get accustomed to the noise and expect it? I mean... yes, 30 times is a bit irritating, but your reaction sounds a bit OTT tbh.

Me too!

I get this, DH gets a sneezing fit, loudly sneezes ten or so times, does the face, eye thing when another is coming, nose runs etc and finishes off with a sound like a dog whining! I get so embarrassed when we are in public and it happens.

Oh my god yes!!!! My dh is a drama sneezer, it's so loud, I'm convinced he shouts out his sneezes. It's so embarrassing when he does it in public, everyone around him jumps and stares

@Fairislefandango I know!!! You’d think I would be ready for it, but no, every time is a bit of a fright!

I should point out that he’s not normally like this: with loud dramatic sneezes. And I don’t think he was doing it for attention as he was in the shower and probably doesn’t even know that I could hear him

I work with someone who without fail does loud "yell sneezes" that the entire floor can hear, about five times, each afternoon. I used to work with (and am still good friends with) someone who "scream sneezes". Both cases can DEFINITELY be helped and it's definitely an attention/habit thing - just cover your mouth and don't vocalise ffs. I'm OK as I do tiny mouse sneezes into a tissue :)

Does he drink a lot of alcohol, that can cause the blood vessels in the nose to swell which results in very violent sneezing.

OP: Aarrrrgggh, DH's sodding sneezing is so annoying!
Mumsnet: He is an alcoholic

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OP, I sympathise because it totally is annoying but... I fear I may also be a very annoying sneezer too! The more I sneeze, the louder it gets, and I sneeze much more violently from allergies than I do from a cold. DP has been known to text 'bless you' to me when we're working from home on different floors. Although he also sneezes ridiculously dramatically, to be fair.

Sneeze in his face, that's what I do 😂😂😂😂😂😂xx

I jump out if my skin when dp sneezes. Happens a lot in hay fever season.
he says he can’t help the decibels but I’m not so sure. J think he can sneeze more quietly when he’s at work.

My DP does this and it makes me want to kill. Whenever I ask him to contain it he protests that he "can't" and that it hurts if he tries. It's so loud it makes my ears ring if he does it next to me.

Do it back, see how he likes it.

I feel a bit sorry for him. I’m a loud sneezer and I really can’t help it both my parents were too. In the past year, my husband has started to comment on it and tell me to stop being so dramatic and sometimes said I’m being a drama queen, and it quite upsets me because I really can’t help It. We’ve been together over 20 years so I’ve said to him, I’ve no idea why all of a sudden he’s started to comment on it. He snorts every time he sniffs but I don’t go on about it.

When our son sneezes, it literally sounds like his brains are going to come out of his nose but I don’t tease him about it. He has no tonsils or adenoids which I presume has an effect as they’re not clearing the germs. He can’t help how he sneezes.

Oops I’m a loud sneezer! Wish I could do dainty little ones but no, the dog gets so offended that he sighs very loudly and stomps off.

He barely drinks alcohol: so not a booze nose!

he’s not normally this loud and I’m sure he’s not doing it on purpose. But omg. The noise