Watch video: This 9-year-old girl sneezes 8,000 times a day!

Ira Saxena sneezing YouTube video

9-year-old Ira Saxena suffers from an unusual medical condition. A resident of Colchester in Essex, England, actually sneezes 8,000 times a day nonstop, averaging 10 sneezes per minute.

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Although, doctors have ruled out cold or allergies, they are unable to provide an official diagnosis or effective treatment method for her ailment, which began three weeks ago.

Ira however, doesn't sneeze while sleeping but starts right after waking up. Some medical experts believe that an incorrect signal is being sent to her brain, however nothing concrete has been established as to the reason behind her illness.

(L) Ira Saxena before her sneezing fit; (R) recovering temporarily after one

Ira's mother, Priya Saxena, is extremely worried about her daughter since she is unable to attend school due to her disorder and fears that she is missing out on life.

Not the first time
>> In what doctors dubbed as a 'medical mystery' in 2007, Brooke Owens, an American girl from Asheville, North Carolina suffered a sneezing spell that lasted for 3 straight weeks. Her family said episodes have come and gone for about two years.

>> In 2009, Lauren Johnhson, a 12-year-old from Virgina, US, sneezed up to 16 times a minute. Her prolonged sneezing fit began about two weeks ago, when she was recovering from a cold. (Read more)

Uncontrollable sneezing fits are not uncommon. A few disorders...
Photic sneeze reflex: Also known as sun sneezing, it causes variable difficulty to control sneezing in response to numerous stimuli, such as looking at bright lights or periocular (surrounding the eyeball) injection. The exact mechanism of action is not well understood.

Snatiation: This medical disorder, thought to be passed along genetically, is characterized by uncontrollable bursts of sneezing brought on by fullness of the stomach, and typically observed in sufferers immediately after a large meal.