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Strange illness: girl sneezes 12,000 times a day

The girl sneezes about 12, 000 times a day. The enigmatic disease dominates her life.
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Sneezing dominates the life of the girl

Katelyn Thornley suffers from a strange condition: she sneezes about 12, 000 times a day! The doctors are a mystery.

Everyone knows the little sneezing fits. The allergy season announces itself or a small Polle got lost in the nose and off we go: A sneeze follows the next. Normally, however, with the Polle then the cold just as quickly over, how he came. Not so with Katelyn Thornleys - also with her everything started with a little sneeze. Now the girl sneezes up to 12, 000 times a day. The doctors are at a loss.

12, 000 is a number we find hard to imagine. For Katelyn she is a reality. During the day she sneezes about 20 times in one minute alone. Since everyone knows how exhausting and annoying the tingling in the nose can be, one can only imagine how exhausted the little girl must be from her sneezing fits. In fact, the sneeze does not remain without consequence. Katelyn is suffering from increasingly severe health problems, she has pains in the stomach and legs.

Already in September 2014, the complaints began with small bouts in which Katelyn had to sneeze again and again. As the break between bouts became shorter and sneezing more frequent, her family went to see a doctor. An allergic reaction was suspected, but all tests turned out to be negative. A helpless physician followed the next, already six different doctors has already visited the girl, all of which are a mystery. Meanwhile, the sneezing goes on and on.

The helplessness and the constant sneezing push Katelyn to her limits. The girl is getting weaker, eating is virtually impossible. Her entire life collapses under the sneezing : she no longer goes to school, and her free time is dominated by the mysterious illness . Playing the originally beloved clarinet is impossible under the constant sneeze. Katelyn suffers not only health, but also mentally from the disease. Only at night, the girl has peace. But even if she can sleep - she sneezes herself in her dreams. Nevertheless, she proves true strength and tries to take the situation with humor. She does not give up hope.

Another track the doctors are following are so-called tics that occur in conjunction with neurological diseases. We hope that Katelyn will be helped soon, so that the girl can finally lead a normal life without sneezing.

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