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Girl who can't stop sneezing
Updated On: 12 November, 2009 08:43 AM IST | | Agencies
Doctors baffled by 12-year-old who sneezes up to 16 times a minute
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Doctors baffled by 12-year-old who sneezes up to 16 times a minute
Lauren Johnson is a typical 12-year-old girl whose life is constantly punctuated by interruptions that are anything but normal.
Whether at her Virginia home, with her family or getting ready for bed, Lauren sneezes up to 16 times per minute, a condition that has has stumped her parents and doctors.
"It's frustrating a lot," Lauren told Good Morning America, sneezing four times before getting that sentence out.
Lauren's prolonged sneezing fit began about two weeks ago, when she was recovering from a cold.
She can't go to school, and sleep is her only escape, though even that is hard to come by.
Lauren Johnson is a typical 12-year-old girl whose life is constantly punctuated by interruptions that are anything but normal.
Whether at her Virginia home, with her family or getting ready for bed, Lauren sneezes up to 16 times per minute, a condition that has has stumped her parents and doctors.
"It's frustrating a lot," Lauren told Good Morning America, sneezing four times before getting that sentence out.
Lauren's prolonged sneezing fit began about two weeks ago, when she was recovering from a cold.
She can't go to school, and sleep is her only escape, though even that is hard to come by.
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