Sneezing And Shoes

[Guest Tammy Maher]

Hi everyone.

I have 2 quick questions.

1) I wear an abnormally large shoe size. 15-4E New Balance or a 16 Nike (guy sizes), where do I find women's sizes that big?

2) How do I make myself sneeze quieter?

Any help is great.

^^/

[Carolyn Marie]

Wow, Janelle, you post some interesting questions!

Here are links to a couple of internet shoe companies that have at least some shoes in sizes

up to 14-16. In pumps and other dress shoes, the selection is pretty limited. There are a lot

more choices in athletic and casual shoes.

http://www.cinderellashoes.ie/categories/Size/US-Sizes/

http://www.zappos.com/shoes

I'm afraid I can't be much help in the sneeze department. I would think that if

you tried to stifle the sneeze volume, you might give yourself a hernia.

So I would be careful with that, OK?

Hopefully someone else here is a sneeze expert!

Good luck with the shoes!

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Tammy Maher]

Wow, Janelle, you post some interesting questions!

Here are links to a couple of internet shoe companies that have at least some shoes in sizes

up to 14-16. In pumps and other dress shoes, the selection is pretty limited. There are a lot

more choices in athletic and casual shoes.

http://www.cinderellashoes.ie/categories/Size/US-Sizes/

http://www.zappos.com/shoes

I'm afraid I can't be much help in the sneeze department. I would think that if

you tried to stifle the sneeze volume, you might give yourself a hernia.

So I would be careful with that, OK?

Hopefully someone else here is a sneeze expert!

Good luck with the shoes!

Carolyn Marie

I had a quick second right now and am looking at zappos....... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the selection of the bigger sizes. *HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!*

They have converse in my size!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

^^/

[Guest Donna Jean]

Ok, Girl.......

With a title like that, I just HAD to peek and see what this was about......LOL!

But, I guess that it's not as weird as I first thought!

Carolyn has you fixed up on the shoe thing.....

And be careful trying to stiffle those sneezes! You could blow something out that isn't that easy to replace!

Huggs

Dnna Jean

[Carolyn Marie]

I had a quick second right now and am looking at zappos....... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the selection of the bigger sizes. *HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!*

They have converse in my size!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

^^/

Janelle, just remember, Honey, that women's shoes usually run 1.5 - 2 sizes smaller than men's.

I wear a 6.5 men's shoe, and about an 8.5 women's. Zappos has great service though. On your

second and later orders, they upgrade your UPS to overnight, and you get your shoes in one day!

Carolyn Marie

[Guest rachael1]

Intriguing title to your post Janelle,

I can't help you with your sneezing problem however I'll trade you your loud sneezing for my alleged snoring problem.

Rachael

[Guest AllisonD]

I have trained myself to sneeze through my mouth. I have allergies and back problems. The frequent sneezing and snapping of my spine hurt me. Bad. So I had to find a way to get the sneeze reflex to NOT snap my spine, and sneezing through my mouth works. No (or little) snap. Coincidentally, also much quieter. My hand, hanky, whatever is still there to cover, so no one notices the difference, but it involves much less of a jerk motion and is almost silent.

So many women here train their voice, something I have never even tried and that has to be much harder, so if I can train a sneeze, you can.

Allison

[Guest ChloëC]

oh, yes, sneezing. Isn't it so interesting that only a day or two ago, I mentioned one of my psycho-somatic conditions (being able to become incredibly drowsy - if not fall asleep - by thinking certain thoughts) posting that I would mention the other at some later time. Later seems to have come sooner, because how can I pass up this thread?

Well, here is my other one. When I start a daydream about cross-dressing (the first 10 seconds or so), depending on the imagined situation, I sneeze. Usually about 3 times (and as many as 7!!!), and have done so since my teens. I've tried to stifle them, reduce the noise, work my way back before I hit the brink, mostly to no avail. Once they're done, tho, things are just fine.

However, I have learned some things. One is if I pinch my nose right around the bridge (I think you would have to experiment), I can sometimes relieve the growing irritation, actually reducing the size of the sneeze, if not almost eliminating it.

Two is, I really don't think that once you've reached the point of no return that you can do anything about it. Maybe have your larynx shaved or whatever I've heard barely mentioned about surgically changing one's voice. If you try to stifle it after it's started, I have read that you can cause all sorts of problems around your diaphram. Not a good thing to do.

Tho, I think it may be slightly possible to reduce the noise, but I suspect it would take a very long time and a lot of concentration as you would have to remember to work on it every time, and if you can't control the times of sneezes, it probably isn't worth the miniscule reduction that might be available each time. Like about a .5% (like, less than 1!!!) or less reduction each time. I guess it's like the possibility mentioned above, training one's voice.

I also wouldn't recommend trying to stop every sneeze. Sometimes, I think they're needed as the body's way of righting whatever may be causing a problem.

For my 'condition', I work on changing my thoughts. That's the only thing I've found that helps.

Good luck!

[Guest Donna Jean]

I also wouldn't recommend trying to stop every sneeze. Sometimes, I think they're needed as the body's way of righting whatever may be causing a problem.

Good luck!

Yep, right you are, Chloe!

Sneezing is the bodies reaction to an irritation (Usually of the dust/pollen kind) and it's the way the body attempts to expel the irritant!

But, other things can trigger a sneeze...My brother would sneeze when he would walk outdoors into the bright sunshine!

A girl here where I work always sneezes in threes....1-2-3.....God knows why!.....LOL!

Achoo!

Donna Jean

[Guest angie]

Janelle, just remember, Honey, that women's shoes usually run 1.5 - 2 sizes smaller than men's.

I wear a 6.5 men's shoe, and about an 8.5 women's. Zappos has great service though. On your

second and later orders, they upgrade your UPS to overnight, and you get your shoes in one day!

Carolyn Marie

I wore an 7 1/7 mans size.Unbelieveably,I can wear a 7 1/2 or 8 womens depending on if they

are open or closed toe.What I would do,is go to a shoe store and measure your feet using the

womens side of the scale to have less chance of an error.And go in the afternoon or early evening

after your feet have settled from a day of being on them.(I was once in shoe sales)

Angie

[Guest N. Jane]

Well I can't help much with shoes (my feet aren't huge) but I think I can with the sneeze. I have the cutest little sneeze - hardly quiet but makes other people smile because it's so childlike.

Just like voice, bring it up into your nose, out of your chest. Squeeze it ALL up into your nose and let 'er rip! A little practice and you will be sneezing like a little girl LOL!

[Guest Jean Davis]

Hi Janelle

Here's another sitehttp://www.shoebuy.com/ You can thank Sally for that one.

Unfortunately I'm wondering about the sneezing problem too.

I have trained myself to sneeze through my mouth. I have allergies and back problems. The frequent sneezing and snapping of my spine hurt me. Bad. So I had to find a way to get the sneeze reflex to NOT snap my spine, and sneezing through my mouth works. No (or little) snap. Coincidentally, also much quieter. My hand, hanky, whatever is still there to cover, so no one notices the difference, but it involves much less of a jerk motion and is almost silent.

So many women here train their voice, something I have never even tried and that has to be much harder, so if I can train a sneeze, you can.

Allison

Allison

Have you tried seeing a chiropractor for your back problems. Mine is God sent, he gets me fixed up in no time.

But beware there are some terrible ones out there.

LUV

Jean

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Oh my Goodness!!! Size 15? I wear a size 12 in men's and I thought that was big. You have been provided with some good sources for bigger shoes, I usually go to Payless, however they are limited in shoe selection when it comes to bigger sizes. Cannot help you with the sneezing problem though.

Suzie

[Guest nymphblossom]

You can make a cute little sneeze if you make a distinct "Choo." I don't remember where I heard the tip, but it is easy to do and works quite well

Blossom

[Guest Nekomata]

Plug your nose when you sneeze so it comes out of your mouth, but keep your mouth closed also. After you've mastered this, you can sneeze in the same fashion without actually holding your nose. Once you've gotten that down, you can accompany it with a cutesy girly sound within your closed mouth.

[Guest Donna Jean]

Oh, my goodness!

This topic has gotten so weird...Sneezing and shoes....

Well, The very best advice that I can give is to get shoes that are tight enough so that you don't blow them off while sneezing!

There ya go!

Donna Jean

[Guest Tammy Maher]

You can make a cute little sneeze if you make a distinct "Choo." I don't remember where I heard the tip, but it is easy to do and works quite well

Blossom

That is what I'm looking for is how make that cute choo sound, and avoid the big loud stuff.

[Guest EricaG]

OMG Donna Jean I could not have said it better myself, god you make me laugh

Erica

[Guest EricaG]

In all the years that I have been on this planet (which is most of my life) I have not mastered the art of finding the correct size shoes and sneezing. I am now compiling all of the advice that has been put forth on this post and am going to come up with on LullaPoluzza (I don't think that is a word) of a remedy. LOL

Erica

[Guest Joanna Phipps]

Janelle, just remember, Honey, that women's shoes usually run 1.5 - 2 sizes smaller than men's.

I wear a 6.5 men's shoe, and about an 8.5 women's. Zappos has great service though. On your

second and later orders, they upgrade your UPS to overnight, and you get your shoes in one day!

Carolyn Marie

OK im an odd ball I wear the same size in both

[Guest AllisonD]

Hi Janelle

Here's another sitehttp://www.shoebuy.com/ You can thank Sally for that one.

Unfortunately I'm wondering about the sneezing problem too.

Allison

Have you tried seeing a chiropractor for your back problems. Mine is God sent, he gets me fixed up in no time.

But beware there are some terrible ones out there.

LUV

Jean

Thanks Jean,

And yes, and they have helped periodically, but the issue with me is that I have tumors in my spine and the surgeons have removed pieces of vertebrae to get at them. Can't adjust a spine for missing bone.

Allison

[Guest angie]

Oh, my goodness!

This topic has gotten so weird...Sneezing and shoes....

Well, The very best advice that I can give is to get shoes that are tight enough so that you don't blow them off while sneezing!

There ya go!

Donna Jean

Ah hahahahahahahaha funny girl.

Hugs Dee Jay....

Angie

Thanks for the early morning laugh sweety

[Guest nymphblossom]

Blossom wrote:You can make a cute little sneeze if you make a distinct "Choo." I don't remember where I heard the tip, but it is easy to do and works quite well

Janelle replied:

That is what I'm looking for is how make that cute choo sound, and avoid the big loud stuff.

Yes, that was what I meant. Just focus on actually saying "Choo" in your girl voice as you sneeze. It works pretty well for me

Blossom