Why does plucking my eyebrows make me sneeze?

Subject: Why does plucking my eyebrows make me sneeze?

Date: Mon Aug 4 09:56:02 1997
Posted by robin
Grade level: undergrad
School: University of Swansea
City: Swansea State/Province: Wales
Country: uk
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 870706562.Me

Message:

If I pluck my eyebrows, first my eyes start to water and then I start to sneeze.  
If I stop plucking, I feel a bit funny for a minute or two and then I am fine.  
Why? This does not happen if I wax or pluck hairs anywhere else on my body!

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