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Sneezing more than 24 hours after IV anesthesia (propofol)

Posted by ljmontgo @ljmontgo, Mar 9, 2022

This seems like a weird side effect. Anyone know more about this? I started sneezing while still on the recovery room.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 9, 2022

Hi @ljmontgo, I think the sneezing can be a side effect according to this information I found --- " Propofol-based intravenous sedation, in combination with periocular local anesthetic injections, induces sneezing in approximately one sixth of general oculoplastic cases." --- Factors prompting sneezing in intravenously sedated patients receiving local anesthetic injections to the eyelids: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20079540/

Are you still having a problem with the sneezing?

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ljmontgo | @ljmontgo | Mar 9, 2022
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Hi @ljmontgo, I think the sneezing can be a side effect according to this information I found --- " Propofol-based intravenous sedation, in combination with periocular local anesthetic injections, induces sneezing in approximately one sixth of general oculoplastic cases." --- Factors prompting sneezing in intravenously sedated patients receiving local anesthetic injections to the eyelids: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20079540/

Are you still having a problem with the sneezing?

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Welp it's now 30 hours post procedure and the sneezing has died down a lot but hasn't stopped completely. Thanks for the reply. I saw that article but I had a gastro procedure and wondered if there was some other info that might be useful. Thanks again. I appreciate you taking the time to read and reply to my post.

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guelnara | @guelnara | Feb 8 10:32pm

I also just started sneezing attacks after my IV sedation. So far it’s been more than 24 hours !

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