A Texas girl is baffling doctors over her constant sneezing. Katelyn, 13, sneezes up to a staggering 12,000 times a day, averaging at least 20 times a minute.

The machine gun rapid sneezing started a few weeks ago after Katelyn left a clarinet lesson. The family has since visited six doctors, all whom have ruled out viruses and allergies.

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Katelyn and her family spoke to KRIV and said it’s so bad that Katelyn can’t go to school.  It started just a few weeks ago. “I just started in little spurts, sneezing…I’m constantly in pain with my abdomen; my legs are weak. I can barely eat,” Katelyn said. Katelyn told KRIV the only relief she gets is when she is able to fall asleep after taking Benadryl.  “Sometimes I wish I could leave my body for a little while so I could watch myself sleep and be at peace because even in my dreams, I sneeze.” h/t fox8

Doctors are leaning toward the ailment being stress-related.