Yawning: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Yawning

Heroin Withdrawal

[…] include: 2 Sweating, cold sweats Mood changes like anxiety or depression Restlessness Sensitization of genitals Feeling of heaviness Cramps in the limbs or abdomen Excessive yawning [healthyplace.com]

You yawn every 5 seconds and that hurts your jaw because it’s an awkward yawn. [killtheheroinepidemicnationwide.org]

Psychogenic Hyperventilation

Shortness of breath, or feeling that you can’t get enough air A faster than normal heartbeat Feeling faint, dizzy, or lightheaded Pain or tightness in your chest Frequent yawn [webmd.com]

[…] breathing for the first time hyperventilation that gets worse, even after trying home care options pain fever bleeding feeling anxious, nervous, or tense frequent sighing or yawning [healthline.com]

If you try to expand your chest (like through yawning) you increase your risk for hyperventilation. [calmclinic.com]

Post-Encephalitic Syndrome

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Interprétations historiques Charcot mardi 23 oct 1888 Nouvelles conceptions la contagion du bâillement Phylogénèse Neurophysiologie du bâillement en anglais, yawning schéma [baillement.com]

Drug Dependence

[…] addition, the March of Dimes also lists the symptoms: Fussiness, excessive crying or having a high-pitched cry Fever, sweating or blotchy skin Trouble sleeping and lots of yawning [sheknows.com]

Yawning. Being off food. Stomach cramps. Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting). Diarrhoea. Tremor. Poor sleep. Restlessness. General aches and pains. [patient.info]

Anxiety Disorder

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Infratentorial Tumor

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Brain Neoplasm

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Focal-Onset Impaired-Awareness Seizure

By Roni Caryn Rabin Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. By Roni Caryn Rabin [nytimes.com]

Patulous Eustachian Tube

When you swallow or yawn, your eustachian tube normally opens and allows air to flow into or out of your middle ear, equalizing the pressure.” [hellogiggles.com]

Sneezing, swallowing or yawning causes the eustachian tubes to open, which keeps air pressure and fluid from building up inside the ears. [660citynews.com]

Normally the eustachian tube remains closed except when we yawn or swallow, at which time it briefly opens to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear. [richmondent.com]

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

The temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are the joints which allow us to talk, chew and yawn. [tmjreliefclinic.com.au]

This joint, in combination with other muscles and ligaments, lets you chew, swallow, speak and yawn. [cda-adc.ca]

[…] fitting dentures or crowns Fibromyalgia Stress Arthritis TMJ Symptoms Symptoms may include: Pain in the temporomandibular joint, jaw or face Pain may be worse with chewing, yawning [uvahealth.com]

Acute Hyperventilation

Yawning: - Excessive yawning and how to stop yawning a lot: Causes and a simple breathing exercise that stop constant yawning in nearly 1 minute. [normalbreathing.com]

Frequent yawning and sighing as mentioned above. Air 'hunger' and feeling like you cannot take a deep breath or 'get your breath'. Poor exercise tolerance. [breathingwise.blogspot.com]

It may be caused by breathing faster than normal (more than 15 breaths a minute) mouth breathing, sighing or yawning frequently. [familydoctor.co.nz]

Hyperventilation

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Yawning: - Excessive yawning and how to stop yawning a lot: Causes and a simple breathing exercise that stop constant yawning in nearly 1 minute. [normalbreathing.com]

It may be caused by breathing faster than normal (more than 15 breaths a minute), mouth breathing, sighing or yawning frequently.Most people have experienced short episodes [healthnavigator.org.nz]

Epilepsy

PURPOSE: Exogenous estrogens might lead to seizure worsening in women with epilepsy (WWE) by lowering the seizure threshold and inducing glucuronidation in women taking lamotrigine. Assisted reproduction techniques are increasingly used and often require estrogenic and estrogen raising hormone therapy. We aimed at[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation can occur in anxious person, mouth breathers, frequent sighing and yawning. [tandurust.com]

But most off all I yawn hundreds if not thousands of times a day just to get a breath and one yawn to get breathe can last 15 p 20 seconds then feel dizzy as stopped all oxygen [patient.info]

I don’t sleep well, can’t always concentrate and yawn a lot. My GP just says I’m tired but is there something else wrong? [victoriahealth.com]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a potentially fatal condition caused by inhalation of carbon monoxide, a toxic, colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. The symptoms are acute and develop rapidly. Unborn fetuses, neonates and young children are more susceptible to harmful effects of carbon monoxide. These include:[…] [symptoma.com]

Temporomandibular Joint Subluxation

[…] on 133 patients: 87 men and 36 women; their age ranged between 18 and 72 years (mean, 45 y), and their complains were difficulties of chewing food, speech, laughing, or yawning [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] are at much greater risk for repeat dislocation May eventually result in osteoarthritis in TM joint Most dislocations occur spontaneously on opening the mouth widely for yawn [learningradiology.com]

Common causes of temporomandibular joint dislocation include extreme opening of the mouth, as may occur with yawning, prolonged dental treatment or intubation, and trauma. [nejm.org]

Eustachian Tube Obstruction

But it opens during yawning or swallowing. This helps make the air pressure in the middle ear the same as outside the ear. [mountnittany.org]

Yawning can also stimulate the Eustachian tubes to open, and can be done continually while landing. Chewing gum. [medicalhearingsystems.com]

We exercise our Eustachian tube system over a thousand times a day when we swallow and yawn. [eustachiunclogsears.com]

Opioid Withdrawal

Symptoms of IT withdrawal were similar in all patients and included diuresis, agitation, hyperalgesia, mild diarrhea, yawning, and taste and smell aversion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Grade 0: craving, anxiety, drug-seeking behavior Grade 1: yawning, sweating, lacrimation, rhinorrhea Grade 2: mydriasis, gooseflesh, muscle twitching, anorexia Grade 3: Insomnia [behavenet.com]

[…] minutes to several days after Criterion A: dysphoric moods nausea or vomiting muscle aches lacrimation or rhinorrhea pupillary dilation, piloerection, or sweating diarrhea yawning [larasig.com]

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Nervous system symptoms of NAS include irritability, jitteriness, a high-pitched cry, tremors, rapid heartbeat, difficulty sleeping, frequent sneezing and yawning, hyperactive [livestrong.com]

Opioid withdrawal may be accompanied by diaphoresis, mydriasis, yawning, and lacrimation. [unboundmedicine.com]

Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation

Excessive mouth opening while yawning (44 cases) was the commonest cause of dislocation, followed by road traffic accidents (13 cases). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dislocation of the temporomandibular joint can occur in the setting of trauma or during a wide opening of the mouth (eg. yawning, or during various medical procedures, such [symptoma.com]

Yawning during induction of anesthesia is frequently seen with propofol. [baillement.com]

Poisoning due to Coral Snake Venom

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Otitic Barotrauma

Equilibration is normally achieved by swallowing, jaw movements, yawning, or chewing, but some have to perform a Valsalva maneuver several times during descent and even by [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

For example, yawning normally opens the eustachian tube. [hellodoktor.com]

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

It can be triggered by talking, yawning, coughing and swallowing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Swallowing, coughing, yawning or chewing may trigger pain, which usually lasts from seconds to minutes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is induced frequently by swallowing and yawning. GPN has not been described previously in MS patients. The authors report four MS patients with GPN. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vasovagal Syncope

’ Fatigue Blurred and fading vision Palpitations (in young patients) Sounds ‘coming from a distance’ Buzzing in the ears Just prior to the faint Facial pallor (or green) Yawning [syncopedia.org]

Skin paleness Lightheadedness Tunnel vision — your field of vision is constricted so that you see only what's in front of you Nausea Feeling of warmth A cold, clammy sweat Yawning [fortishealthcare.com]

[…] the following: Pale skin Lightheadedness Tunnel vision — your field of vision narrows so that you see only what's in front of you Nausea Feeling warm A cold, clammy sweat Yawning [mayoclinic.org]

Sinus Barotrauma

Flying Relieve pressure by chewing gum, yawning, sucking on candy, and breathing with your mouth open. [share.upmc.com]

If you start to experience discomfort while flying, diving, or driving in the mountains, you may feel better if you: •Suck on candy or chew gum •Yawn •Inhale and gently exhale [soundhealthservices.com]

However, you can relieve pressure on your own by sucking on candy, chewing gum, yawning, or inhaling and gently exhaling through your nose while pinching your nostrils shut [share.upmc.com]

Insect in the External Auditory Meatus

By Richard Klasco, M.D Photo Credit Ask Well Photo Credit Why Do We Yawn? Reading about yawning makes people yawn. You are probably yawning right now. [nytimes.com]

External Acoustic Meatus Pain Pain in the external auditory meatus can arise due to various reasons: Otitis externa – Pruritus, followed by pain that is worsened by chewing or yawning [bodterms.weebly.com]

Yawning (*). It may seem too obvious to mention, but a good yawn does the trick for some! Yawning helps to open up the Eustachian tubes. So does swallowing (*). [medium.com]

Jaw Fracture

For example, put your fist under your jaw when yawning, and try not to talk too much. [healthcommunities.com]

Avoid wide opening of mouth; place fist under chin when yawning. Prescribe analgesics and muscle relaxants. Local heat may offer relief. [patient.info]

Some people have especially weak temporomandibular joints, so that opening the mouth very widely—for example during yawning or eating a large sandwich—may cause the jaw to [healthcommunities.com]

Aortic Disease

[…] confusion, disorientation Clammy skin, sweating Cough Decreased movement or sensation, any location Dizziness, fainting, nausea, and vomiting Dry skin/mouth, thirst Excessive yawning [medstarunionmemorial.org]

Opioid Dependence

Signs and symptoms include dysphoria, insomnia, pupillary dilation, piloerection, yawning, muscle aches, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, nausea, fever, sweating, vomiting and diarrhoea [ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au]

You might have symptoms like: Continue Reading Below Anxiety Irritability Craving for the drug Rapid breathing Yawning Runny nose Salivation Goosebumps Nasal stuffiness Muscle [webmd.com]

Cardiogenic Syncope

’s field of vision is so constricted that he or she can only see what is in front of them • Slow, weak pulse • Jerky and/or abnormal movements • Nausea • Blurry vision • Yawning [eatingdisorders.com]

Lightheadediness, yawning, sleepiness dizziness pallor on standing and specially resting provoks sleepiness. I have never passed out in the common sense of the term. [healthunlocked.com]

Other symptoms that may occur before fainting include feeling either warm or cold, tremors, yawning and having a bluish/purple or red coloring to the skin, or looking very [pccoforegon.com]