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Topic: Ever feel like you can't yawn enough? |
thejoggler
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 posted May-08-2007 11:06 AM
   
Recently, I've developed this overwhelming urge to yawn quite often. Does anyone know what this could be?My background: I've been a consistent runner for over 10 years and have recently averaged about 1500 miles a year. My blood pressure is low and I don't have any other health issues like asthma or allergies. The yawning urges don't usually happen when I'm running or standing, just when I'm sitting in a chair or on the couch. Any ideas?
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ladyrunna
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posted May-10-2007 07:27 PM
Do you think it might be anxiety?
A couple of years ago, I went to the doctor because I felt the same way--like I needed to take big breaths but couldn't fill my lungs up enough. He said it was most likely just stress and if I would just relax and not think about breathing it would probably go away--which it did. It used to be the worst for me when I was just sitting around not doing anything--when I was busy it wouldnt bother me because I wasn't thinking about it. Do you think it might be the same for you?
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andreaq
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posted May-14-2007 03:03 PM
You may just be breathing really shallowly when relaxing, and you are probably not pulling enough oxygen in, so your body forces a yawn in order to pull more oxygen into your body and energize your muscles. That is why we yawn when we are sleepy, we relax and take shorter breaths and don't take in enough oxygen.
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dl999
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posted May-14-2007 05:33 PM
oh christ
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Squeaky
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posted May-16-2007 01:19 PM
I sometimes have the same thing--mine tends to come and go. I have no idea why, though I'm female and it often coincides with my period. A year or two ago, during an episode a doctor told me it was anxiety, though I didn't FEEL anxious! My advice is, take care of yourself, get plenty of sleep, and don't think about it. (I know how impossible that last part is, though.)------------------
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thejoggler
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posted May-16-2007 02:28 PM
One confounding factor is that it coincides with a different health issue. I woke up one morning about 2 weeks ago and couldn't hear much out of my left ear. It must be full of wax or something but ear drops and cotton swabs haven't gotten it out.A doctor friend of mind said it's possible that the ear problem could be causing the yawning urge. I'm going to the doc tomorrow to see what's up.
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thera4
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posted May-18-2007 09:26 AM
Don't use cotton swabs. If it's smaller than your elbow, it doesn't belong in your ear!
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Ariann
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posted May-18-2007 09:34 AM
If your ear is full of wax the best thing is not to try to deal with it yourself, but go to the doctor and have them shoot it out with a water spray. It hurts, but it's really effective. You can use ear drops in between doctor visits to help the wax drain out properly. Another possibility is that the tubes in your ears aren't draining properly - often caused by allergies or a cold - and it goes away on its own or with some antihistamines. I went to the doctor two months ago with a breathing problem - it started off with too much yawning, but progressed to not being able to catch my breath/feeling like I was suffocating, over the course of a week. I went to a doctor four days in and he said it was a panic attack because my blood was fully saturated with oxygen and he gave me Xanax. I knew it wasn't a panic attack and the Xanax did absolutely nothing. So I went to another doctor three days later when I had no relief and it was just getting worse and she did a simple breathing test that showed my breathing was obstructed. I've never had asthma/allergies before, but apparently I've developed them. I spent a month on an albuterol inhaler (only helped about 50%) and then went on Singulaire, which has worked like a charm. The whole time I was having breathing problems, running helped calm it down and I felt it most when I was sitting down or lying in bed. So a) don't discount asthma even if you've never had it before and b) don't accept the diagnosis of "anxiety" unless the doctor has actually exhausted testing for other possibilities - the first doctor I saw looked at me, asked me what I do for a living, and was done with me; the second doctor I saw tested for everything but the kitchen sink - pulmonary embolism, anemia, hypoglycemia, thyroid problems, heart problems, etc.
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