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Why Do I Yawn Continually? How To Get Rid Of This?
Question: goodmorning i continually yawn especially when speaking and trying to sing along with cd/radio do you know what could be the cause of the problem it's very annoying and embarasing especialloy when trying to converse with someone and i yawn in the middle of speaking, i find the only time i don't yawn is when I'm chewing gum which i go thru alot of regards Karen
Hello.........
Thanks for your query. I understand your concern with yawning. The pathology behind yawning is hypoxia i.e low oxygen levels which is compensated by yawning and intake of oxygen. It is a common sequelae to poor sleep quality. Hence, i would suggest you follow the following steps of sleep hygiene that will normalise your sleep and therefore control yawning. Chewing gums are ofcourse a traditional way employed to control yawning. The steps of sleep hygiene are:voiding tea/coffee/carbonated drinks after 7 PM; avoiding afternoon naps; waking up at the same time every day irrespective of the time you sleep; ensuring adequately dark and comfortable place for sleep; avoid bed for everything except sleep and not to spend beyond 10 minutes in bed if unable to sleep. Wish you good health.
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Dr Sundar
Thanks for your query. I understand your concern with yawning. The pathology behind yawning is hypoxia i.e low oxygen levels which is compensated by yawning and intake of oxygen. It is a common sequelae to poor sleep quality. Hence, i would suggest you follow the following steps of sleep hygiene that will normalise your sleep and therefore control yawning. Chewing gums are ofcourse a traditional way employed to control yawning. The steps of sleep hygiene are:voiding tea/coffee/carbonated drinks after 7 PM; avoiding afternoon naps; waking up at the same time every day irrespective of the time you sleep; ensuring adequately dark and comfortable place for sleep; avoid bed for everything except sleep and not to spend beyond 10 minutes in bed if unable to sleep. Wish you good health.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thankyou for your reply, but i feel sleep is not the problem as i sleep really well. do not sleep during the day , do not takke tea coffee after 7pm and suffer from quite good health, but thanks anyway for your answer Karen
Thought the most common cause of yawning is poor quality of sleep there are other multiple proposed hypothesis including serotonin/neurochemical imbalance. In that case there are two strategies that are likely to help you: XXXXXXX breathing exercises and distraction by music/games/other hobbies of interest.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Regards
Dr Sundar
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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