Too often Yawns Could Be Signs Disease

Jakarta, All people must have evaporated, which usually signifies a feeling bored, tired or sleepy. However, if too frequent and excessive yawning, it could be a sign of serious medical problems.

The reason people are not just a sleepy yawn, but rather a mechanism to cool an overheated brain. When a person yawning, air from the environment will enter through the respiratory tract. The temperature of the cooler air will be transmitted by blood flow to the brain is overheated because it was too old to work, so that heat exchange occurs.

But when yawning occurs excessively, then you need to alert some health problems, as reported by Livestrong, sunday (15/01/2012):

1. Sleep disorders
Yawning is a natural response when the body feels tired. But according to the National Institutes of Health, if it evaporates too often it may be a sign of sleep disorders, like insomnia, sleep apnea and narcolepsy. These conditions may hamper you get a good night's sleep and cause fatigue during the day, making it difficult to concentrate.

2. Abnormalities of heart rhythm
If the blood supply and oxygen to the brain is not enough, you can memgalami faint called 'syncope'. This condition can be a temporary condition, which occurs when you stand too long, stand too quickly, under stress or not feeling well. However, it can also mean that you have heart problems.

High or low blood pressure and heart rhythm abnormalities can also restrict blood flow to the brain. With other conditions, if your brain does not get blood and oxygen it needs, you can develop symptoms such as excessive yawning.

3. Aortic dissection
Aortic dissection is a tearing of the aortic wall, which is the main artery that carries blood from the heart. This condition can be inherited or can be due to diseases like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, both of which put a strain on the arterial wall.

According to the Mayo Clinic, this condition can cause shortness of breath and fatigue, which may contribute to excessive yawning. If you have excessive yawning is accompanied by difficulty breathing, sweating, irregular pulse, chest pain or other warning signs of heart attack or stroke, you should seek medical attention.