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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Causes
Yawning involves opening the mouth involuntarily while taking a long, deep breath of air. This is usually done as a result of
Alternative Names
Excessive yawning
Considerations
Yawning is a normal response to fatigue and drowsiness, but excessive yawning can be caused by a vasovagal reaction. This reaction is caused by the action of a nerve,...
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Yawning: excessive
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Excessive yawningHome CareFollow the treatment for the underlying cause.Call your health care provider ifYou experience unexplained and excessive... Read more »
Study: Modafinil safely treats excessive sleepiness
The sleep medication modafinil helped patients with excessive sleepiness without cardiovascular side effects, according to new research. In a study... Read more »
Dirt: swallowing
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ReferencesWeinberg A, Levin MJ. Infections: parasitic and mycotic. In: Hay WW Jr, Levin MJ, Sondheimer JM, Deterding RR, eds. Current Pediatric... Read more »
The Link Between Nighttime Sleep and Daytime Pain
Source: eOrthopod
Patients who live with daily, chronic pain often report sleep disturbances. In this study, researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine look at... Read more »
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