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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Causes Excessive Yawning

Health Encyclopedia: Yawning Excessive

Alternative Names

Excessive yawning


Home Care

Follow the treatment for the underlying cause.


Call your health care provider if
  • You experience unexplained and excessive yawning.
  • The yawning is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness.

What to expect at your health care provider's office

The health care provider will get your medical history and do a physical examination.

Medical history questions documenting excessive yawnin...

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Health Guide

Yawning: excessive
...Alternative Names Excessive yawning Read more »
Yawning: excessive
Yawning involves opening the mouth involuntarily while taking a long, deep breath of air. This is usually done as a result of drowsiness or weariness. Excessive yawning is yawning... Read more »
Delicate Petals
  Her face is wan, pinched and drawn. Her eyes are void, empty and lost. Another yawn, but the headache\'s gone. And now she'll count the cost. How long before another one? Little or no time to... Read more »
Optical Migraine, Ocular Migraine, and Opthalmic Migraine
...ocular Migraines. Her Migraines typically beginning with six to 18 hours of mood swings, excessive yawning, food cravings, and unusually frequent urination followed by tiny blind spots in her... Read more »
Headaches: Tension: Introduction
...a day or two. Prodrome symptoms include:Sensitivity to light or soundChanges in appetiteFatigue and yawningMalaiseMood changesFood cravingsAuras. Auras are sensory disturbances that occur before... Read more »

Medications

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...loss of appetite, weakness, tiredness, sweating, or yawning may occur. If any of these effects... Read more »

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...dizziness, increased sweating, blurred vision, or yawning may occur. If any of these effects... Read more »

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...dizziness, increased sweating, blurred vision, or yawning may occur. If any of these effects... Read more »

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...tiredness, drowsiness, dizziness, increased sweating, or yawning may occur. If any of these... Read more »

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...appetite, weakness, tiredness, dry mouth, sweating, yawning, or headache may occur. If any of... Read more »

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