They say that yawning is contagious — spot someone yawning and it’s for certain that you will follow suit. But if it seems like you are the only one in the room who is yawning a lot, then there could be a problem.
Keep on reading — this article will get you introduced to some of the most common reasons why you are yawning constantly.
Don’t forget to share this article on your various social media sites later on especially if you have some family members and friends who cannot seem to stop yawning so that they, too, may know that any of the following could be the culprit:
Sleep Problems
Especially if your perpetual yawning is paired with a set of massive eye bags and a megadose of sleepiness, then it’s very much likely that you’re not getting 7 to 9 hours of restorative sleep at night.
There are many different things that can leave you sleep deprived, and they range anywhere from insomnia, restless leg syndrome to sleep apnea.
Lack of sleep can be very dangerous especially if its cause is considered as a major health risk, such as in the case of sleep apnea — a sleep disorder wherein you stop breathing several times while taking a trip to dreamland.
Anxiety
Rapid heart rate, chest tightness, shortness of breath, feeling faint, weakness, profuse sweating, a sense of impending doom — these are just a few of the various things that a person with anxiety may experience during an attack.
Did you know that some people with anxiety may also yawn a lot? Such can be attributed to the physical exhaustion and stress that being anxious can cause.
Needless to say, putting anxiety under control can keep at bay excessive yawning as well as the other really unfavorable symptoms of the mental illness that is said to affect about 40 million adults residing in the United States.
Depression
There is another form of mental illness that can leave a person yawning all the time, and that’s depression. It’s something that can cause mental and physical fatigue, and it doesn’t come as a surprise why yawning is a common symptom.
Other than yawning constantly, it’s not unlikely for someone who is depressed to also have the urge to spend most of his or her waking hours sleeping.
It’s very important to put depression under control with the help of a mental health professional in order to fend off its many serious complications, and that includes suicide.
Heart Issues
Doctors say that it’s also possible that the heart could be the reason why someone is yawning endlessly. It can be associated with the fact that a heart problem could keep the body’s organs from being properly supplied with oxygenated blood.
Sometimes excessive yawning is seen in people who are suffering from a heart attack and stroke, both of which are very serious matters and thus require immediate medical attention.
Calling 911 or getting rushed to the ER is important if yawning is accompanied by unusual symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, chest pain that radiates to the left arm, neck or jaw, shortness of breath and heart palpitations.
Liver Problem
Yawning all the time is also usually seen in individuals who are suffering from liver failure, in particular those who are in the end stages of the said medical condition. Experts believe that it can be due to the associated fatigue.
The liver carries out an assortment of very important tasks, and that’s why there are so many different problems that may be encountered if it becomes diseased.
Aside from too much yawning, some other known symptoms of liver failure include excessive daytime sleepiness, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), loss of appetite, nausea, confusion, and edema of the hands and/or feet.
