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Bookmark or Share- Yawning Causes & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicYawning is the opening of your airway and mouth to take a long, deep breath of air. It’s a complex muscular movement. In seconds, your entire airway fully dilates (expands). And surrounding muscles powerfully stretch or tense, most significantly around your throat (pharynx). Another term for yawning is oscitation.
- Yawn - WikipediaA yawn is a reflex in vertebrate animals characterized by a long inspiratory phase with gradual mouth gaping, followed by a brief climax (or acme) with muscle stretching, and a rapid expiratory phase with muscle relaxation, which typically lasts a few seconds. [2][3] For fish and birds, this is described as gradual mouth gaping, staying open for...
- Excessive Yawning: Signs, Causes, and Treatment - Psych CentralExcessive yawning may be due to an underlying medical condition, such as sleep issues, stress, or others. Less often, it may be a sign of a more serious medical condition, such as MS or liver...
- Yawning: Causes and reasons for contagious yawning - Medical News TodayEverybody yawns, but why? Discover the possible reasons for yawning, why it seems to be so contagious, and if it can ever pose a risk to health.
- Why Do We Yawn? - WebMDYawning is a common reflex in which you open your jaw wide, take a deep breath, and then quickly breathe out. It lasts about 4-7 seconds and often happens when you're waking up or falling asleep....
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