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(Message started by: chris on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:00pm)

Title: yawns and clusters
Post by chris on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:00pm

Was just wondering if anybody else, after having ch gets the yawns real bad. I have been chronic for 8 years and afterwards I have always had a case of intense yawning, like my body is really trying to relax itself. Have never seen anything posted about this, was just curious. Thanks Chris

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by echo on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:05pm

I'm chronic and do not see a relationship between CH and yawns personally.

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by floridian on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:07pm

I sometimes get the yawns, but don't know that it is more than the average person, and its never been linked to my clusters AFAIK.

Could be from disrupted circadian cycles or a malfunctioning autonomic nervous system - both are included as standard features in the CH package (no additional charge).

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by Rock_Lobster on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:07pm

One theory regarding yawning is that it is triggered by low oxygen in the lungs.

One theory on CH is that it is triggered by low oxygen saturation in the blood.

Thus seeing them in close proximity would not surprise me, though I personally have not noticed any link.

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by taraann on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:11pm

I get those nonstopping yawns sometimes (not after a CH that I've noticed) and when I was a kid I heard that a yawn means your brain is short on O2 and a yawn gets more O2 into your body? ALways wondered if this was an ol' wives tale or not.

Sorry totally didnt help your question ;)

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by john_d on Oct 27^th, 2004, 12:23pm

you double poster! ;)

We don't actually know why we yawn, it's amazing to me how much stuff we don't understand about our own bodies.

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Oct 27^th, 2004, 1:19pm

I know of one thing that triggers me into yawning.

When I hear someone talking about yawning.

Thanks a lot. Now everybody I work with thinks I either stayed up to late last night or I'm bored with them.

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by Jeepgun on Oct 27^th, 2004, 1:23pm

I think another reason why we yawn is to clear the eustacian tubes and to stretch the muscles in the neck and jaw. I know that when I'm having a CH, the muscles in the back of my neck knot up something fierce! I always feel that if I could crack my neck a certain way, that the pressure/tension/pain in my eye would instantly dissolve. Unfortunately, it never works out that way. Maybe next time, I'll think about cracking my neck in a more permanent way. Where's Lizzie Borden when you need her? ::)

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by alleyoop on Oct 27^th, 2004, 2:06pm

I always get the yawns when my CH is about to end. It is so regular that I welcome them as "it's almost over now." The same holds true when I poke myself with trex. I'll do a shot of trex and almost immediately get the yawns. I sometimes get them to a lesser extent when I abort with o2. I also get them big time when I use the alternative treatment. BTW, I'm chronic working on becoming episodic.

.....................alley

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by jminmilwaukee on Oct 27^th, 2004, 2:28pm

Big time alternative treatment yawner also.

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by BlueMeanie on Oct 27^th, 2004, 5:26pm

My guess is you're tired as hell from staying up all night with the Beast. Man i'm tired. Gonna go take a nap. Oops, can't do that, the Beast will show back up. Guess I'll just yawn some more. [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: yawns and clusters
Post by vig on Oct 27^th, 2004, 7:46pm

I'm with Alleyoop on this one. I frequently let out the big yawn after the attack wanes... and a big sigh. Then I know it's gone and it's safe to go back in the water.