In the 'Symptoms - Sleep' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about frequency of yawning:
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Roughly how often do you yawn, on average?
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Your answer |
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...and suggests |
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"Never / a few times per year perhaps" |
Low frequency of yawning |
A symptom |
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"I'd say less than average" |
Low frequency of yawning |
A symptom |
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"Average / a few times per day / don't know" |
Normal frequency of yawning |
A symptom |
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"Many times during the day" |
High frequency of yawning |
A pre-existing condition |
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"Several times every hour" |
High frequency of yawning |
A pre-existing condition |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
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Excessive Yawning |
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Schizophrenia |
It has been observed that schizophrenic patients tend not to yawn often and, conversely, that persons who yawn a lot tend not to have schizophrenia. |
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GLOSSARY
Schizophrenia
Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. Schizophrenia is associated with dopamine imbalances in the brain and defects of the frontal lobe and is caused by genetic, other biological, and psychosocial factors.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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