Posted by Noa on October 25, 2000, at 13:58:25
In reply to Re: Fainting » Racer, posted by medlib on October 25, 2000, at 2:34:12
Thanks, everyone.
I just came from the doctor. After checking me out for concussion, etc., they had a mini-conference of nurses and docs in the hallway, to figure out why I fainted. They decided it is most likely a vasovagal faint from the big yawn, stretch. They advised for now to chill my yawns out a bit, not to bend my neck back or press down if sitting, while yawning, and no huge yawn/stretch combos. But that if it continues, they will send me to a neurologist for eval.
My heart and breath and blood pressure all checked out ok, and my neck arteries sound good, they say.
I just looked up vasovagal syncope on pubmed and apparently, it is quite common. There is a diagnostic procedure called the Head UpTilt Test (HUTT) but I haven't found a good description of what it is. I imagine it involves tilting the head up and back, which puts pressure on the neck, and vasovagal nerve. Does anyone here know more about it?
I feel fine today, just a bit of a headache, and a tender minor lump on the side of the head, plus one sore spot on my shoulder.
Funny thing, when the nurse practicioner came back in to talk to me after the "mini conference", she started yawning a lot! When I said I think I had infected her, she told me that while the bunch of docs and nurses were discussing this in the hall, they all started yawning all of a sudden!
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