Comments on: Why Do We Yawn?

By: tatyana

tatyana — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:05:30 +0000

I yawned approximatly 11 times while reading this lol. oops, there goes another one.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:31:22 +0000

It required a conscious effort, but I’m proud to say that I didn’t yawn once while reading this article. Doesn’t mean that I don’t still want to though…

By: Kristina the bureaucrat

Kristina the bureaucrat — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:00 +0000

I was wondering why I kept yawning while reading this article…until the last sentence. I’d have to say I think the best yawns I have are the ones that include a little stretch.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:54:43 +0000

It seems like I heard that dogs will yawn not only because they’re sleepy but also when they’re nervous or worried. My dogs don’t yawn that much, but they don’t have alot to be worried about either! They’re dogs!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:43:48 +0000

The Myth Busters actually did a study on this. They had people come into a trailer and when they were entering Kari would yawn while greeting them and taking them to thier rooms. If i remember correctly the test (including others i think) really did not prove or disprove that yawning is contagous
Other than that-this was a really cool post, thank you!

By: John

John — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:02:30 +0000

I’ve been wondering recently when the yawn actually becomes contagious. I’ve noticed with my three month old that she does not react to my yawn. I have to believe that contagious yawning is a learned trait. Every time she yawns though, I do too.

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:50:30 +0000

I yawn because I don’t get enough entertaining Matt Soniak posts.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:06:22 +0000

Why do I yawn mostly when I’m talking???

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:09:20 +0000

In response to a previous comment of: “Actually, we know why we yawn: it is to reverse the atelectasis of alveoli and to push more surfactant into the alveoli by the type II pneumocytes.” My reply: I don’t think so. This reply may be and in fact is quite likely why we “sigh” but not yawn.

By: Yanto

Yanto — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:28:00 +0000

Just drink oxygenated water. You know the brain needs glucose, oxygen and water. Or drink a cup of hot cereal (especially cereal with glucose).