Often you are sitting in a session and suddenly you feel the desire to yawn, or the person who met you has yawned, and you feel like yawning, what are yawning and what are the factors associated with it? What are its causes?
Yawning is an involuntary act intended to fill the lungs with air. The yawns continue for six seconds, the muscles of the face and neck shrink and the eyes close. In the duration of yawning, all sensory information stops temporarily.
Factors associated with yawning
- When you can not do any extra effort and feel very tired.
- When feeling sleepy.
- When waking up from sleep.
- When you feel hungry.
- When you feel relaxed.
- When sleep is approaching.
- When feeling anxious and boredom.
Yawning expands the lung, improves oxygen levels in the blood and refreshes the air. It also stimulates activity and alertness, helps the brain to cope with changing situations, and improves the effectiveness of joints, muscles and the heart.
The yawn is contagious, and the person can be yawned by thinking of yawning or yawning. Even the blind are yawning when they hear about him. Everyone may not be affected by yawning, but people who are overly sensitive and quickly affected by other people’s behavior are affected. Studies have shown that people with schizophrenia rarely thrive .
Causes of yawning according to the interpretation of scholars
- Some scientists believe that yawning is a reflex action that works to protect the lung from dementia.
- Some people believe that yawning occurs when the level of oxygen is low in the body, and the level of carbon dioxide is high.
- Yawning indicates the conflict between the body and its need for sleep and between the soul and its tendency to sleep.
- The human bites to expel the polluted air from the lungs, and re-flow the blood towards the brain.
- Yawning increases activity and reduces inactivity, and may indicate a desire to escape or change a subject.
- A preventive benefit, since yawning prevents the occurrence of dislocation in the temporal jugular joint that moves the lower jaw and this dislocation is rare.
When yawning, the mouth must be covered by hand and it is best not to yawn and conceal it when others talk with us. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) advised us and his family and companions, and said: “Allaah loves sneezing and hates yawning. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If one of you vomits with your hand, the devil will enter.” This is the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to put the hand on the mouth during yawning.