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The health care provider will obtain your medical history and will perform a physical examination.
Medical history questions documenting excessive yawning in detail may include the following:
- Time pattern
- When did the excessive yawning begin?
- How many yawns per hour or day?
- Is the yawning consistent throughout the day?
- Is it worse in the morning, after lunch, or during exercise?
- Is it worse in certain areas or certain rooms?
- Does yawning interfere with normal activities?
- Aggravating factors
- Is the increased yawning related to amount of sleep received?
- Is it related to use of medications?
- Is it related to activity level?
- Is it related to boredom?
- Relieving factors
- What helps it?
- Does rest help?
- Does breathing deeply help?
- Other
- What other symptoms are also present?
- What medications are being taken?
Diagnostic tests that may be performed may include sleep studies.
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