Dr. Dorsey’s Reasons for Why More Quincy People are Yawning

Is it just me, or are you also seeing more and more people in Quincy yawning lately? It got me to thinking about just why people yawn in the first place. Is it the brains way of saying I need more oxygen? That’s what I have heard over the years, but researchers are starting to unravel the mystery surrounding the yawn. Yawning, they have discovered, is much more complicated than previously thought.

Researchers have also determined that yawning is believed to be a means to keep our brains alert in times of stress. Contagious yawning appears to have evolved in many animal species, including humans, as a way to protect family and friends, by keeping everyone in the group vigilant. Changes in brain chemistry trigger yawns, which typically last about six seconds and often occur in clusters.

According to some of the researcher’s finding, yawning tends to occur more in summer. Most people yawn upon seeing someone else do it, but infants and people with autism or schizophrenia aren't so affected by this contagion effect. A leading hypothesis is that yawning plays an important role in keeping the brain at its cool, optimal working temperature. Apparently, my brain temperature is off whack.

Based upon the information researchers have provided, there are some real reasons why the people of Quincy are yawning more than they usually do over the past few weeks according to Dr. Dorsey.

It’s been very hot lately, so our brain temperatures are up. With our recent severe storm, we all wanted to protect our families. And also storm related is the fact that we now have less trees to provide oxygen which means we have less oxygen for all of us to breathe. Therefore, we are all in need of more oxygen.

This is causing the people of Quincy to yawn more which is causing the people around us to yawn more as well. It all makes sense. So what do we do? Stop yawning in front of other people and go plant a tree today and see me in two week. Take care.