Sighing, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
By Kenneth Kee
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Sighing is considered as an involuntary respiratory inhalation which is twice as deep as the person’s average inhalation.
Sighing produces relief physically to the body as well as mentally.
Sighing also assists the body and mind reset, willing to try again.
It is a respiratory inhalation that is 2 times in depth compared with an average inhalation of a person.
Sighing utilizes mainly the dorsal muscles and the upper chest and can be categorized as thoracic or chest breathing.
It can happen in adults and infants when they sleep.
Normal adults tried to occasional sigh during their sleep, ranging from one to twenty five sighs a night.
There may be a sigh of grief or it may be a sigh of relief;
All of us sigh sometime during a week if not once every day, at least.
When a person sighs, he or she inhales more and reduces the supply of oxygen to the brain, resulting in slight hyperventilation.
Yawning produces the same effect as sighing.
Causes of Sighing
Sighing is believed to be an abnormal breathing symptom.
1. Panic disorder sign
Sighing more frequently is believed as a panic disorder sign.
2. States of anxiety
It is believed to be a result of states of anxiety, nervous disturbances, pain the lower back, breathlessness or nervous instability.
3. Depression
Studies have shown out that people who believe from depression sigh excessively.
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
Sighing is also believed to be more frequent among patients who have rheumatoid arthritis or depression as against healthy people.
5. High stress levels
It is believed then that frequent sighing is a result of high stress levels
6. Respiratory center is reset
Excessive sighing can believe when the respiratory center is reset.
All hyperventilation could lead to the intensification of sighs.
The causes are:
1. Breathing through the mouth,
2. Supine sleep,
3. High levels of stress or anxiety,
4. Poor posture
5. Overeating.
Occasional sighing also links to a chronic condition of hyperventilation and decreased levels of oxygen in the cells.
Excessive sighing will cause distressing effects on the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the heart, brain and other important organs.
People who sigh more often have twenty seconds or less during the test for the body-oxygen.
If they are capable of achieving more than thirty seconds, they will be able to get rid of the symptoms of frequent sighing.
Before doing the test, the subject is recommended to rest.
A normal exhalation is advised with the mouth closed and the nose pinched.
The seconds are then measured before the body begins the initial impulsive sighing.
People sense a movement in the abdomen or a swallowing feeling in their throat at this juncture.
The number of seconds that are measured before this point is the oxygen level count.
When the people sigh, they are gasping for more oxygen to enter the brain.
A person takes a breath through the nose, and exhales the carbon dioxide through the nose and mouth.
But it is not the same as yawning where the person has to open the mouth widely to breathe.
Treatment is to:
Provide reassurance and oxygen
Medicine to reduce anxiety or depression
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Sighing
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Sigh Syndrome
Chapter 8 Yawning
Epilogue
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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Sighing, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee
Sighing,
A
Simple
Guide
To
The Condition,
Diagnosis,
Treatment
And
Related Conditions
By
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition
Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes the Sighing, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Diseases which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.
If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.
Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
Introduction
I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.
My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.
Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).
I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.
This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale
was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions
into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale
on http://ken-med.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 590 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical conditions.
The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.
Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.
As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.
Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.
I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.
I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.
I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.
Chapter 1
Sighing
Sighing is considered as an involuntary respiratory inhalation which is twice as deep as the person’s average inhalation.
Sighing produces relief physically to the body as well as mentally.
Sighing also assists the body and mind reset, willing to try again.
It is a respiratory inhalation that is 2 times in depth compared with an average inhalation of a person.
Sighing utilizes mainly the dorsal muscles and the upper chest and can be categorized as thoracic or chest breathing.
It can happen in adults and infants when they sleep.
Normal adults tried to occasional sigh during their sleep, ranging from one to twenty five sighs a night.
There may be a sigh of grief or it may be a sigh of relief;
All of us sigh sometime during a week if not once every day, at least.
When a person sighs, he or she inhales more and reduces the supply of oxygen to the brain, resulting in slight hyperventilation.
Yawning produces the same effect as sighing.
Causes of Sighing
Sighing is believed to be an abnormal breathing symptom.
1. Panic disorder sign
Sighing more frequently is believed as a panic disorder sign.
2. States of anxiety
It is believed to be a result of states of anxiety, nervous disturbances, pain the lower back, breathlessness or nervous