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Excessive Yawning and Constant Need to Breathe Deep

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For the past few days, I've been yawning a lot, much more than average (once every few minutes I feel the need). If I'm not yawning I'm breathing in as deep as I can to get similar "satisfaction". Often I cannot get the "satisfaction" from these and so the urge grows and grows, meaning it can get quite uncomfortable. When I do manage it, the urge is back a few seconds later. This is whether I'm tired or not, almost all day. 

I'm not particularly anxious about anything in particular, and get the same amount of sleep as before this started. 

This also happened at some point within the past year which continued for a month or two if I remember correctly. 

Does anyone have any idea what it is or how to make it a bit better? 

Thanks.

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    I've had this on and off for in excess of about 12 years.. it's extremely frustrating! majority of my breaths can be normal, however every other one, I either try and yawn or take a sigh to make it more of a satisfying breath. Now and then, mostly after eating, I get the throat clearing for a little bit then that passes. I haven't tried the breathing exercises, but do these actually work? My wife has the tightness of breathing now and then, but it passes a lot quicker. I have been to docs two or three times, however I haven't really gotten any further forward. It's basically at the stage where I feel maybe this is just a thing I have? Has anyone actually gotten rid of it fully? Seems as though it will never go away 😦

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