annie

What a discovery this thread is! I am not crazy,I am not alone with this annoying
problem.This is my third winter having this problem,for me it occurs in late
January,early February.First time it happened I went to my doctor,I did have a
cold about medium to high intensity.Doctor looked at me like she had never heard
of such a thing,reinforcing my belief that I was going crazy.It lasted about 10 days
and dissapeared.Next winter more of the same.There was a severe virus making
it's way around our community so when I broached the subject again with my Dr.
she said several people had come in with the same problem and that it was more
than likely related to the virus.Also said it was like the telling someone not to
think about the pink elephant in room,the more you try not think about it the more
you think about it.She called it 'Hard Air' but I have not been able to find any info
on hard air that wasn't related to flying airplanes.She suggested trying ventilon to
open the airways and adavan for stress.Did not try either of these because I was
already clost to 10 day mark.I was now convinced it was related to colds and flus.
This is now my third winter with this distressing issue and I have had an extremley
healthy year(there goes my theory).I have been going through a stressful time
at work,but consider myself a calm person not prone to drama or overreacting.Have
been back to the Dr. who said to give it another 10 days (I am now on day 11 things
are improving slightly).I have never suffered from allergys ,do not smoke,and aside
from genetic high blood pressure and high ldl cholesterhol (controlled by diet and
exercise) I am healthy and fit.My Dr. has assured me that I am not crazy,but has
no answers.It is particularly troubling at work as the eccessive efforts to yawn cause
my eyes to water quite a bit.People are always asking me if I am ok? I am sure rumors
are flying that I must be troubled because I am crying all the time...Do not often
explain because you always get that look of confusion.I live on the west coast of
British Columbia and our winters are usually very wet for a long period of time so I
think maybe mould is a factor.Although the winter of 08/09 was 5 months of snow
and ice..In conclusion I don't know what's causing this inability to yawn,but will
continue checking this thread in case a brilliant person out there diagnosis the problem
and puts us all out of our misery.Thank you to all who have written,it's nice to know
I am not alone...