Voluntary yawning as a hypoxic procedure

Aim. The influence of controlled breathing on the human body from the energetic point of view is considered. Materials and methods. To describe some properties of a bioorganism, the laws of behavior of a gas discharge as a thermodynamically similar system are used. From the gas-discharge analogy, the stability of biological tissues from degeneration is associated with the intensity of energy transfer in the body, which affects the formation of gradients of a critical value. The transition to a reduced energy exchange through controlled oxygen starvation presupposes activation of the processes of regeneration of biostructures in a moderate hypoxic state. Results. For the practical implementation of the moderate breathing procedure, which follows from the gas-discharge analogy, it is proposed to use a hypoxic incubator chamber for oximetric and bioimpedance control. Healing and restorative effect of moderate breathing is associated with the combined effect of hypoxic influence and relaxation of the body. As a criterion for the optimal transition to a moderate hypoxic state, artificially stimulated yawning is proposed. Some theories about the purpose of yawning are discussed. The evolutionary conditioning of yawning is derived from the need for a collective safety signal for relaxation and rest. It is assumed that the main physiological purpose of yawning is to accompany the processes of energy relaxation in the body. Yawning occurs reflexively with physical relaxation and can be sustained voluntarily under conscious control. The excretory function of yawning is noted. The discussion of the operational response to hypoxia from the standpoint of thermodynamics is carried out. The possibility of prolonged action from short-term hypoxic procedures is associated with the exponential nature of the main dependences of energy exchange in the body on time. As a preparatory training, a periodic respiratory procedure of “voluntary yawning (oscitation)” is proposed, the concomitant result of which is the normalization of the concentration of oxygen O₂ and carbon dioxide CO₂ in the tissues, and activation of tissue respiration. The body’s response to the hypoxic procedure was measured using pulse oximetry and bioimpedance methods.

hypoxic state, regeneration of biological tissues, energy balance in the body, relaxation procedures, moderate breathing, voluntary yawning

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