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Passing out
Sometimes whenever I run too much, I pass out. I don't only have tunnel vision but I have loss of hearing, where it sounds like I'm underwater. Should I add that or just leave it the way it is? My vision turns red with tunnel vision too. Sucks so much.
Women fainting
Why did women faint so much in the old days? -- Unsigned
- It's usually blamed on corsets being put on too tight and constricting the body. -- Milo
Does fainting always result in a slowing of the heart rate? Also, is there any detail about what happens in the brain or psychologically in the mind of the unconscious person? I ask because on the occasions when I have fainted I have had vivid 'dreams' even believing that I was still in bed asleep, but I was always taught that dreams did not take place without REM sleep. Is there any evidence for REM during fainting? Ammi 11:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Chemical Relief
I believe there is some sort of chemical that a person can have a faint sufferer smell in order to wake. I cannot remember the name, but perhaps we should have a link to it if anyone remembers what its called.. 68.193.81.111 04:03, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
- In the 18th & 19th Century it was fashionable to use hartshorn or a burning feather wafted under the nose to revive someone who has fainted, the idea being that the strong acrid smell will shock them awake again. (see also smelling salts} Ammi 11:20, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
The chemical is ammonia. Also called smelling salts, they can revive someone on the verge of fainting.
Popular Culture
I removed the reference to the 2000s, because this fad is much older than that. I know it was popular in the mid 80s, and I suspect that it's much, much older than that.
Popular Culture
I changed the last line of the popular culture section back to its original meaning,(fr00gy had changed it to state the opposite) and tried to make the line about the holds used more NPoV. (there's no reason to claim that the children who created the rib cage method were "intelligent" or even to mention them at all) Shralk 05:10, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
==Types Section
Shouldn't the "Types" section be cleaned up a little? It's hard to understand and crammed into one big paragraph- but that's just my opinion. (Unsigned)
- Yes, I agree about the "Types" section. The version pre 14 Jan 2007 was more complete and understandable as far types are concerned. It actually included terminology that most people might receive as a diagnosis. The current edit probably belongs mostly in the general discussion section at the top. Either that, or someone needs to add entries for all the old types that were listed.
Sometimes whenever I run too much, I pass out. I don't only have tunnel vision but I have loss of hearing, where it sounds like I'm underwater. Should I add that or just leave it the way it is? My vision turns red with tunnel vision too. Sucks so much.
First aid section
I almost died when I read the "First aid" section. Someone PLEASE fix it. I would but it's late and I don't feel like losing sleep to correct somebody's grammar. I also don't know too much about first aid and I don't want to inadvertently mess something up.
Fainting
I just fainted less than half an hour ago (probably 90 degrees here, didn't have much to eat, stood up fast... I totally had it coming). About the fact that I "don't remember falling" ... are you sure I wasn't just like... numb, kind of blind, and deaf while I was falling? Because when I thought about it, it wasn't like sleeping when time flies past real fast, it was like it was black for a small amount of time, like the time it took to fall and wake up. Zaita 22:19, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm, I think I had the same experience too. On a hot day in Romania, nothing to drink/eat, working, I fainted and my friend carried me into the building. But I remember being picked up, so I assume I was pre-syncope at that point, I then woke up inside the building after having had water poured into my mouth. I only seemed to be semi-aware of what was going on at the time., I'd say GCS 8. Josh 22:36, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Syncope vs Vertigo
The opening paragraph lists dizziness as a leading symptom of fainting. However, the remainder of the article (except the end) correctly identifies a true fainting as a syncopal episode. While the term "dizzy" is often used by patients to describe symptoms as diverse as vertigo, lightheadedness, or disequilibrium, a good patient history discriminates among these. True "dizziness" is properly assigned to vertigo or sometimes disequilibrium, not presyncope/syncope.
Likewise, the example at the end of a patient experiencing "dizziness" followed by a loss of consciousness after hitting the ground sounds like vertigo causing head trauma secondarily. It also may confuse readers such that they believe the definition of presyncope includes secondary LOC.
I haven't edited the article itself, but I move that we 1) remove dizziness as a symptom and 2) add a section relating to syncope vs vertigo to help readers discriminate between them.
Derek Dominoe 19:51, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
How do i do it?
There should be a section explaining how a person can make themselves faint. For example, i want to faint so i can see what it's like because i've never fainted. So it is necessary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by President Elect (talk • contribs) 04:12, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Fainting intentionally is not recommended AT ALL. If you want to know what fainting feels like, just read the article. Fainting on purpose is really dangerous, and Wikipedia is not a place to tell people how to hurt themselves. You could bang your head and get brain damage, or get a cardiac arrest. If you really want to know how, search online. Or go to Choking game. Please remember though, don't do it!--Astroview120mm 02:47, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I don't think you should. You'll kill yourself possibly. You can get a concussion or even go into a coma (aforementioned brain damage). Astroview120mm is right. It is also not necessary. I once almost fainted and wasn't quite 'conscious' for hours. I can just imagine if you actually fainted.
Also, remember to sign your posts. DarkestMoonlight (talk) 19:33, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
- There is no reliable way of provoking syncope. Therefore, I would not support the inclusion of some sort of a "how-to" in the article. People who are prone to syncope for different reasons (e.g. carotid sinus hypersensitivity) are probably able to provoke them, but not the population as a whole. JFW | T@lk 20:31, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Name Change
We need to change the name of this page to syncope. --Doc James (talk) 21:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
