Contents:
- Medical Video: guy laughing to death
- Why can the effects of excessive laughter result in death?
- Other adverse health effects due to excessive laughter
- 1. Pneumothorax
- 2. Causes cataplexy
- 3. Invite aneurysms in the brain
- 4. You can get a hernia
Medical Video: guy laughing to death
In the third century BC, a Greek philosopher named Chrysippus was killed because of the effect of excessive laughter. He laughed and laughed when he saw his donkey being given wine and drunk. It's ironic, laughing that can extend a person's life, it also can shorten life. Because, not only sadness is excessive that can cause death, in fact a happy heart, for example by excessive laughter can lead to death as well.
Why can the effects of excessive laughter result in death?
"The effects of feeling very extreme, whether it's sad and crying and happy and laughing, basically can activate parts of the brain that can affect breathing, and ultimately lead to death," said Dr. Martin Samuels as professor of neurology, at Harvard Medical School.
Now, when you laugh, your brain will release the chemical hormone adrenaline which if too much can actually poison the heart. Emotional conditions are so strong, whether negative or positive emotions, consequently will endanger your heart health. For cases of excessive laughter, this can cause the rhythm of your heart to be abnormal, which can be deadly.
Other adverse health effects due to excessive laughter
1. Pneumothorax
In people with asthma, laughter can trigger an asthma attack that will cause fainting. In addition, the effect of excessive laughter can even cause a pneumothorax, which is the accumulation of air in the pleural wall which can trigger pulmonary deflation. If you experience this, you may collapse or faint on the spot.
2. Causes cataplexy
Cataplexy is a rare condition related to narcolepsy. This Cataplexy can appear when you laugh out loud or it can be said to be excessive, then the muscles in your face will relax so that you will immediately faint and even faint. And what's worse is that your jaw can be dislocated due to muscle relaxation when you laugh with it off.
3. Invite aneurysms in the brain
One of the harmful effects caused if you laugh without control is the emergence of a brain aneurysm without you knowing it. Why is that? Aneurysms occur due to dilation of arterial blood vessels which will occur when our brain and respiratory system are unable to control adrenal hormones from the effects of our laughter. In the usual case, the aneurysm will rupture due to the pressure on the brain skull when laughing
4. You can get a hernia
Who would have thought the effect of excessive laughter could cause a hernia? During laughter, your stomach will cause muscle contractions and will cause stronger pressure on the abdominal wall. As a result, the intestines will also be affected by pressure and bulging in the lower abdomen. This is what is called a hernia. Even though many people can still live well with a hernia, you will find it difficult to laugh. Because when laughing, the possibility of complications will occur, and can lead to death due to lack of blood supply to the intestine.
