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Sometimes just being caught in the middle of a crowd, in a room where it’s too hot to see a syringe or blood, and now you feel faint and have a vagal. This is the most common form of discomfort, which is usually easy to prevent and Benin. As you adopt the right thing!

What is a vasovagal syncope?

It is also called vagal shock. This discomfort is due to stimulation of the vagus nerve, a cranial nerve responsible for regulating digestion, the functioning of the pharynx or slow heartbeat. Syncope is caused by a kind of equilibrium between two nervous systems, the vagal parasympathetic system, which belongs to the vagus nerve and the sympathetic system, which accelerates the pace of the heart. Meanwhile, the blood pressure drops where the discomfort and the strange sensation of dizziness because blood flow decrease in the brain.
Causes and symptoms

Emotional shock, a suffocating heat, fasting, claustrophobia, phobias bites, pregnancy … it does not need more to feel bad and make a vagal. Men also suffer, for example, by shaving: a specific area, the level of the carotid where parasympathetic nervous receptors may be stimulated by shaving.

Symptoms, meanwhile, are easily detectable, dry mouth, a pale complexion, ringing in the ears, yawning, headaches and stomachaches, dizziness, cold sweats, nausea.

The right moves

Lengthen or extend the person and elevate their legs against a chair or wall so that the blood flow returns to normal. It also will question the person about what she feels and how long, on his medical history, any allergies or ongoing treatment. Although they are challenging enough, the vagal syncope does not represent a real danger (if the fall does not cause injury or trauma).

Usually, this kind of discomfort disappear within a few minutes rest, but if it is prolonged or occurs so frequently, analysis and treatment can be prescribed. The treatment involves injecting doses of atropine, a molecule found in certain plants and fungi.

The high consumption of alcohol is the cause of nearly 4% of deaths worldwide, 2.5 million people, said this on February 11 the World Health Organization (WHO). Young people aged 15 to 29 years are particularly affected, with a rate of 9%. or 320,000 deaths per year.

Men are more affected by alcohol problems than women. Excess alcohol is responsible for 6.2% of male deaths against 1.1% in women.
In developed countries, the practice of binge drinking, drink a lot quickly, affecting 11% of drinkers. For developing countries, the rising standard of living tends to see consumption growth in their population. And drinkers in countries with high rates of abstinence (North Africa and Southeast Asia) also tend to have consumed alcohol to excess.

The majority of deaths due to alcohol are consecutive to cancer, trauma, cirrhosis of the liver disease and cardiovascular order.
WHO continues stressing the need to reduce the harmful use of alcohol worldwide.