laughing makes me faint

[mgh321]

Sounds weird, but often when I laugh I can feel myself losing consciousness, and have to stop myself from laughing before I black out. It's almost as if there's sudden rush of blood to my head. My blood pressure is in normal range. I've put on quite a bit of weight recently and wonder if that has something to do with it. I also get ringing in my ears all the time - have had that for years. Getting a bit worried about the laughing thing though. Any thoughts?

[kirchbabe]

Thank you for your comments.  You are the first one here to actually come up with a diagnosis that makes sense.  I have suffered all my 59 years with vasovegal syncope, so it would make sense that laugh syncope would be a related issue as well.  I've researched further on the internet and came up with good information that I've printed out and, as luck would have it, I have a cardiology appt this afternoon.  I will be presenting this documentation to my doctor with specific instructions for him to read and do whatever testing he needs to do on me to diagnose me with this laugh syncope.  If, in fact, that is what I have, then I want to be added to the list of "rare" cases across the country.  In addition, I will request that he bring this information to his next meeting of cardiologists so that they can become educated as well.

Again, thank you for this info.  I finally feel validated.

[Monkness]

Hey guys, I'm really glad I found this site!  I thought I was going crazy!!  I have the lightheadedness when laughing but haven't actually blacked out yet.  

I love to laugh and laugh a lot but I am afraid of laughing behind the wheel just in case.  I certainly do not have any sort of vascular disease which laugh syncope is related to, have been a stable weight for over a year and suddenly, 3 months ago, it all started and I'm not the same person now - I'm more grumpy and irritable.  

I saw a case study of laugh syncope in which it said only 5 cases of this have ever been documented, we ALL need to go the the doctors and get properly diagnosed - if it is laugh syncope that we all have, the more people that come forward, the more reconised it will be and more research will be put into it.  I bet there are many, many more people out there like us who haven't come forward.

Lets put Laugh Syncope on the map!!

[Music4life]

Oh my gosh I thought I was crazy!!! I have lightheadedness when I laugh, I have ringing in my ears harp pain through my brain sometimes and every now and then when I stand after sitting I see black everything is black bit I can still hear everything and sometimes I feel sick like nauseas anyone help?

[kyles baby girl]

you know I have been looking for some thing like this for along time its random that for once I found it and I wasen't looking that hard.any ways I am 25 and I have had this alot.. I also have had ear pains and fluid in my ear no ringing tho I seem to have low blood pressure and when I get shots or blood drawn also get light headed. I have to stop myself from laughing. The latest episode was a simple walk home from the store with my friend. he said some thing funny and i started laughing very little and it was a instant omg i am light headed i need to stop and stand still until it passes type thing.. glad I am not the only one who has this prob tho

[ManuwaliaWow]

Wow I'm so weird all has same issue without any solution... This is so weird... I had mention to my doctor many time and he not sure how and why this happend.. He just mention just control my self...
I just like to bring everyone notice is be careful when you DRIVING Once it's happend when I was driving and I was very lucky and safe nothing happend and now I'm always extra careful and controll my laugh. Just be safe then sorry.

[chaene]

I'm a 23 year old male, I don't have high blood pressure, but I'm afraid to laugh in general, when I laugh I get sharp splitting headaches where my natural reaction is to hold and squeeze my head, I also get light headed and dis orientated when I laugh, it is extremely painful please can anyone help me. With answers?