Some people say they "nearly died laughing", but has anyone ever done so? I guess people may have had a heart attack through the physical exertion, but is it possible to have "excess laughter" on a death certificate?
2006-09-27 04:01:45 · 16 answers · asked by dolomite78 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It is called "fatal hilarity."
Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_hilarity
2006-09-27 04:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it but I guess anything is possible. The laughter would have to trigger some sort of already existing medical condition the person has. I doubt a healthy person laughing too hard could die from it. Usually people with such medical conditions are old people and they dont have a sense of humor :p
2006-09-27 11:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by Holla 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is why they are saying that tickling a child is a form of child abuse because when you tickle some kids, they laugh soo hard that they can't catch their breathe and then they start having breathing problems. You can laugh soo hard that you can actually go into having some type of either an asthma attack or a seizure.
So, yes, it is possible that you can laugh so hard that you can actually "die laughing".
2006-09-27 11:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by uchaboo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really cant see any one dying through laughing at the present worlds situation but i can at the fools who pull the strings
2006-09-27 11:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by srracvuee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never heard of it but when you laugh too much you tend to lose your breathe and in some extreme cases you can have a hard time catching your breathe.
it could be dangerous for babies since their lungs are not as developed as adults, that explains why adults warn other not to make babies laugh too hard, they might consider it a form of choking, suffocating.
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2006-09-27 11:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Laughing in it's self to my knowledge has never killed any one, however, it can trigger respiratory or cardiac distress if it is excessive enough. With this in mind it is not impossible for death to occur.
2006-09-27 11:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by sharptech101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've weed myself a few times laughing but don't know anyone who'd died from it. Your question made me smile though.
2006-09-27 11:17:18 · answer #7 · answered by waspy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it said that laughter is the best medicine, but never of it killing anybody off
2006-09-27 11:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by iLLy W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess in theory it could give you a heart attack, but I've never known anyone die from this.
2006-09-27 14:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by debzc 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah my mum was on about this really old tv probgram with bill oddie in it once and she sed somebody laughed so hard he wasnt breathing proberly so it gave him a heart attack
2006-09-27 11:45:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have died in ways you could never imagine
2006-09-27 11:07:26 · answer #11 · answered by jokedrugs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋