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stop breathing whilst being tickled?

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candyfluff · 05/11/2008 06:56

my son is 10 and the other day i was tickling him under the armpits just for a few seconds and he stopped breathing ,his lips went bluish and i had to shout at him to calm down and to breathe through his nose .has this happened to any one else it really freaked us both out???

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candyfluff · 05/11/2008 12:59

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candyfluff · 05/11/2008 17:31

bump please anyone

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TheArmadillo · 05/11/2008 18:17

That must have been scary.

I've heard of it before I think but in younger children.

Has he ever had a problem with breath holding or stopping breathing while tantrumming when younger or anything like that?

It would probably be worth a trip to the doctors.

ClareVoiant · 05/11/2008 18:35

was it like he was breathing in and just stopped? like a switch? goes floppy/passes out then starts breathing again.

Vapido · 05/11/2008 18:37

I would take him to the GP.

candyfluff · 06/11/2008 06:24

i think he just forgot how to breathe it was scary do you really think it was worth a trip to gp . i wont tickle him ever again. he didnt go all floppy or pass out he just knelt on the floor rigid with fear

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ClareVoiant · 06/11/2008 07:46

Maybe you should get it checked out. What if it happens at a friends house or something.
Has he been i'll at all in the last couple of months? A bad case of d&v? Does he eat well, plenty of red meat and green veg? Does he look pale at all, generally?

candyfluff · 09/11/2008 19:32

he doesnt have a good diet very fussy no fruit or veg apart from tomato pasta.why do you ask ?

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sweenyee · 28/01/2020 13:17

i have that kind of condition... every time my husband tickles me i find it hard to breath and my lips turns bluish...

Hessgma · 05/06/2023 05:49

Had experience tickled by my sibling as a sister for 24hr straight & passing out on memorial day & has been awhile

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