Can laughing cause lung spasms?

Asked By: Holdsale 22-25, M 4 months ago

I read a forum post about a historical guy who died from tickle torture. it said after prolonged tickling lung muscles would spasm and he died of suffocation. can't find any actual reports of this neither is it listed in the death from laughter cases on wikipedia or the internet.

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Posted by SunshineEddy Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:43PM

According to snopes, True.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/laughing.asp

If you believe snopes.

*shaka*

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Reply by Holdsale Jan 12th, 2013 at 5:09PM

it just says it can cause fatal heart attackss not fatal lung spasms
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Reply by SunshineEddy Jan 12th, 2013 at 5:11PM

Sorry, I only read the beginning. *shaka*
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Posted by DivineStitches Jan 12th, 2013 at 5:22PM

LETS CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENT!!!
who wants to be the labrat :)?

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Posted by CherokeePatti Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:47PM

It causes pleurisy pains in me when I already have inflammation, even one hearty chuckle is enough to double me over in pain.

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Posted by MathMan789 Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:45PM

I don't think that the daiphragm or accessory muscles spazzin would be lethal.

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Reply by Holdsale Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:49PM

i thought that too i mean when i work out my arms to the point they cannot lift my body no more i regain about 50 percent strength after like 20 seconds and im not even strong the lung muscles are smooth muscles so after 10-20 seconds after passin out they should be breathing normally again.
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