Hyperventilation
Dealing with Anxiety Symptoms: Hyperventilation
Hyperventilating, also called overbreathing, can occur during panic attacks can be frightening. This can cause your panic attack to escalate.
When someone hyperventilates, they may feel lightheaded or dizzy. They may have additional symptoms of excess gas, belching, bloating or dry mouth. They may feel weak, have problems sleeping or feel numbness or tingling in your arms. They may experience muscle spasms, chest pains or heart palpitations.
Hyperventilating is a symptom of anxiety and pan...
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Expert & Community Posts
How to Manage a Panic Attack
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...panic attacks. Learn deep breathing techniques Hyperventilation is not your friend. In... Read more »
Dealing With Anxiety Symptoms: Shortness of Breath
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertShortness of breath is when you feel you cannot get enough air. You may feel as if your breathing... Read more »
Just Breathe!
By Gerald Tarlow, Ph.D. , Health Expert...they take in too much oxygen. This can lead to hyperventilation. Finally, try to breathe... Read more »
Treatment of a Specific Phobia - Session 2
By Gerald Tarlow, Ph.D. , Health Expert...nose. If she breathes this way it will prevent hyperventilation. Finally, I instruct her how... Read more »
Health Guide
Rapid deep breathing (hyperventilation)
......bleeding, or an infection. (See rapid shallow breathing.) Your doctor will determine the cause of your hyperventilation. Rapid breathing may be considered a medical emergency -- unless you... Read more »Rapid deep breathing (hyperventilation)
...Respiratory rate - rapid and deep Home Care Assuming that a more serious, underlying cause of hyperventilation has been eliminated and your doctor has explained that you hyperventilate... Read more »EEG
...procedure is very safe. If you have a seizure disorder, a seizure may be triggered by flashing lights or by hyperventilation. The health care provider performing the EEG is trained to take care of... Read more »Respiratory alkalosis
... Alkalosis - respiratory Causes, incidence, and risk factors Common causes include hyperventilation, anxiety, and fever. Any lung disease that leads to shortness of breath may... Read more »How to Breathe Properly
Everyone knows that breathing is essential to life. Life begins when we inhale our first breath and ends when we exhale our last breath. It’s an autonomic function we seldom think about. ... Read more »Related News
Many College Athletes Don't Breath Easy
March 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Athletes expect to be a little out of breath at the end of a strenuous workout. But for many, it's more than just a little... Read summary »
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