Comments on: Hyperventilation http://panicbreaker.com Your Guide to Dealing with Anxiety & Panic Attacks Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Michael Kabudu http://panicbreaker.com/anxiety-disorders-and-panic-attacks/symptoms-of-anxiety-and-panic-attacks/hyperventilation/comment-page-1/#comment-4463 Dr. Michael Kabudu Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:15:29 +0000 http://panicbreaker.com/?page_id=20#comment-4463 Yes, hyperventilation is, you are right, breathing more air per minute (usually at rest) than the medical norms. The values for normal minute ventilation (or respiratory minute volumes) at rest for a 70-kg person range from 4-6 L/min for older physiological textbooks and up to 6-9 L/min for some modern textbooks. Modern people and people with chronic diseases breathe much more than that: <a href="http://www.normalbreathing.com/i-hyperventilation.php">What is hyperventilation</a> Therefore, it is not something that medical sources lie to us about. For example, it may have nothing to do with light headedness or feeling dizzy. One can simply breathe 2-3 times more than the norm all his life. This is what most modern people do. Symptoms of hyperventilation are numerous and they range from asthma attacks, constipation and coughing to nasal congestion and muscle cramps. All these symptoms are immediately relieved with breathing less. Yes, hyperventilation is, you are right, breathing more air per minute (usually at rest) than the medical norms. The values for normal minute ventilation (or respiratory minute volumes) at rest for a 70-kg person range from 4-6 L/min for older physiological textbooks and up to 6-9 L/min for some modern textbooks. Modern people and people with chronic diseases breathe much more than that: What is hyperventilation

Therefore, it is not something that medical sources lie to us about. For example, it may have nothing to do with light headedness or feeling dizzy. One can simply breathe 2-3 times more than the norm all his life. This is what most modern people do.

Symptoms of hyperventilation are numerous and they range from asthma attacks, constipation and coughing to nasal congestion and muscle cramps. All these symptoms are immediately relieved with breathing less.

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