Hyperventilation Symptoms
Hyperventilation: EXCESSIVE BREATHING TREATMENT REQUIRED physical or psychological
Hyperventilation is breathing too much above the needs of our body. Surge to breathe quickly and deeply; overbreathe; breathe shallowly with shortness of breath, taking large gulps of air or breathing rapidly.
When you hyperventilate, the balance between O2 and CO2 breaks: O2 levels of CO2 increase and decrease. The balance in the lungs of both gases directly influences their proportions in blood and, therefore, come two circumstances:
a) The lack of CO2 in the blood is detected by the brain, which immediately tries to remedy this situation. The best and quickest way to achieve this is by reducing the urge to breathe, so that considerably lower amounts of inspired O2 and CO2 expired.
It is normal for us to be scared, especially if we do not know why it happens. While we breathe more than you need, our body reacts breathing difficult, so we feel the sensation of breathlessness. This phenomenon is not at all dangerous, but can be experienced as quite unpleasant.
b) The lowering of CO2 in the blood, producing an alteration of the pH of our blood.
A good balance of the two gases in the blood causes the pH (measure of acidity or basicity of hydrogen) is maintained constant to perform their duties in an optimum manner. If the balance is broken, the blood becomes alkaline. Then, you will experience:
-Tingling;
-Ramps (unbalanced muscles);
-Dizziness;
“Sensations of heat or cold;
-Muscle tension;
-Weak legs;
-Impaired vision;
-Palpitations;
-Tremors.
These symptoms, while annoying, do not indicate danger or there is something wrong in our body.
Posted in 
Tags: