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Hyperventilation

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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SYMPTOMS OF HYPERVENTILATING

  • Nightmares
  • Numbness of hands,feet and mouth
  • Feeling faint or dizzy and weak
  • Sensation of needing to take a deep breath
  • Panic Attacks
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WHY DO WE HYPERVENTILATE?

  • You have a sensation that you are not getting enough oxygen
  • to your tissues. So your response it to breathe deeper.
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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR BLOOD IF WE ARE GETTING TOO MUCH O2 ?

  • Our blood can't be 100% saturated with oxygen
  • All that is happening is carbon dioxide is washed out of the blood
  • Breathing less increases carbon dioxide levels and improve o2 levels

Brandon Stockdals