SYMPTOMS OF HYPERVENTILATION
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
BREATHING FROM THE CHEST.
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
PRESSURE IN THE CHEST
SENSITIVE AIRWAYS
FREQUENT SNEEZING
ABUNDANT MUCOSITY
BLOCKED NOSE
FREQUENT SIGHS OR YAWNS
NERVOUS SYSTEM:
DIZZINESS
SENSATION OF INSTABILITY
DIFFICULTY TO FOCUS
NUMBNESS TINGING IN LIMBS AND FACE IN VERY SEVERE CASES
LOSS OF MEMORY OR CONSCIOUSNESS.
HEART:
TACHYCARDIA
ARRHYTHMIA
PSYCHOLOGICAL:
ANXIETY
TENSION
DEPRESSION
FEAR
GENERAL:
DRY MOUTH
ABDOMINAL SWELLING
DIFFICULTY TO SLEEP
CHRONIC TIREDNESS
WEAKNESS
SWEATING
HEADACHES
MUSCLE PAINS
EXERCISES TO COMBAT HYPERVENTILATION
FIELD EXERCISE # 2
BREATHE THROUGH YOUR NOSE AND WITH YOUR SHOULDERS RELAXED
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 2 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 3 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 4 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 5 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 6 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 7 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 6 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 5 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 4 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 3 seconds
We take a breath, release it and mentally count 2 seconds
INDICATED FOR:
HYPERVENTILATION ATTACKS (Not very useful in asthma)
ANXIETY ATTACKS (Stress situations)
EXERCISE # 3 NOT INDICATED FOR EMPHYSEMA
INDICATED FOR:
ASTHMA ATTACK
HYPERVENTILATION ATTACK
STRETCHING AFTER EXERCISING
IMPROVE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
ANXIETY ATTACKS
IT IS DONE WHILE YOU WALK.
The pause is always made at the end of the EXPIRATION, which should not be forced. Before practicing this exercise, get used to breathing comfortably through your nose. The pause is increased from 2 to 2 steps until it reaches more or less 20 steps (Do not do more than 20) and goes down in the same way until it reaches 2 pause steps. Always go only up to a number of steps that is comfortable for you.
