when you hyperventilate does it feel like you can't feel your throat?

Question

So the other day, I think I hyperventilated. My throat felt numb. Is that a symptom of hyperventilation? Or was it a symptom of getting seizures or something? I still don't know too much about hyperventilation.

Answer 1

Yes, numbness is a symptom of hyperventilation. Let me explain why. Why you hyperventilate, you are breathing too fast and too deeply! When you hyperventilate, it reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in your blood (carbon dioxide determines how much oxygen is in the blood). This makes the body think that you have too much oxygen in your blood so it causes the brain's blood vessels to constrict, resulting in reduced blood flow to the brain, which causes numbness or tingling, lightheadedness, dizziness, headache, chest pain, slurred speech and sometimes fainting.