hyperventilation what is it?

Question

well i start to ventilate when me and my husband get in to a big fight and he starts to yell at me which kind of scares me

Answer 1

In medicine, hyperventilation (or hyperpnea) is the state of breathing faster or deeper (hyper) than necessary, and thereby reducing the carbon dioxide concentration of the blood below normal.[1]

This causes various symptoms such as numbness or tingling in the hands, feet and lips, lightheadedness, dizziness, headache, chest pain, slurred speech and sometimes fainting.

Answer 2

Hyperventilation: Overbreathing. This can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, shortness of breath, a sense of unsteadiness, muscle spasms in the hands and feet, and tingling around the mouth and fingertips. All of these symptoms are the result of abnormally low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood caused by overbreathing.

Hyperventilation is often due to anxiety or panic. Other less common causes include stimulant use; excessive use of aspirin; pulmonary disease such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pulmonary embolism; infection such as pneumonia or sepsis; heart disease such as congestive heart failure or heart attack; pain; and ketoacidosis when diabetes is out of control.

Reassurance can help relax breathing. Breathing in and out of a paper bag (to increase the level of carbon dioxide in the blood) is no longer recommended (because the level of carbon dioxide can rise too high).

Answer 3

breathing more than necessary - usually because of panic attacks or getting upset..........cure is, to breathe into a paper bag - this regulates the oxygen/carbon dioxide level....PAPER BAG NOT PLASTIC BAG!!!

Answer 4

its a way of calming down...i find it sorta funny that Tom Cruise answered this lol XD

Answer 5

it is when you are out of breath and you are breathing really fast to get air in your lungs