Questions tagged [hyperventilation]
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How does hyperventilation cause paresthesia and tetany?
As per this previous answer to "Why do I feel small stings all over my body in stress?", hyperventilation is known to cause tingling, numbness, or muscle spasms in your hands, feet, and ...
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Can voluntarily hyperventilating cause cerebral hypoxia, and therefore brain cell death (brain damage)?
Can voluntarily hyperventilating by raising one's resting respiratory rate to 30 breaths/min cause cerebral hypoxia, and therefore brain cell death (brain damage)?
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Could the cerebral hypoxia caused by voluntarily hyperventilating for an hour (“breathwork”) cause brain damage?
TL;DR hyperventilating for 60 minutes for psychedelic/meditative/therapeutic effect: is this dangerous?
Hyperventilation can lead to cerebral hypoxia, as hypocapnia (reduced CO2 in blood) causes ...
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How to calm down a friend experiencing a panic attack?
Is there anything a friend can do for someone experiencing a sudden panic attack? Or is it something that "this too shall pass" and you just comfort them and make sure they don't do anything dangerous,...
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Is breathing into a paper bag an effective treatment for panic attacks?
Some sources claim that breathing into a paper bag is a good way to control hyperventilation caused by a panic attack. The theory (I surmise) is that re-breathing CO2 helps to mitigate the respiratory ...
