Hyperventilation - Symptoms

Symptoms

Symptoms of hyperventilation usually lasts for 15 to 30 minutes. Hyperventilation can cause the following symptoms although it is not mandatory that all of them occur.

• Numbness / tingling in the lips, hands and feet
• Lightheadedness / feeling faint / dizziness
• Headache
• Chest pain
• Slurred speech
• Loss of conciousness

People with hyperventilation syndrome suffer from chest, stomach, nervous system and emotional complaints.

The abdominal complaints include-

• Bloating
• Burping
• Passing excess gas
• Feeling of pressure in the abdominal region

Some nervous system complaints include-

• Numbness/headaches/nerve irritability
• Dizziness/ fainting
• Hot, cold sensations / feeling of chilliness
• Intolerance of bright light / noise
• Auditory/visual disturbances
• Twitching eyelids
• Spasms/ cramps of the fingers/hands
• Anxiety
• EEG abnormalities

Emotional / Psychological complaints include-

• Confusion / feeling agitated / anxiety / irritability
• Lack of concentration
• A feeling of being outside yourself / depersonalization
• Hallucination
• Phobias
• Obsession
• Feeling of Inadequacy
• Panic attacks / depression
• Anorexia

Respiratory symptoms-

• Feeling as if you can't breathe
• Chest tightness / choking / chest pain
• Shortness of breath / dyspnea
• Palpitations
• Sighing / yawning
• Irritable cough
• Asthma

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