Hyperventilation (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Ira H Tilles, MD

Coauthor:

Kimberly A Sing, MD

Medical Editor:

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM

Medical Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Medical Editor:

Jeter (Jay) Pritchard Taylor III, MD

Hyperventilation Overview
Hyperventilation Causes
Hyperventilation Symptoms
When to Seek Medical Care
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Hyperventilation Treatment
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Hyperventilation Treatment

Self-Care at Home

If you have signs and symptoms of hyperventilation syndrome, you should go to a hospital's emergency department to make sure you're not having other, more worrisome, causes of these symptoms. In other words, home care for hyperventilation syndrome is only for people who have been told by their doctors that they have hyperventilation syndrome.

If you have been diagnosed with hyperventilation syndrome, you may briefly try certain breathing and relaxation exercises that your doctor has already taught you. This may work to stop an attack.