When a person hyperventilates, they breathe more rapidly than they should. Due to rapid deep breaths more carbon dioxide is exhaled than produced in the body. Excessive reduction of carbon dioxide in the body leads to uncomfortable symptoms, which may be frightening. You can learn to control recurring symptoms.
Hyperventilation can be triggered by a variety of factors, such as stress, lactic acid and caffeine. People who hyperventilate tend to have excessive upper chest movement and in stead of the diaphragm. Hyperventilation is most commonly linked to a panic attack but sometimes it may be due to a medical lung or heart condition. Hyperventilation and its symptoms may be brought on also voluntarily as a result of blowing out too much.