{"id":3288,"date":"2019-09-04T15:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T14:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:35:29","slug":"tips-bij-hyperventilatie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/tips-bij-hyperventilatie\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperventilation tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Hyperventilation\u2026 A medical term for breathing too quickly. On average, adults breathe ten times a minute. With hyperventilation, this rate is more than double that. When this happens, too much carbon dioxide is expelled from your body and too much oxygen is taken in.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acute hyperventilation can make you feel short of breath; you may feel as though you are suffocating or even faint. With chronic hyperventilation, symptoms can range from tiredness to dizziness. Does this sound familiar?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are causes and effects of hyperventilation?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The causes of hyperventilation are not always clear. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/psychosomatische-klachten-amstelveen\/\">Stress<\/a> can make the symptoms worse. This is because stress causes you to breathe even more rapidly, creating a vicious circle. People can also become anxious when they realise they are hyperventilating. This can even become so severe that it leads to a panic disorder such as agoraphobia. It is therefore very important that you take these symptoms seriously and do not ignore them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite having too much oxygen, there is insufficient oxygen content in the brain. This can cause the following symptoms, among others:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dizziness;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feeling confused;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/borstpijn-amstelveen\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest pressure;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stiff muscles;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insomnia;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A numb feeling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you suffer from hyperventilation, you\u2019ll also yawn or sigh more often. This yawning causes further problems, as it causes even more carbon dioxide to be lost from the blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What helps with hyperventilation?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good, calm abdominal breathing works and helps to stop hyperventilation. It may sound easier than it is, especially when you\u2019re feeling stressed. Your breathing can get the better of you in such situations. It\u2019s important to organise your life differently in this regard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A therapist can help you with this through cognitive therapy. This involves identifying the cause and exploring how you can organise your life differently. Mindfulness can also help you breathe properly, as it focuses on reducing stress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drinking cola and coffee can cause hyperventilation. If this is a problem for you, it\u2019s best to avoid them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breathing exercises. If you\u2019d like to give it a go yourself, you can try the following exercise:<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lie down quietly;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place your hands on your tummy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inhale for 4 counts, with the abdomen expanding;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then exhale with the belly going in;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to hold the exhalation for a long time;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you experiencing these symptoms and would you like to know how we can help you? If so, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/contact-amstelveen\/\">contact<\/a> on with the practice.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyperventilation\u2026 A medical term for breathing too quickly. On average, adults breathe ten times a minute. With hyperventilation, this is more than double that. When this happens, too much carbon dioxide is expelled from your body and too much oxygen is taken in. In cases of acute hyperventilation, you may feel short of breath and have the sensation that you\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":719,"featured_media":3289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[22,189,34,13,15,33,143,187,188],"class_list":["post-3288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-news","tag-behandeling-amstelveen","tag-chronische-klachten","tag-friskfysio","tag-fysiotherapeut-amstelveen","tag-fysiotherapie-amstelveen","tag-fysiotherapiepraktijk-amstelveen","tag-gezond","tag-hyperventilatie","tag-stress","category-100","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}