Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation is often caused by stress, anxiety, pain, or fear. Home treatment and prevention measures may help manage hyperventilation triggered by these causes.

  • If your symptoms have not yet been evaluated, a health professional can help you determine the cause of your symptoms and recommend treatment.
  • If your symptoms have been evaluated but have increased in frequency or intensity since your last evaluation, your health professional may suggest further evaluation or a different treatment. Tell your health professional about the changes in your symptoms.

Author: Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNCLast Updated: November 21, 2006
Medical Review: William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
Malin K. Clark, MD, FRCPC - Psychiatry

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