Respiration in the human body is influenced not only by the autonomic, but also by the somatic nervous system. This means that the respiratory function can be affected by the emotional state of the individual. Instability in the psycho-emotional sphere in some cases leads to disturbances in the functioning of the respiratory system, an increase or decrease in the number of breaths, and interruptions in the supply of oxygen to the tissues of the body. Blood acidity changes, as a result of which metabolic processes are disturbed, and everything ends with hyperventilation syndrome.
Symptomatology
Symptoms of this pathological condition resemble manifestations of diseases such as bronchitis, angina pectoris, pharyngitis, asthma. Often this circumstance confuses young doctors before making a diagnosis. However, in essence, these diseases are very different from each other. The difference is in the nature of the occurrence, which hyperventilation syndrome has. The reasons for its appearance are purely psychological in nature. People are prone to it, prone to strong emotional experiences. The symptom is triggered by frequent stressful and anxious conditions, severe unrest and depression. Symptoms are not limited to respiratory distress. It can combine muscular-spasmodic reactions, and disruption of the digestive system, and panic attacks. However, there are major symptoms produced by hyperventilation syndrome. These include:
- difficulty in breathing and feeling of lack of air ;
- a feeling of constriction in the chest;
- a feeling of shallow shallow breathing.
Diagnostics
Diagnosis of this disease is difficult due to a wide range of symptomatic manifestations. For diseases of the cardiovascular, endocrine and respiratory systems , signs are characteristic that also appear in patients with hyperventilation syndrome. In order to avoid incorrect diagnosis, a thorough examination of the patient is necessary. He needs to have an ultrasound of the thyroid gland and an X-ray of the lungs, as well as a blood test. With hyperventilation syndrome, the level of potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus in the blood decreases. The sodium content, on the contrary, is usually above normal.
Treatment
The root of the disease lies in the emotional state of the patient. Therefore, this disease is related to the profile specialization of a neuropathologist. It is this specialist who is engaged in the elimination of difficulties in the psycho-emotional sphere, to which the hyperventilation syndrome belongs. Treatment with folk remedies is also not excluded. It is important to understand the main focus of the therapeutic effect. First of all, it is necessary to change the patient’s attitude to his problem and stimulate an increase in self-control over his condition. A doctor makes treatment in three aspects at once:
- drug treatment;
- breathing exercises;
- psychotherapeutic treatment.