Feeling breathless but tests are normal? Know how anxiety triggers shortness of breath, symptoms to watch, and practical ways to manage anxiety-related breathing issues.

Dr. Simon Rego answers the question: 'How Might Stress Affect Breathing?' — -- Question: How might stress affect my breathing? What is so-called 'hyperventilation'? Answer: Hyperventilation is ...

Dysfunctional breathing (DB) and hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) are conditions marked by abnormal respiratory patterns that occur in the absence of overt organic lung pathology. These disorders often ...

A new treatment program teaches people who suffer from panic disorder how to reduce the terrorizing symptoms by normalizing their breathing. The method has proved better than traditional cognitive ...

Anxiety is a normal emotional reaction to stress, but when it reaches overwhelming levels, it can cause physical symptoms that feel threatening, and one among them is hyperventilation.

Hyperventilation is characterised by a rapid or deep breathing that usually occurs with anxiety or panic. Also known as overbreathing, the condition can leave you breathless. The symptoms of ...

The body has a set of physiological responses to danger: the pupils dilate, respiration deepens, heart rate and blood pressure rise, muscles tense for action. The gastro-intestinal system reacts also.

A recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine has shown that most people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome may also suffer from abnormal breathing patterns. The study included 57 people who ...

Anxiety is stressful. In many cases, the stressful nature of anxiety can actually make the anxiety itself worse, resulting in a negative feedback loop. This is especially true for people who ...

How you breathe influences all sorts of things in your body. Most significantly, how you breathe directly influences your nervous system, which is responsible for how you feel and interpret the world ...