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Hyperventilation (Overbreathing)
SYMPTOMS may include faintness, smothering sensation, pounding heart, pain
over the stomach area, cramps, giddiness, lightheadedness & chest twitching.
CAUSES are respiratory alkalosis that may be from emotional tension or acute
anxiety.
TREATMENT. Rebreathing from a paper bag to replace expired carbon dioxide.