The following symptoms and complaints may indicate hyperventilation:
Leading symptoms
- Tachypnea (increased respiratory rate).
- Irregular breathing
- Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
- Functional heart complaints
- Vertigo (dizziness)
- Fatigue
- Concentration problems
- Visual disturbances
- Feeling of anxiety
- Nervousness
- Insomnia (sleep disorders)
- Muscle cramps
- Paresthesias (false sensations)
- Paw position of the hands
- Sweating
- Cold hands
- Aerophagy (swallowing air) → meteorism, flatulence.
