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==Overview==
==Overview==
The respiratory alkalosis leads to changes in the way the [[nervous system]] fires and leads to the [[paresthesia]], dizziness, and perceptual changes that often accompany this condition.
A rapid traditional intervention is to have the patient breathe into a paper bag, causing [[rebreathing]] and restoration of [[Carbon|C]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub> levels. Some physicians do not advise the paper bag rebreathing method due to the possibility of inhaling too much carbon dioxide.
The same benefits can be obtained from deliberately slowing down the breathing rate by [[counting]] or looking at a the second hand on a [[watch]].  This is often referred to as "7-11 breathing", because a gentle inhalation is stretched out to take 7 seconds (or counts), and the exhalation is slowed to take 11 seconds.


==See also==
==See also==

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