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 ...

Q I have chronic hyperventilation syndrome, which I find most distressing. Have you come across this condition? And, apart from Buteyko Breathing Therapy, what help might I seek? A Hyperventilation is ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: When an elderly friend of mine is stressed and experiences a rapid, irregular pulse rate, she inhales and exhales into a brown paper bag. How can inhaling carbon dioxide be therapeutic?

The pandemic has brought increased levels of anxiety and PTSD. People are sighing a lot, and say they find it hard to take a full, deep, relaxed breath or, can hardly catch their breath. Disordered ...

The pandemic has brought increased levels of anxiety and PTSD. People are sighing a lot, and say they find it hard to take a full, deep, relaxed breath or, can hardly catch their breath. Disordered ...