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If you're breathing both in and out 30 times per minute, you should probably speak to a doctor. There are a number of medical concerns that could be behind that

If you're breathing both in and out 30 times per minute, you should probably speak to a doctor. There are a number of medical concerns that could be behind that, and rapid (and therefore shallow) breaths can fail to rid the body of carbon dioxide, making your blood overly acidic.

Kiro 6y ago
> making your blood overly acidic. What are the symptoms of that? I'm almost 40 and never had any health issues so far. The breaths are shallow but I'm surprised to hear my breathing is abnormal so I should probably speak to a doctor.
- GavinMcG 6y ago
  > Slowly developing, stable respiratory acidosis (as in COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]) may be well tolerated, but patients may have memory loss, sleep disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness, and personality changes. Signs include gait disturbance, tremor, blunted deep tendon reflexes, myoclonic jerks, asterixis, and papilledema. [0] So, quite possibly nothing, or nothing you'd realize. Bodies are adept at compensating. But there are potential concerns, and also, a chronic (and compensated for) issue can acutely deteriorate. I am not a doctor, though. [0] https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/acid-base-regulation-and-disorders/respiratory-acidosis https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-meta...
- DoreenMichele 6y ago
  Osteoporosis. Peeing a lot, like diabetics do. The body goes to extremes to keep blood chemistry within a very narrow pH range. In practical terms, this means that your body strips your bones of calcium if your blood is chronically too acid because you die rather rapidly if your blood gets too acid. You might find it worthwhile to read up on altitude sickness and what happens in the body at elevation. When you cannot breath out wastes efficiently because the air is too thin, the body copes with the chemical derangement of your blood by dumping it out the kidneys. This has knock-on effects, like dragging other stuff with it, especially fluids and electrolytes.

Kiro 6y ago

> making your blood overly acidic. What are the symptoms of that? I'm almost 40 and never had any health issues so far. The breaths are shallow but I'm surprised to hear my breathing is abnormal so I should probably speak to a doctor.

GavinMcG 6y ago
> Slowly developing, stable respiratory acidosis (as in COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]) may be well tolerated, but patients may have memory loss, sleep disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness, and personality changes. Signs include gait disturbance, tremor, blunted deep tendon reflexes, myoclonic jerks, asterixis, and papilledema. [0] So, quite possibly nothing, or nothing you'd realize. Bodies are adept at compensating. But there are potential concerns, and also, a chronic (and compensated for) issue can acutely deteriorate. I am not a doctor, though. [0] https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/acid-base-regulation-and-disorders/respiratory-acidosis https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-meta...
DoreenMichele 6y ago
Osteoporosis. Peeing a lot, like diabetics do. The body goes to extremes to keep blood chemistry within a very narrow pH range. In practical terms, this means that your body strips your bones of calcium if your blood is chronically too acid because you die rather rapidly if your blood gets too acid. You might find it worthwhile to read up on altitude sickness and what happens in the body at elevation. When you cannot breath out wastes efficiently because the air is too thin, the body copes with the chemical derangement of your blood by dumping it out the kidneys. This has knock-on effects, like dragging other stuff with it, especially fluids and electrolytes.