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It is. Hyperventilation is the body's response to CO2 levels become too low.
by guzik 4y ago
It is. Hyperventilation is the body's response to CO2 levels become too low.
- amelius 4y agoCan CO2 be measured in a simple way? (Like an oximeter in a smartwatch measures oxygen)?
- Enginerrrd 4y agoThe desire to breathe in a healthy individual is a really good proxy for CO2 levels based on a wonderful design with distributed sensors throughout the body. It is not a good proxy for O2 levels in healthy individuals, but may be in people with COPD or other chronic breathing problems.
- ta988 4y agoYes there is some equipment to do transcutaneous pCO2 but that's mostly used in sleep studies AFAIK. Most of the time you use a blood test. I heard in some research they use IR on expired air not sure how common that is. If you find a "home made" way to get a (even just relative) pCO2 reading I would be highly interested.
- kuhewa 4y agoHyperventilation removes CO2 from the blood
- pcrh 4y ago...which causes hypocapnia, which can be dangerous if prolonged.
- jtbayly 4y agoAre you sure? I would expect it to be the response to high co2 levels, since it removes co2.
- fjdbeb76 4y agoIt's why breathing into a bag works. You need to slow your breathing during hyperventilation to increase your CO2 back to baseline. Not speed it up.