People learn to breathe from the beginning of the fall, and breathing is an important indicator of observing the functioning of the body. Breathing provides enough oxygen to the body, expels carbon dioxide, and maintains the normal functioning of physiological functions. Breathing is the weather vane of good health, and after observing breathing, a variety of signs of disease can be found.
1. Shallow and short breathing
In a quiet state, the breathing rate is about 16 to 20 times a minute. If you breathe more than 24 times a minute, and your breath is short and shallow, this is called increased breathing. Generally, the breathing speed is accelerated after high mental tension or strenuous exercise, and people who are also in the period of high fever will also have shallow and short breathing.
2. Abnormal breathing sounds
Doctors generally use stethoscopes to judge diseases, mainly listening to breath sounds. When people breathe, the air flow through the respiratory tract and alveoli can produce vibrations, and then from the lung tissue and chest wall to the surface of the body, thus making a sound, which is called breathing sound. Normal breath sounds are soft, long and loud inhales, and short and quiet exhalations. As we age, lung compliance gradually declines, and the sound of breathing slowly increases and becomes rough. However, certain disorders can also affect breath sounds, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which can become thicker and longer.
3. Wave breathing
Wavy breathing is common in patients with heart failure, especially when exercising or sleeping. Its main feature is that breathing goes from shallow to deep and fast, and then to shallow and slow, after a few seconds of apnea.
4. Apnea
Apnea occurs during sleep, which is medically known as apnea syndrome. In the 7-hour sleep state every night, apnea recurs and exceeds 30 times, or there are 5 apneas in an hour with drowsiness, and blood pressure saturation is relatively low. In addition to apnea, it is accompanied by snoring, waking up easily in the middle of the night, and daytime drowsiness. Sleep apnea is a high-risk independent factor causing stroke and arrhythmias, as well as coronary heart disease, so it should be treated in time to avoid unexpected harm.
5. Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea is the most common symptom of respiratory abnormalities, and is characterized by increased number of breaths, deeper amplitude, and involvement in respiratory movements such as breathing with the mouth open and nose flaring without assisted respiratory muscles. Decreased ventilation volume and lung capacity indicators are used to judge dyspnea. Generally after doing strenuous exercise, staying in a confined space for a long time, and being in a high-altitude environment are prone to breathing difficulties, which is a physiological factor. However, lesions of the heart, lungs, kidneys and nerves can also cause breathing difficulties, and further go to the hospital to improve the examination to see what the cause is.
Tips
Breathing is very important for people, and once the above problems occur, they need to go to the hospital as soon as possible for examination and treatment. In addition, you should learn to breathe correctly, that is, deep breathing, which can benefit the respiratory system, help COPD, emphysema, and bronchitis and asthma patients to discharge residual gas in the body and promote recovery; appropriate deep breathing can also make the parasympathetic nervous system get benign stimulation, enhance muscle strength, reduce stress, and also improve immunity. The principle of deep breathing is uniform and slow, the specific method is to use the nose to inhale evenly and slowly, as much as possible to inhale, exhale with the maximum amount of outward spit, discharge the exhaust gas in the body.
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