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Recent Examples on the Web Some actors, tasked with the portrayal of traumatic encounters amid personal loss, might tend toward sobbing or hyperventilation. — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021 Unfortunately, focusing too much on inhalations without fully exhaling can lead to overbreathing: inhaling more than exhaling, akin to hyperventilation. — Dana Santas, CNN, 7 July 2021 Despite all the media hype and Democratic Party hyperventilation, the only person shot and killed on Jan. 6 was a protester, an unarmed woman who was an Air Force veteran. — WSJ, 18 June 2021 Its useful observations — about his nullifying lack of collegiality, about his noxious self-righteousness — were undercut by its hyperventilation. — Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021 Another concern is the possibility of hyperventilation when navigating demanding terrain or that ordinary breathing could disrupt the sniff controller's code and crash the wheelchair. — Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 29 July 2010 Carbon dioxide tests by the researchers indicate that hyperventilation is not likely. — Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 29 July 2010 Coping is equal parts distraction — Squirrel! — militant adherence to public health protocols — hyperventilation and/or deep cleansing breaths while reciting the 3rd Step Prayer — and living in the m.o.m.e.n.t. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020 Many were comatose, and those who were conscious had bouts of nausea, vomiting, and hyperventilation. — Carrie Arnold, National Geographic, 19 Aug. 2020

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“Hyperventilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperventilation. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.

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