| Abstract: | The principal methods of the treatment of the hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) are reviewed. The following methods of the action on the patient are distinguished: psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, remedial gymnastics, correction of respiratory disorders according to the principle of the biological feed-back mechanism, recurrent respiration or carbon dioxide inhalations. Emphasis is laid on the importance of an individual approach to the institution of the treatment measures. The relationship between the HVS and respiratory diseases is discussed. The authors advance an opinion that every patient may note improvement after receiving a properly selected complex of the treatment measures. |
