Chiropractic Neurologist Tommy Pang, who goes by Mr.TPang on TikTok, has offered information to his followers on a symptom called 'air hunger' - and has offered tips on how to manage an attack of it. Apparently we all suffer from these minor attacks, but we tend to overlook it or excuse it as just being 'out of breath'
'Air hunger' is a distressing feeling of not being able to breathe in a sufficient amount of air regardless of how deeply you try to inhale, a common symptom of both anxiety and POTS. While we all know about anxiety, POTs are the lesser known of the two!
POTS is a breathing pattern disorder where the person may struggle with conscious and unregulated breathing due to a quick change in heart pattern, along with shortness of breath, dizziness, heart palpitations, fatigue, and fainting.
Re-learning breathing along with increased fluids and exercise proves to be a useful therapy for POTS sufferers and can reduce the severity of symptoms for most patients.
In his Tik Toks, he films himself sitting while concentrating on a circle on the wall, moving his head left and right while still concentrating on the same circle. This helps the heart rate stabilize, which overall helps with symptoms.
To watch Dr. Pang's video showing the quick way to battle the dreading 'air hunger', keep scrolling! it's down below!