I. List of Hyperventilation Diseases, Reversible by the Buteyko Method
- All kind of Allergies
- respiratory allergies
- polyvalent allergy, including pollen disease
- laryngospasm (voice loss)
- allergic conjunctivitis
- food allergies
- drug allergies
- false [spasmodic] croup
- pharyngitis
- laryngitis
- tracheitis
- Asthmatic bronchitis
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Rhinitis (Chronic cold)
- Vasomotor rhinitis
- Frontal sinusitis
- Maxillary sinusitis
- Sinusitis
- Enlarged Adenoids
- Polyps (polyposis)
- Chronic rhinosinusitis
- Pollinoses (hay fever)
- angioedema
- Hives (urticaria)
- Eczema, including:
- neurodermatitis
- psoriasis
- infant rash
- vitiligo
- ichtyosis
- acne
- Raynaud’s disease (vascular spasms of the upper limbs)
- Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Varicose veins
- Thrombophlebitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hypotension
- Hypertension
- Vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD) or Neurocirculatory Dystonic Disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Rheumatic heart disease
- diencephalic syndrome
- Coronary heart disease (CHD), Ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- Chronic Ischemic heart disease
- rest and exertional angina (pectoris)
- postinfarction cardiosclerosis
- Heart Rhythm Disorders
- tachycardia
- arrhythmia
- paroxysmal tachycardia (PSVT)
- atrial fibrillation
- Atherosclerosis
- arachnoiditis (post-traumatic, influenzal, etc.)
- Post-stroke conditions:
- Paralysis
- paresis
- Parkinson’s disease (early stage)
- hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Graves’ disease
- Diabetes
- Menstruation Disorders
- Morning sickness
- Menopausal Disorders
- Cervical erosion
- Fibromyoma
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease (FBD)
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Threatened miscarriage
- Radicular pain
- Osteochondrosis
- Metabolic polyarthropathy
- Rheumatoid polyarthropathy
- Dupuytren’s contracture (contracture of the palmar fascia)
- Gout
- Pyelonephritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Nocturnal urinary incontinence (bed-wetting)
- Cystitis (urinary bladder inflammation)
- Kidney stone disease
- Obesity (all degrees)
- Lipomatosis
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic cholecystitis
- Biliary dyskinesia
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Gallstone disease
- Duodenal ulcer
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Peptic ulcers (PUD)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Epileptic syndrome, (epilepsy)-convulsive syndrome
- Schizophrenia (early stage)
- Сonnective tissue disease s(cleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosis, dermatomyositis
- Glaucoma
- Cataracts
- Strabismus
- Farsightedness
- Radiation sickness
- Radiation sickness
- Acute and chronic hepatitis
II. List of Symptoms of Deep Breathing (Hyperventilation) Disease, Reversible by the Buteyko Method
Nervous System:
- Headaches and migraines
- Dizziness
- Fainting (sometimes with the epileptic spasms)
- Sleep disorders, including insomnia and drowsiness.
- Tinnitus
- Memory Loss
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Short temper
- Attention deficit
- Unsubstantiated fear
- Apathy
- Hearing Loss
- Paresthesia (including total loss of sensitivity, more frequently in limbs)
- Spasms during sleeping, tremor and tick
- Vision loss
- Age related farsightedness
- Various flashings in eyes, grid before eyes, etc.
- Increase in the intraocular pressure
- Pain caused by eye motion upward and to sides, glaucoma, cataract, strabismus
- Radiculitis, osteochondroses, etc.
- Parkinson Disease (initial forms)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Epilepsy
- Schizophrenia (initial stage)
Vegetative Nervous System:
- Crises of the type of diencephalic and vegetative, including: sweating, body temperature irregularity, casting into cold or into the heat, groundless chills
- Unstable body temperature of the thermo-neurosis type, etc.
Endocrinal System:
- Hyperthyroidism, opthalmopathy of Grave’s disease, Grave’s disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity or exhaustion, sometimes of endocrine type
- Menopausal disorders, the disturbance of menstrual cycle, morning sickness
- Fibromyomas
- Mastopathy ( Fibrocystic breast changes)
- Impotence
- Frigidity, infertility, miscarriage
- Erosion and polyps in the neck of uterus, etc.
Respiratory System:
- Spasm of larynx and bronchial tubes (asthma)
- Preasthmatic conditions including: respiratory allergy, polyvalent allergy, laryngospasm (loss of voice)
- Allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy, medicinal allergy, pseudo-croup, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis.
- Hypersensitivity to kitchen smells, paint, perfumes, tobacco, flowers, etc.
- Asthmatic bronchitis, obstructive bronchitis, exercise induced shortness of breath and during inactivity, mouth breathing, frequent deep breathing with participation of additional respiratory musculature
- Absence of pause after exhalation at rest
- Breathing arrhythmia or the periodic sensation of air deficiency
- Sensation of air insufficiency during inhalation
- Sensation of chest constraint
- Discomfort related to stuffy air
- Obstructive nasal breathing during rest or light physical activities
- Nasal congestion, rhinitis (vasomotor type)
- Predisposition to seasonal colds, including frequent bronchitis, influenzas, etc.
- Cough (dry or with mucus), dryness in the mouth and sinuses, chronic maxillary sinusitus
- Frontal sinusitis, sinusitis, enlarged adenoids, polyps in the trachea, the bronchi, emphysema of lungs, pneumosclerosis, interstitial pneumonia, chronic pneumonia, bronchiectasis and spontaneous pneumothorax, loss of sense of smell, chest pains
- Incorrect posture, deformation of chest
- Inflation of subclavian regions (emphysema of upper part of lungs, etc.)
Cardiovascular System:
- Tachycardia, extrasystole, paroxysmal tachycardia
- Cardiac fibrillation, spasm of blood vessel in the extremities, brain, heart, kidneys; chills, sensitivity to cold of extremities and other regions, pain in region of heart, coronary artery disease, stenocardia (angina pectoris), hypertonia, hypotonia, Raynaud’s disease ( constriction of blood vessel in upper extremities)
- Obliterating endarteritis, telangiectasia, varicose veins, including hemorrhoids
- Marbling of skin, fragile blood vessels, gingivitis, frequent nose bleeds, etc.; sensation of the palpitations in different regions
- Pulsatory ear noise
- Vascular crises, arachnoiditis (post-traumatic, influenza); myocardial infarction, postmyocardial infarction cardiosclerosis, stroke, parotiditis, paresis, an increase in the coagulability of the blood, thromboses (thrombophlebitis), decrease of the alkaline reserves of
- blood, electrolyte balance, hypercholesterolemia, eosinophilia, hyper- and hypoglobulemia, change of PH in blood, decrease of partial oxygen pressure in arterial blood in initial stage of disease and opposite changes on final stages of disease, etc.
Digestion System:
- Appetite disorders, salivation or dryness in the mouth
- Distortion or loss of taste, spasm of throat, stomach (pain in the epigastric region, etc)
- Colitis (constipation, diarrhea), pain in right subcostal area, dyskinesia of bile tracts, heartburn, frequent eructation, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, some forms of gastritis and ulcer, disease of stomach and of duodenum, etc.
- Chronic cholecystitis, chronic pancreatitis
Kidneys and Urinary System:
- Protein in the urine, oxalates, urates in urine, urolithic disease: pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis
- Frequent urination, especially at night
- Micturia (involuntary urination at night), cystitis, diuretic symptoms, etc.
Musculoskeletal system:
- Muscular weakness, rapid physical fatigue
- Aches in muscles, more frequent in legs (calf muscles), twitching of groups of muscles, strengthening or weakening of muscles tone, atrophy of muscles, pain in tubular bones etc.
- Connective tissue disease (scleroderma), postoperative scars, etc
- Contracture of wrist tendons
Skin and mucosas:
- Dryness of the skin (ichthyosis), pustulous rashes, skin itch, hives, eczema (neurodermatitis, diathesis), psoriasis, tendency toward fungus diseases, pale gray skin, acrocyanosis, angioedema, vitiligo— (focal depigmentation of the skin), adolescent acne, pastiness of face, eczematous blepharitis, cyanosis, etc.
Metabolic disorders:
- Lipoma (fatty tumours), injection infiltrations tumors
- Osteophytes and deposit of salts in region of joints according to the type of gout, metabolic and rheumatoid polyarthritis, deposits of cholesterol on the skin (more frequent on eyelids), tissue hypoxia, concealed edemas, the abnormalities of tissue metabolism (according to the type of allergic reactions), etc.