上面「安全」嗰欄唔係要你死頂——如果氣促上得快,可以用技巧即時穩返個氣:縮唇呼吸能夠放慢呼吸節奏、減低分鐘通氣量,喺運動中即時控制氣促(Mayer et al. 2018)。不過都要講清楚,研究並未顯示單靠縮唇呼吸就行得遠啲——佢係氣促管理技巧,唔係代替運動嘅治療,兩樣嘢要一齊用。具體做法連同前傾位等招式,見縮唇呼吸同氣促發作即時處理。另外一提:如果你嘅呼吸困難主要係痰卡住引起,處理方向唔同,屬於氣道清痰技術嘅範疇,唔係本頁講嘅去條件化問題。
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