What does it mean if my son woke up hyperventilating?!
Question: What does it mean if my son woke up hyperventilating!?
My 16 year old son woke up hyperventilating!. He said that it was like something was over his throat, when I heard him, I jumped out of bed and called his name, by that time he was standing up, I just rubbed his back and talked to him, he was able to catch his breath!. He went back to bed, seems ok, no more problems!. Should I set a doctors appointment, he didn't know why it started!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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If it happened that one time only, I would just keep an eye and ear out for him in the future!. More than likely, he had an anxiety attack!. Does he snore!? If he does, it can be due to sleep apnea, where he would of temporarily stopped breathing, woken up and caught his breathe, and hyperventalated!. His body was simply fighting for air when it thought it was turning off!. Any case, watch for it again, if it happens, I would take him to the pediatrician!. You sound like a good mom!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Sounds like he was dreaming, stuck between dream and consciousness scared him when felt like he couldn't yell out for help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
maybe he woke up in shock from a bad dreamWww@Answer-Health@Com
That happened to my mom once and she said it was probably a nightmareWww@Answer-Health@Com