underbreathe

verb

underbreathe

verb

Etymology From under- + breathe.

1

To hypoventilate.

Buteyko believed that teaching people with asthma to underbreathe could raise their carbon dioxide levels and dilate their airways without medication.2014, Sarah Brewer, Overcoming Asthma: The Complete Complementary Health Program, →ISBN:
Traumatized clients who tend to underbreathe (hypoventilate) or overbreathe (hyperventilate) can benefit from this chapter.2015, Pat Ogden, Janina Fisher, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, →ISBN:

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But, 30 percent of obese patients don't respond to this increased drive; their breathing muscles become fatigued and they underbreathe.2017, Kevin Glynn, Gasping for Air: How Breathing Is Killing Us and What We Can Do about It, →ISBN:

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