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Hyperventilation Syndrome
Physical triggers
of attacks for the persistent hyperventilator involve anything increasing depth of
inspiration suddenly, such as going into a cold wind or even explosive laughter.
Some cases of hyperventilation syndrome can be brought into remission by
reeducation in breathing alone, but many fail to respond or soon relapse unless their
underlying ambivalent feelings for dead, ill or alienated key figures or surrogates are
identified and worked through as described in Chap. 10 by psychotherapy or effective
psychological management. What is required for optimum handling of these cases,
are a correct diagnosis and the acquisition of modest
psychological skills. Behcet's Syndrome
Vasomotor Rhinitis
"...A common and painful affliction affecting as many as 20% of people
but in most only intermittently
and with long remissions. Nevertheless, dental surgeons and GPs find
the worst cases frustrating to treat. Cortisol pellets provide effective
short-term relief but do not prevent another ulcer appearing in a few
days in the most severely affected..."
Asthma
"...This was first described by Hulusi BehÁet, a Turkish professor
of dermatology, in 1937 ("a tri-symptomatic complex with hypopyous iridocyclitis,
oral aphthous lesions and genital ulcerations"). While a latent virus
infection of a type somewhat similar to herpes simplex has not been
excluded, interest of late has shifted to an immunological determinant,
and consequently to some types of emotional stress acting through it..."