Why do not all hyperventilators get asthma?
So why do some people who breathe too much get asthma, others get arthritis and others get high blood pressure?
The answer is that it depends very much on genetic predisposition. We are as different from each other internally as we are externally. As one biochemical process after another becomes affected by low CO2, the way the body compensates is very individual, varying from person to person. That’s why not everyone who habitually hyperventilates gets asthma.
