Hyperventilation: The paper bag is to treat hyperventilation. The idea is to recapture exhaled carbon dioxide to correct your blood ph. Breathing too deeply or too rapidly can lead to the feeling you cannot catch your breath, carpal pedal spasm of the wrists and even loss of consciousness.
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