"Are you really feeling uncomfortable in your chest?" Leilei's mother was surprised and leaned in front of her daughter to observe. Looking closely, her daughter's breathing was just as Xie Wanying said, a bit like a drowning person gasping for air.
Leilei was disgusted by her mother's voice. Her mother's anxious and loud voice was like thunder, which made her feel uncomfortable and her face paler as if it was going to deafen her ears. On the contrary, the voice of the older sister beside her was as clear as a stream of water, dripping into her messy brain to help her cleanse her chaotic brain.
Not wanting to answer her mother, Lei Lei frowned.
"She seems to be getting more and more uncomfortable." Leilei's mother said when she saw her daughter's expression.
"Don't speak loudly. She is not feeling well to begin with and your loud voice will make her panic." Xie Wanying pointed out the areas where the family members needed their cooperation.
Leilei's mother was infuriated, thinking that this man, who said he was a medical student, actually dared to order her around.
"Mom, my sister is right, you are too noisy." Lei Lei spoke up, unable to tolerate her mother's behavior.
Leilei's mother felt a lump in her throat.
Seeing that the patient was willing to speak was a step forward, Xie Wanying encouraged the patient further: "I know you are listening to me, and I also know that you are a very strong girl. Your breathing rate is too high, which causes your heart rate to speed up, making your sympathetic nerves excited, making you feel cold and shivering all over, sweating, and having stomach discomfort. In fact, all of this is caused by your own excessive tension and fear."
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For some patients who do not need medical treatment, the doctor's words are like medicine. Simply comforting words are useless. What the doctor should do is to explain professionally to the patient and reassure him that he is not seriously ill but that he can recover from the disease by accepting the doctor's guidance.
This older sister's words were so professional. Leilei was a student, and she listened and took it all in unconsciously.
When a professional speaks, others can always be convinced involuntarily.
The passengers who were listening nearby asked, "Why is she nervous?"
"It was her first time on a plane. Some people are not used to high altitude environments and have an inexplicable fear of heights. In addition, although being in the cabin is safe, some people are also afraid of enclosed spaces. Hyperventilation caused by this psychological state is more common in young female patients like her. Fear makes her mistakenly believe that she is short of oxygen. Breathing too quickly will cause too much carbon dioxide to be discharged from the body, resulting in respiratory alkalosis. In severe cases, the patient's limbs will become numb, they will have shortness of breath, and their limbs will twitch. Fortunately, she has been working hard to overcome this."
Precisely because of the patient's own efforts, Xie Wanying did not immediately give the patient oxygen or other radical medical measures.
Xie Wanying slowed down her speech and instructed the patient: "If you know the cause of the disease, you can alleviate the symptoms by targeting the cause. First, you must lower your breathing rate. Listen to me and do as I say. Take a deep breath until you can't breathe anymore."
Leilei's mind was really brainwashed by the elder sister's voice. She began to inhale long breaths through her nose following the elder sister's words.
"Cross your hands and place them on your abdomen, feel your breath, and exhale until you are out of breath." Xie Wanying said as she helped the patient adjust her posture.
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