Panic in the elevator choking feeling both physiological factors and disease factors, physiological factors generally do not need intervention, can be relieved on their own, the disease needs to be treated for the cause of the disease, such as arrhythmia need anti-arrhythmia treatment, coronary heart disease need to be dilated, cardiac care treatment.
1. Physiological factors: elevator lift in weightlessness, fear, anxiety is more pronounced, thus inducing sympathetic excitation, release of catecholamines increased, so that myocardial contractility increased, heart rate accelerated, vasoconstriction, there may also be airway spasm, so that the airway ventilation is reduced, resulting in panic, a sense of asphyxiation, heartbeat is obvious, the situation can try to divert attention to the exchange with family members, friends, do deep breathing Action to relieve tension.
2. Disease factors:
(1) Arrhythmia: mental tension may induce arrhythmia, such as ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, etc., panic to feel suffocated, to be antiarrhythmic treatment such as metoprolol, amiodarone, etc..
(2) coronary heart disease: elevator lift in the state of tension will also trigger the symptoms of coronary heart disease attack, can be manifested as increased blood pressure, heart rate increases, severe sweating, nausea, vomiting, palpitations or dyspnea, panic to feel suffocated, the onset of the need for immediate rest, can be used under the guidance of the doctor to dilate the tube of medicine, such as nitroglycerin, fast-acting heart pills, and so on.
If you have a panic attack and feel like choking in the elevator, if the symptoms continue to be unrelieved, it is recommended that you seek medical attention in a timely manner.