How often do I breathe?

How often do I breathe?

Richard Sheldon (Medical Advisor to the CA State Respiratory Care Board) gives expert video advice on: How is a pulmonologist different from other doctors?; What is the difference between the nasal cavity and the sinuses? and more...

Most people breathe between 12-20 breaths per minute and in the pediatric groupand infant groups it's much faster than that. However, as we get older things slow down. Not only other things in our body, but our breathing slows down. But, under resting steady state, about 12-20 breaths per minute.