ABSTRACT

Background: Hypertension is also called the dark killer or silent killer which occurs in different
individuals, some appear suddenly without any previous complaints. This causes hypertension to
become uncontrolled, both for those who do not yet suffer and for those who already have
hypertension, resulting in an increase in the incidence of hypertension. One of the treatments for
hypertension is relaxation to lower blood pressure, namely Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise
(ANBE). Nasal breathing (nasal cycle) can help stimulate the main parasympathetic nerves and the
vagus nerve so that the heart rate slows down, blood pressure decreases and relaxes the body and
mind.
Objective: To analyze the effect of Alternative Nasal Breathing Exercise (ANBE) on reducing blood
pressure in hypertensive patients at X Private Hospital, Bekasi City.
Method: This research uses a type of case study in the form of maintenance including assessment -
evaluation. The case subjects were 2 patients.
Results: The average result after doing Alternative Nose Breathing Exercises on both patients for 3
days was 43.9% decreased blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
Conclusion: The conclusion in this study was that there was a decrease in blood pressure after
Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise (ANBE) was carried out in hypertensive patients in hospital
Private X Bekasi City.

Keywords : hypertension, blood pressure, Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise