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Upper respiratory tract infections (ARI) are infections caused by viruses or bacteria. This infection is acute which causes an increase in respiration rate. One of the non-pharmacological therapies that can be applied to sufferers of ISPA is slow deep breathing exercises. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Slowdeep breathing exercise on respiration rate in ARI patients in Manunggal Village, Karang Bintang Subdistrict, Tanah Bumbu Regency in 2019. This type of research is a quantitative study using Quasy Experimetal with a PreTest and Post-Test Nonequivalent Control Group research design. The sample in this study was 30 people using purposive sampling technique. This type of research is a quantitative study using Quasy Experimetal with a Pre-Test and Post-Test Nonequivalent Control Group research design. The sample in this study was 30 people using purposive sampling technique. The results showed that the respiration rate in the intervention group was given deep breathing exercises almost entirely (87%) experienced a normal respiration rate. Then in the control group only given breath in the ordinary most (67%) experienced a moderate respiration rate. The results of statistical tests using the man whitney test showed a P-value of 0,000 <(0.05). The conclusion of this study is that there is an effect of slow-breathing breathing exercises on respiration rate in ARI patients in Manunggal Village, Karang Bintang Subdistrict, Tanah Bumbu District. It is recommended that the provision of slow deep breathing exercises can be used as an alternative therapy that can be done to reduce tightness in ARI patients