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YES because if you don't your body might not be able to pump blood throughout the body.

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Q: Is it bad to hold your breath too long?
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How long should you be able to hold your breath for?

The average person can hold their breath for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. However, trained individuals like free divers can hold their breath for several minutes due to their specialized training techniques. Holding your breath for too long can be dangerous and lead to hypoxia.


The area of the cortex that is responsible for sensations of the full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath too long is?

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Can smokers hold their breath longer?

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What is light as a feather but the strongest man cannot hold for more than a few seconds?

Your breath. Hold it too long, and you might/will suffocate.


Can talking too much too your plants kill them?

Unless you have extremly bad breath, no.


When you are a mermaid can you breathe under water can you see under water too?

You can't breathe under water but you can hold your breath for an extremely long time and you can also see under water.


What will happen if you hold your breathe to long?

You will die from lack of oxygen, or you will hurt your lungs. You can't hold your breath too long to die. If you starve the brain of oxygen you will become unconscious at which point your autonomic systems will start you breathing again. You can be prevented from breathing which will cause death through asphyxiation, but that is not dying from holding your breath.


Is brushing for too long bad for teeth?

It probably is not bad for you but if you brush your teeth too hard AND too long then that's too bad for you.


How long to hold a concentrate THC hit?

For as long as you feel comfortable. Holding your breath too long can kill your brain cells due to lack of oxygen flow to your brain. Your lungs will tell you when it's been long enough.


Why can't you hold your breath too long after breathing in a bag for 2 minutes?

Holding your breath depends on oxygen in your system. After breathing in a bag, you've been depriving yourself of oxygen (breathing in what you breath out - carbon dioxide) and so you're oxygen starved.


Is bad breath detector for ipod touch too?

no. eeeewwwwww. that would be disgusting. are u crazzzzzzzyyyy!!!!!???????


How long can you live if you're completely covered in paint?

Not too long, because your skin can not breath!