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How long can your brain can live without oxygen?

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ANSWER: For Each Minute Your Brain Does Not Receive Oxygen, Your Chances Of Living Gets Reduced
So A persons brain can live for about 7 Minutes without oxygen

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Relevant answers:

How long can your brain live without oxygen?
3-5 min in normal circumstances.
How long you live without oxygen?
3 minutes till you'll get irreversible brain damage. If lying in a coma, never be the same again and such things are an option for you, 5-10min.
How long can the brain last without oxygen?
Brain cells begin to die if oxygen levels are very low for four minutes or longer, and after five minutes permanent anoxic brain injury can occur. So anything up until 3 minutes is fine.
How long can tissue live without oxygen?
At 3-4 minutes it can begin to die.
How long can your brain live without air?
After about 4 to 6 minutes without air, a large amount of brain cells begin to die.