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An involuntary reflex. When a person holds his or her breath and manages to continue holding it, eventually the individual will lose consciousness due to the lack of oxygen being supplied to the brain. At this point in time, the person can no longer continue to force the body to suffocate itself, and the body will then begin to breathe again while the person is unconscious.
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Actually, it's not the lack of oxygen, it's the build up of carbon dioxide that triggers the autonomic nervous system to force you to breathe.
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Is it common for someone to take your breath away or is that person special?
yes that person is definitly special
What is the stimulus to breath for a normal person?
normal people take breaths because of a decrease in their pH. if you hold your breath your co2 levels increase and that triggers your pH to go down, which makes you take a breath.
Can a person swim an olympic size pool in one breath?
Yes, I've seen it done in the 50m male's free, almost all the swimmers didn't take a breath.
Is not being able to take a deep breath considered shortness of breath?
Not being able to take a deep breath is not always considered shortness of breath. If you are exerting yourself, where you need more air but can't take a deep breath, you would have a shortness of breath.
When was The Breath You Take created?
The Breath You Take was created on 2010-07-12.
Is breath countable noun and uncountable noun?
The noun breath is a countable noun; take a breath, take two breaths.
What can you hold with out touching?
Your breath. Take a dump.
Does a person breath?
yes
When was Every Breath U Take created?
Every Breath You Take was created in 1982-12.
When was Take My Breath Away created?
Take My Breath Away was created on 1986-06-15.
What does inhalants mean?
it's to take in a breath.... exhale is to breath out.
Fogging a mirror with your breath?
When a person fogs a mirror with their breath it is a physical change.
