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Does Holding Breath Cause Dizziness?
I m very worried because I held my breath while walking for about 40 seconds (I was trying to avoid breathing in noxious fumes from a new stretch of tarmac on my way home) and experienced some dizziness. Did I deprive my brain of oxygen enough to damage any brain cells? This seems like a rather inane question, I know, but I have pretty severe OCD and I can t stop worrying about it.
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
no before damage occurs you will pass out. the brain preserves function by shunting blood to places where it's needed
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