2006-09-21 09:13:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
in actuality.. until you pass out.. then your body will resume normal respiration.. now, how long you can hold your breath until you get brain damage is another story.. most people can probably only go about a minute before they gasp for air.. with training many can probably go for 3-5 minutes with only minor side effects.. put people under water and their heart rates slow down and they can hold their breath even longer... though most will still be around a minute here and very few will make it past 5.. I'd bet a couple could go as high as 8 without significant problems.. and in cold water that puts a person into hypothermia you can go even longer.. some people have been drowned for as long as 30 minutes in cold water and suffered no significant brain damage... but if you started holding your breath right now.. you'd probably start getting brain damage in 4 minutes. it's been a few years since I've looked this stuff up.. so the numbers may be off a little, but they will be close
2006-09-21 09:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by pip 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
like 30 seconds
2006-09-21 09:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by Lipstick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only about 35 seconds. So Sad.
2006-09-21 09:17:47 · answer #3 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
record is 8 minutes, 58 seconds
in may some guy from mtv tried to beat it and faild at little over 7 minutes
2006-09-21 09:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by jeff d 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I held it for 2 min 9 sec one time.
2006-09-21 09:15:44 · answer #5 · answered by paisak79 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 mins
2006-09-21 09:14:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
41 seconds
2006-09-21 09:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by ?? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can hold my breath up to 5 minutes and a half
2006-09-21 09:16:46 · answer #8 · answered by E.T 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
3 mins
2006-09-21 09:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by DeaconFrost 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never been good at that. Maybe 15 seconds at the very most.
2006-09-21 09:15:14 · answer #10 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋