2006-12-10 05:16:12 · 5 answers · asked by brado 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The brain is actually having a hallucination, the lack of oxygen causes the brain to shut down,the nervous system is one of the first things to be shut down so that is why there is no/little pain. then just fades to sleep.
2006-12-10 05:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by david b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The brain starts shutting down with the lack of oxygen. It's starts with the higher functions which among other things reduces perceptions of pain and clear thinking, which I guess you could call euphoria.
2006-12-10 05:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would certainly be more sensible for it to trigger a pain response - as it can indeed be fatal.
When you hold your breath and feel the discomfort, it is NOt the lack of oxygen, it is the excess of CO2 that is the problem.
2006-12-10 05:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mark T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
May be a way of making impending death feel less painful
Dont do inhalants. They are killing you
2006-12-10 05:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is both
2006-12-10 05:18:18 · answer #5 · answered by Isti H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋