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Does hyperventilation causes oxygen level to drop in blood?
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No: Hyperventilation causes carbon dioxide to decrease in your blood, though.
Answered 12/25/2013
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Not really: It will decrease your co2 ; cause vasoconstriction ; fainting..
Answered 6/11/2017
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