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How much do you have to breathe to cause problems from oxygen toxicity? is it possible to breathe enough, by yourself, to cause an issue? maybe through hyperventilation as a result of anxiety?
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No Oxygen Toxicity: You can not get Oxygen Toxicity by regular breathing in room air or even by Hyperventilation.However in Hyperventilation you breath in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide,and all symptoms are due to low carbon dioxide and we correct it by making the person breath in a brown bag and that makes them breath their own co2. Oxygen Toxicity happens when O2 is high concentration like in divers&babies
Answered 4/1/2019
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