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I inhaled a helium balloon to change my voice , this was about 4 hours ago . i didnt know it was deadly to do so .. will i be ok ?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

No worries: Deaths from inhaling helium are EXTREMELY rare and generally are not from balloons but from inhaling so much helium without oxygen that you suffocate. If it was deadly you would have already died. It is almost always harmless... See https://www.delish.com/food-news/news/a54281/never-suck-helium-out-of-a-balloon/

Answered 9/15/2018

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