I read somewhere that the reason people feel the need to breathe because of carbon dioxide building up in the body. So if you were to be per say in a room filled with just pure oxygen or some other gas other then carbon dioxide, would it be possible to suffocate due to lack of oxygen without getting that tight feeling in your chest that compels you to breathe? I.e you’re still inhaling and exhaling, but you don’t feel the tight chest feeling, while simultaneously suffocating
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yes, and you wont even realize it without a co2 buildup (hypocapnic alarm)
thats why inert gas asphyxiation is commonly used for euthanasia of humans and animals alike
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