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01-23-2010, 11:52 AM | #31 | |||
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Here is a list of average breath holding times for various people/situations:
http://knol.google.com/k/artour-rakh...v4y2tahxi5j/6# As you can see there are some low numbers reported in some studies for "normal" subjects!
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Pat 110 (01-23-2010) |
01-23-2010, 01:11 PM | #32 | |||
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I am sorry, I guess I got you all confused. so let me try and explain it better.
first, this test is a very crude and inacurate test, and is only meant to give you a general idea, in case you have non-specific symptoms and want to see if it may be related to respiratory muscle weakness. it is not a breath holding test ( I am sorry but I am not familiar with the test on the link of MRs D, and can't comment on its utility or accuracy), but more assesment of the vital capacity. (although obviously much less accurate then a formal test). what you do, is take in the deepest breath that you can and then count outloud as much as you can (basically while you exhale), without taking another breath in. this way you sort of check how much air you can get into your lungs, when you do a maximal effort of breathing in. hope this is more clear. alice |
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01-23-2010, 02:23 PM | #33 | ||
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Thank you Alice! I tried it 3 times and got 54, 56 & 61.
Hugs, Pat |
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01-23-2010, 02:43 PM | #34 | ||
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Wow - big difference between the counts of:
inhaling and holding....52 and 55 inhaling and count while exhaling.....27 and 24 It's like when a dam breaks...once I start exhaling - there goes the air!! Sue |
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01-23-2010, 03:19 PM | #35 | ||
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Thanks Mrs. D! I wasn't quite sure how to do this test, so I did it two ways 3 times each.
Took a deep breath while pinching my nose and holding it as long as I could: 45, 44, 45 seconds. Took a normal breath, exhaled and held breath with what air was left: 15, 15, 20 (this way made me dizzy) Counted how many breaths I take per minute: 12, 12, 13 Pat Last edited by Pat 110; 01-23-2010 at 08:04 PM. Reason: typo |
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