what is the average amount of time a person can hold their breath?

Question 1
what is the average amount of time a person can hold their breath?...  

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1)   3 minutes - setonrunner405

2)   About 90 seconds I`d say.... - Happy Murcia

3)   30 seconds. About.com - King Julien

4)   i think girls hold their breathe longer
i hold my breathe for like 2 min
my girlfriend is like 3 and a half - Jaze

5)   if they dont train for it I would say 35 seconds......... you and your buds give it a whirl and see what happens - Jack

6)   5 min - dfdsd

7)   That depends on how many liters of air your lungs can hold and your physician condition; so for the average person that can go from 30 seconds to 2 minutes; an athlete could probably push for a couple of extra minutes.

As a note the World record is: 19 minutes and 21 seconds, by a professional freediver.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251251/Freediver-breaks-record-holding-breath-underwater--19-minutes-21-seconds.html - Jocody

8)   Dont know the average, but I know I can hold my breath for Four/4 minutes without blacking out or loosing conciousness. i'll advice you not to try this at home, but it is possible. Did I mention that I teach swimming in a secondary school? - Jorge9ja


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Question 2
If i'm around people that smokes weed and I breath it in will that effect me taking a pee test for a job?...  

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1)   no they've done studies, you're gonna pass. no sweat. - setonrunner405

2)   Yeah it will.

You should probably just light up with them, at least you would be having a good time. - Lil Jay Greg

3)   No, the amounts inhaled are too small to show up in your urine. - Ellen

4)   yea you shouldnt be around people who are smoking. Some people have a really fast metabolism and even if they smoked like the week before it wont show up.

Try eating foods that speed up your metabolism and working out a lot.
hope this works! - Jay B

5)   No. My father who grew up in the 70s and still smokes weed, had to take a pee and hair test for a job. He asked them ur same question and they told him no. of course he failed his test.lol. - Michelle

6)   nope. A doctor friend of mine says that you can roll up all the windows in a car and pass around blunts and be fine as long as you do not put your mouth to it or take a shotgun. Basically just don't get high ;-) - Dave

7)   You'll be fine, a friend on parole asked her P.O. this same question. It takes a decent amount of THC to show on a test. - Rusty

8)   In rare circumstances, passive smoking can cause false positives in urine tests, up to 4 days after exposure, although those who passively smoke have noticeably less concentrations in their urine.(6)
There is some controversy over whether the cut-off levels used to detect cannabis in blood and urine tests is too low, leading to a high degree of false positives. If you feel your drug test is false due to passive smoking, then you could demand that the threshold of your test is 65ng/ml, not the 15ng/ml of many laboratories. The higher level is thought to distinguish between active and passive smoking. Refer to this page for more detail.http://www.thegooddrugsguide.com/cannabis/drugtests.htm - aziz


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Question 3
Cough and throat soothing help?...  I've had a terrile cough for a week now. My sinuses hurt I'm getting bad headaches and my throat is so raw it hurts to even breath. I also get pains in my chest and everything hurts more when I'm laying down. Cough medicine doesn't help cough drops don't help cold water or popsicles don't help warm tea with honey doesn't help.. nothing makes my throat feel any better. I went to the doctor yesterday and he told me I don't have strep or anything and he doesn't know what's wrong. He told me to sleep in a colder room with a humidifier so I did and I was coughing so hard I was throwing up. Anybody know how to soothe my throat or have any ideas on why its like this?

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1)   I'm Using "Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray" It Only Relieves For A Little Bit, But While It Works It Feels Really Good. - Eden

2)   try a sinus wash neti pot, they work Really great, and quick too!
you can get them at cvs or a pharmacy for like 10 bucks , i buy the generic they all work the same

good luck to you hope you feel better :) - marryjane

3)   it sounds like a allergic reaction..im allergic to dogs and when i get around them all that you just name happens but i swell in the ankles.. - dfdsd

4)   gargle warm salt water - kali boi

5)   Honey. Honey alone, or a spoonful in hot tea, or tepid water. Honey is a wonder! I hope this helps you. - asapitworks

6)   If I were you I'd go to another doctor if possible.for another opinion. At the beginning of February I happened to get a severe sore throat. Throat was so raw even Chloroseptic Throat Spray caused pain.
I did not go to the doctor. On the web, saw Camomile Tea is antiseptic & a home remedy. .....I began drinking Camomile Tea, sometimes with a bit of honey. After 2 or 3 days my throat was well enough to
start using Chloroseptic Throat Spray too. After a total of 3 weeks my sore throat was completely normal. ........So, whether or not you see the doctor again, drinking Camomile Tea should help you improve. - In A Van Down By The River


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Question 4
can doctors tell if you haven't puked?...  I am faking sick and my mom set up a dr. appt. I have been saying I have been puking up everything. Can a dr. tell?
Well she works at the Dr. office so it won't cost anything. Plus we have insurrence.

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1)   Quite so, depends on the smell of your mouth cos as you know, bile is rather sourish. - I AM A BLACK MAN!

2)   The doctor will also check your temperature which might (not in your case) indicate a fever that could cause nausea. - hauntedsnowfort™

3)   Do you see what happens when you lie? Now your mom has to spend money on your Doctors appointment, instead of buying you that pretty pony for your birthday. I hope you're happy.... - Drake Haven

4)   You should be okay. Just make sure you brush your teeth, maybe use some mouth wash and so on. I have said that I was puking all day just to get out of school, and then my mom make an appt with the doc. No worries, but you can't be all hyper and stuff.. act as if you were sick. Maybe chew on some gum and/or mints. Hope this helps! :0)

Mine?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AotMGgkXcQrzM7u8AvFnyJDty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100325084444AA8T2GL - Amber

5)   there are many ways a doctor can tell that you are faking. Then you get a label in your record that says you are a malingerer, someone who lies about ill health. What happens then? When you are really sick, they may not believe you!
Suggest you tell your mom the truth, take the consequences like an adult and learn that lying gets you into trouble, it doesn't solve anything. - essentiallysolo

6)   he'll probably just say to take some tablets but you should do this to make your head hot:
fill up a kettle and put it in a sink and put your head over the steam and then put your head over
a radiator,and brush your teeth and say that you did to take the horrible taste out of your
mouth,hope i helped! x

Good luck - Kelsey


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Question 5
What are the odds of a nineteen year old having breast cancer?...  I found a lump not sure what it is. I'm a little scared cause I don't know the odds of someone my age getting cancer with no history of breast cancer in the family.

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1)   It could be nothing but yes it could be something. The best thing to do is get it checked out right away. - Gep

2)   If kids can be born with cancer, then I'm sorry to say people can get breast cancer at 19. If you are concerned you should see your doctor. - Linds

3)   It doesn't really matter, about statistics, No One is immune, even men can get breast cancer, You meed an MRI to tell for sure a mammogram doesn't always tell the story if you have dense breasts. Good Luck, and don't fool around get in and get checked. - Don M

4)   The chances of a 19 year old having breast cancer are as close to zero as makes almost no difference.

Breast cancer is mainly a disease of ageing. It is almost unheard of in under 25s, and fewer than 0.1% of all those diagnosed with it are under 30; only 5% are under 40 and most (80%)are over 50.

When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer I was allocated to the breast care nurse whose special interest was 'breast cancer in younger women'; I was 50 years old.

Most breast lumps, even in women over 50, aren't cancer. 80% of all breast lumps considered serious enough to be biopsied turn out to be benign. And breasts are pretty lumpy, bumpy things anyway; if you feel them with your fingers rather than the flat of your hand you'll almost always find lumps.

Monitor this lump; if it's still there in two weeks, see your doctor for reassurance (even those of us who have had breast cancer are advised to wait two weeks before seeing a doctor if anything concerns us, including lumps; that way something that is hormonal has a chance to change.

It is your age, not your family history, that is important; only 5 - 10% of all breast cancer cases are hereditary, and 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of it. - lo_mcg

5)   pretty low, unless there is strong family history of breast cancer(which you dont have)

lumps arent unusual and can come and go during times of month and can be hormone dependent

i would mention it the next time you see your pcp so they can keep an eye on it - nn


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