Eli5: Old Three Stooges episodes show people occasionally breathing into paper bags as some sort of remedy for emergency situations involving stress or trauma… what was the belief then and what do we now know better about the practice? Submitted by coffeygrande t3_z6ocmp on November 28, 2022 at 5:52 AM in explainlikeimfive 13 comments 17
ohnourfeelings t1_iy2gbp5 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 5:58 AM When people hyperventilate breathing into a bag works by putting some of the lost carbon dioxide back into your lungs and body. This helps to balance oxygen flow in your body Permalink 5
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