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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: malikapink on 26/02/2009 15:30:01
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malikapink asked the Naked Scientists:
When I am lying next to someone who is sleeping, I have noticed many times  that their breathing rate is about one and a half times faster than mine.  Does that mean my lungs are larger?  Can breathing rate be an indicator of overall health?
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candice
What do you think?
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malikapink asked the Naked Scientists:
When I am lying next to someone who is sleeping, I have noticed many times that their breathing rate is about one and a half times faster than mine. Does that mean my lungs are larger? Can breathing rate be an indicator of overall health?
Thanks!
I love your show (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/) and fall asleep to it almost every night. All the knowledge soaks right into my unconscious brain. :)
candice
What do you think?
I am not sure, but it's possible that when you look at them they are in a deep sleep and so theyr breathing rate is lower (you obviously are not in a deep sleep and so you can't make a real comparison).
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Probably because the sleeping person breaths in less air and you can control how much you breath in so their rate is faster. [:)]
Just a guess though...
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Maybe it's the invigorating effect of being in bed beside you?!