LisaLiel Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 For example if they hold their breath, would they still get the urge to breathe as a result of the excess carbon dioxide in their blood as a result of holding their breath? Dr. Reubens proclaims that the ears are very important for breathing, and are responsible for this reflex. In particular, deaf people with damaged inner ears - and hence no balance, etc.
imatfaal Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Hypercapnia - no mention of ears, deafness, or reuben. In a first trawl I find more connexions of hypocapnia with causing deafness than with deafness causing a failure of a very very low level reflex. I mean seriously - do you not think this would be a huge thing if deaf people were dying in their sleep due to a failure of the breathing reflex.
LisaLiel Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) It was Dr. Reubens who is postulating this theory (inner ear damage) as a cause of SIDS - it is not my theory, I personally do not believe his theory but I am open to opinions and discussion concerning his theory and experiment. Edited April 21, 2015 by LisaLiel
StringJunky Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 It was Dr. Reubens who is postulating this theory (inner ear damage) as a cause of SIDS - it is not my theory, I personally do not believe his theory but I am open to opinions and discussion concerning his theory and experiment. We covered this in your last thread.
LisaLiel Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) He is a doctor who thinks he's made a breakthrough about the cause of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). He believes that damage to the inner ear means that the infants have difficulty breathing, and die in their sleep because the inner ear is responsible for detecting carbon dioxide in the blood and in the air, so they do not wake up when they are having problems breathing. In short, Dr. Reubens is implying that the reflex to breathe you get when you hold your breath, is due to your ears. Not your brain. Edited April 21, 2015 by LisaLiel
fiveworlds Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Found the article http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2011/01/inner-ear-damge-linked-to-breathing-difficulty-in-mammals/1#.VTZiPvBtH7R Well the exact cause of SIDS has been largely unknown. If Dr Rubens believes he has found the cause then that is great but it has to be backed up by a large amount of evidence from multiple sources. Edited April 21, 2015 by fiveworlds 1
Greg H. Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) I've known several deaf people. Some of them were quite advanced in age, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say no, there's no causation here. Based on my layuman's understanding of the issue, I'd be more inclined to look at physical issues, such as an infant's inability to adequately move their head to increase their oxygen flow adequately than I would at the inner ear issues. Edited April 21, 2015 by Greg H.
hypervalent_iodine Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 ! Moderator Note LisaLiel, this topic was dealt with. Do not reopen it.
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