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Coronavirus Explore our guides to help you through the pandemic. Images of the Day. Weather Check the five-day forecast in your area. Sign In. Don't have an account? Forgot Password? Not an Irish Times subscriber? Update Payment Details Not Now. Sooo, bottom line: as long as you don't become hypothermic, I'd say you should be able to wake up just fine. Have fun! Man, sorry bout this post-post-post bit, but I just thought of the appropriate medical corollary to this.
People with obstructive sleep apnea find themselves waking frequently through the night as they stop breathing. This happens regardless of the stage of sleep you're in. This also assumes no depressants are being used. I would expect that you'd wake up before this would happen, when you sputter and cough on the water.
It might be unpleasant, but I don't think you'd drown or there'd be enough water to cause spasm leading to airway closure. But don't take this as medical advice. I'm not your doctor. I might not even be a doctor. However, as a citizen of the internet, I can, in good conscience, suggest that you try this safely wearing a helmet and taping foam noodles to your head.
Also, videotape it for YouTube. In the interest of safety, maybe you should just invest in something like this to prop your head up on. Your question becomes something of a moot point, but that's probably a good thing. That is so interesting, I was thinking about this very thing a few days ago! Anyway, just a thought I remember one time I slept on a trampoline with some friends when I was little and woke up with horrible, horrible skeeter bites.
Just a thought. My fiance is an avid sea kayaker and even in warm water on hot days, he always takes warm clothing with him in a waterproof bag, obviously should he capsize. You would almost certainly wake up when you started choking on the water - but at the same time you could be very disoriented, not know where you are, and still end up drowning because you couldn't swim to the surface.
Keep that in mind. Best answer: I personally knew one person who drowned while asleep, so it is indeed possible. Best answer: On the hypothermia issue, this page gives expected survival times at different temperatures. Or even more likely, you wake up after inhaling the water, are disoriented and choking on the water and You only have to inhale a small amount of water for it to kill you assuming you're not able to clear your airway.
Thrashing around in the tub after startling yourself awake may not be the best time to be coughing the water out and regaining your ability to breathe. It is also possible that you'll just snort a little water and jerk awake quickly and be totally fine, but it's not something I'd want to find out by direct experimentation.
Response by poster Okay, so I guess the consensus is "you'll probably die, idiot. You've saved a life today, my friends. I read it more as "there's a small but not-zero chance you'll die" which is a bit less harsh. How small it needs to be to balance out the non-zero part is up to you, although my personal opinion is that it's not small enough. More Facts. Amazing facts about whales and dolphins Dive deeper into the world of whales and dolphins and learn more about their lives.
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