Does inhaling helium kills brain cells?

Answer 1

Not immediately. Helium has many negative effects on the brain. Bubbles of helium can travel to the arteries that lead to your brain. Inhaling the gas won't kill brain cells on its own, but sucking it in can cause oxygen deprivation, which can lead to your precious brain cells slowly dying.

Answer 2

I don't think helium directly kills brain cells, because it is an inert gas. However, it can lead to brain damage because it replaces the oxygen in the blood. The lack of oxygen is what can lead to unconsciousness and even death. Breathing a little helium from a balloon followed quickly by breaths of fresh air would not cause brain damage, but repeated breathing of the helium would be extremely dangerous.

Answer 3

It all depends on the amount of helium you inhale and for how long. Yes, it is possible that inhaling lots of helium can cause brain damage, even to the point of death. However, occasionally inhaling a single balloon's worth is not likely to cause problems.

One problem with several gases such as helium and nitrogen is that the body cannot tell them from oxygen. The discomfort of suffocation comes from carbon dioxide, not from the presence of other gases displacing oxygen. So it is possible to suffocate and not know it is happening, since the carbon dioxide is being removed, but nothing worth breathing is going back in.

Answer 4

In some cases helium is known to have killed brain cells. Although it is rare for this to happen because for the helium to kill brain cells a lot of it has to be consumed.

Answer 5

yes if it is not handled correctly

Answer 6

I don’t knoq