has anyone ever drowned after falling asleep in the bath?
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I should imagine that for this to be a real possibility the person would have to be in a deep sleep - the sort brought on by sleeping tablets or some other form of medication taken just before or whilst in the bath or a sudden fit onset or heart attack.
After all, when we're asleep normally, anything that interferes with our breathing automatically wakes us up - people who stop breathing for a short while when they are asleep (sleep apneoia) usually wake up with a start because they can't breathe. If someone should cover a person's face while they are asleep, the lack of air will have the same effect.
I believe this immediate waking is triggered by the brain recognising a lack of oxygen being supplied.
So as I said at the beginning, I should think this could only happen to someone who wasn't aware/couldn't stop the situation happening - a heavy sleep inducing subtance or fitting or having a heart attack in their sleep whilst in the bath.
Therefore it's my belief that if this has happened (and it's quite likely it has somwhere) then it has only happened under these circumstances.
yes, it can happen.
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