Carbon dioxide is a pollutant found in indoor and outdoor air. Indoors, Carbon dioxide is mainly produced through the respiration of occupants, but can also come from cigarette smoking or poorly vented fuel-burning appliances.
Breathing too much carbon dioxide can be deadly, and it can happen during sleep if a particular sleeping position causes an interfered airway.
To reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the blood, oxygen therapy can help to do that.
An unhealthy level of carbon dioxide occurs when it is exposed to above 5,000 ppm for many hours.
What causes too much carbon dioxide in the blood? Health issues such as kidney or liver diseases as well as long-lasting diarrhoea can increase the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood.
What are the health effects of carbon dioxide? Exposure to high levels of carbon dioxide emissions can lead to health effects such as dizziness, restlessness, headaches, hyperventilation, convulsions, asphyxia, coma and elevated blood pressure.
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