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Re:Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding by nmeofthestate on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @11:43AM (#16275180)
Yes, I thought that was smugly dismissive of the fact that these guys were brain damaged. In more mainstream sports where brain damage is a problem, it at least isn't met with "meh".
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Re:Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding by YeGoblynQueenne on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:07PM (#16275969)
For a list of examples, mostly contact sports, see the Wikipedia article on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopat...

  Most documented cases have occurred in athletes involved in contact sports such as American 
  football, wrestling, ice hockey, rugby, and soccer.[1] Other risk factors include being in the 
  military, prior domestic violence, and repeated banging of the head.[1]
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Re:Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding by pmoriarty on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @02:11PM (#16276594)
"Traumatic" is the key word there. There are different sorts of brain damage, and traumatic brain damage (the kind from impact) is only one kind. I am not a doctor, but I wouldn't be surprised if brain damage due to hypoxia (low levels of oxygen in the brain) is not considered "traumatic" brain damage, and so wouldn't be on that list.
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Re:Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding by Stratoscope on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:53PM (#16276433)
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> Most documented cases have occurred in athletes involved in contact sports such as American football, wrestling, ice hockey, rugby, and soccer.[1] Other risk factors include being in the military, prior domestic violence, and repeated banging of the head.[1]

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