Educationally, individuals are considered to be deaf-blind when the combination of their hearing and sight loss causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they require significant and unique adaptations in their educational programs.
The world record for holding your breath after inhaling pure oxygen is now Blaine's â 17 minutes and 4 seconds. The record without the pure oxygen, which Blaine failed to break during an attempt last year in Manhattan's Lincoln Center, is 8 minutes and 58 seconds.
The current record for holding breath underwater is 8 minutes, 58 seconds. The average person can hold it a lot less. [ Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/how-long-can-an-average-person-hold-their-breath ].More Answers to  How long can an average person hold their breath .ttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_can_the_average_person_hold_their_breath_under_water. The average person can hold there breath for about 30 to 40 seconds, not that long uh.