Effects of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia on Sensory Function in Healthy Adults

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 to 40 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (Hypertension, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, congenital and valvar heart diseases) * Diagnosis of neuromuscular disease * Diagnosis of any neurological disease * Presence of concurrent medical illness including infection, fractures * Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea * Diagnosis of obstructive/restrictive lung disease * Diagnosis of exercise induced asthma * FEV1/FVC\<80% and/or FVC\<80% of predicted value indicating airway obstruction * Subjects on prednisolone therapy or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) therapy will be excluded from the study as these pharmacological agents are known to amplify the effects of IH\[22, 23\] * Diagnosis of epilepsy or history of seizures and attention deficit disorders * Pregnancy * Diabetes * History of coagulation disorders * History of chronic pain * Body mass index(BMI)\> 35kg/m2 * Subjects on prescription medicines such as beta blockers and other drugs that are prescribed in any of the exclusionary disorders listed above.