haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ˈɑːɹɡɑːks ɪz mˈoːɹ nɑːɹkˈɑːɾɪk ðɐn nˈaɪtɹədʒən kˈɔːzɪŋ ɪt təbi mˈoːɹ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɪf ɐ dˌiːkəmpɹˈɛʃən mˈɪks ɪz ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli bɹˈiːðd, ænd bɪkˈʌz ˈɑːɹɡɑːks ɪz mˈɑːdɚɹətli mˈoːɹ ɛkspˈɛnsɪv ðɐn nˈaɪtɹoʊks, ænd mˈoʊstli bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹ hˈæzbiːn lˈɪɾəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ dˈʌn ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl vˌiːˈɛs. θiəɹˈɛɾɪkəl fˌɪzɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈæspɛkts ʌv bɹˈiːðɪŋ ˈɑːɹɡɑːn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ dˌiːkəmpɹˈɛʃən, ˈɑːɹɡɑːks ɪz nˌɑːt kˈɜːɹəntli ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd baɪ ˌɛni pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ˈeɪdʒənsi fɔːɹ ðɪs pˈɜːpəs.
However, as argox is more narcotic than nitrogen (causing it to be more dangerous if a decompression mix is accidentally breathed), and because argox is moderately more expensive than nitrox, and mostly because there has been little research done into the actual (vs. theoretical) physiological aspects of breathing argon during decompression, argox is not currently recommended by any professional agency for this purpose.