 Mountain Sickness: Symptoms, Prevention And Treatment
A lion’s share of the most popular mystic destinations in the world includes hilly and mountainous areas. The view of the rest of the world from the tip of a hill has a unique mystic touch to it. The attraction of such panoramic views has drawn even those who have fear of heights. When the syndrome became common among the travelers to the hills and mountains, it came to be popularly known as Mountain Sickness.
Mountain Sickness is most common to the trekkers. Some areas in South America, the Himalayan domains, especially those in Nepal, are so high that travelers suffer from Mountain Sickness. Staying more than 12 hours at a height of 2500 meters can cause serious problem even for the trained trekkers. People who do not usually visit hilly areas can show signs of Mountain Sickness even at not so high altitude.
Symptoms Of Mountain Sickness
There are certain symptoms of Mountain Sickness, which can help one diagnose the problem so that due care is taken. The early signs of Mountain Sickness include are loss of appetite, headache and nausea. If it is a long travel to the hills, necessitating several night stays in the hills or mountains, a Mountain Sickness victim would suffer from insomnia. However, these symptoms are not so severe.
Symptoms of acute Mountain Sickness are vomiting, reasonless apathy, vomiting, breathlessness and staggering. In such cases the traveler should be made to descent. Since he/she may need health care during the climb-down, accompaniment is a must.
Travel Health – Prevent Mountain Sickness
Choose your mystic destination carefully. If you are not trained well, do not go above 3000 meters. You should also take care not to climb more than 300 meters a day.
If you feel some physical problem or discomfort at a certain altitude, let you fellow travelers know about it. If possible, you can take rest for some time there. If the problem persists or increases, it would be wise to climb down, but do take someone with you.
Travel health information - Treatment for Mountain Sickness
During a mountaineering trip, a physician must always be there in your team. If problems occur even at not-so-high altitudes, a dose of simple analgesic would kick out the headache. Common sleeping pills can be given in case of insomnia. In case of severe problem, climb down with a company.
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