What do you know about mountain-sickness?

Question

I know some people suffer of it like:
Sea-sickness.
Car-sickness.
Plane-sickness.
Not sure how to write it, sorry...

Answer 1

Yes Claire ,there are many kinds Pulmanary Edema , and Hypo Edema and others called High Altitude Sickness.The symptoms can strike within minutes or days or hours or weeks or months..Symptoms usually include dizziness, sweating, nausea, confusion , coughing and spitting up blood flem or dry hacking cough..Shortness of breath and lethargy .There are additonal symptoms that can be found on google or yahoo under high altitude sickness.Normally most can be controlled by medicine and many people experience it for a few hours or days.Others have to be taken out of the altitude and usually starts feeling better after a few hours ,some don't know what they are experiencing and can suffer death in a matter of a few days..Also its possible to develope certain kinds of altitude sickness over weeks months or even years.The symptoms usually start with shortness of breath when normal activity and then developes more when resting.Only feeling better when sitting up.By that time you have fluid in your lungs and also around ankles and feet and in rare cases fluid on the brain or blood leakage in the brain..There are many kinds of altitude sickness most manifest itself within hours and usually passes but like I said can develop over a life time or years..Also people wonder if they are safe in high altitude with heart problems and blood pressure problems..Unless they have severe problems they are reasonably safe..The heart speeds up to compensate for a lack of oxygen and also blood pressure is raised.Although many worry about high altitude sickness affecting their hearts ,the norm is for people living at high altitude to have better long life..Hope this helps.Like I said there is page after page after page of symptoms and ranges of what high altitude sickness can and will do ..Most medical staffs have no idea why it affects some and not others and also it really doesn't matter how good of shape or age it can affect anyone from any age up ..

Answer 2

altitude sickness it is what it's called. it happen when you go up in altitude. it is harder on some people. if you think have it you need drink water (or anything that doc would tell you drink while having the flu) and try to rest, it helps it pass. it should not last more the 24 hours. no sure why it happens it just know that it does and if it happen to you it sucks. feels like your head going pop, your also likely to have things to come out both ends. if you can't keep anything down at the 12 hour mark you should see a doc asap.

Answer 3

You are probably talking about altitude sickness which is your body's response to a low-oxygen environment. Most altitude sickness is not life threatening and will probably give you symptoms of like the stomach flu or motion sickness. You may also experience a headache, shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, and lack of appetite, all of which are symptoms of mild altitude sickness. Usually if you eat, drink plenty of fluids, and rest these symptoms go away as your body acclimates to a higher altitude. If the symptoms continue or get worse, you have to descend to a lower altitude as quickly as possible.

In extreme cases, like climbers of Everest, altitude sickness can cause dementia, swelling of the brain, and eventually death as your body cannot function in such low oxygen environments.

Answer 4

that comes from lack iof oxygen due to the high altitude. It takes time to adjust to the lack of oxygen. Climbers that go up Mt. Everest have to stay at base camp for weeks to adjust before they start climbing. The only way to cope with it is to bring you own oxygen tank. Or else just move slowly and avoid strenuous exercies until you adjust.

Answer 5

I think mountain sickness is a sickness for those who feel insecure and uncomfort of the mountains. But I never heard that word before actually. Ca va? :)