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What is altitude sickness?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Altitude sickness can occur when staying at high altitudes or during a rapid ascent, if people are there
are insufficiently accustomed to. The cause is the low oxygen content of the air, causing
oxygen levels in the blood drop and symptoms may arise. The body needs time
to adapt to the lower oxygen levels (acclimatisation).
The higher the stay or the faster the ascent, the greater the risk of altitude sickness. About the
Generally, severe symptoms only occur above 3,000 metres. The susceptibility to
However, altitude sickness varies from person to person, so complaints can also occur at lower altitudes
performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can you recognise altitude sickness from?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Complaints from altitude sickness<\/strong> usually arise several hours to a day after arrival at major
height. Note that in children, it is more difficult to properly recognise these symptoms. Complaints of mild
altitude sickness <\/strong>are headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and\/or weakness. Note that headache is
an alarm symptom. Usually the symptoms disappear within a few days provided that
there is no further ascent. Mild altitude sickness can progress to severe altitude sickness<\/strong>:
increasing headache that does not go away with painkillers, increasing vomiting, lethargy,
confusion, balance disorders, severe coughing or shortness of breath that does not go away with
resting. You may become so lethargic that help with eating and dressing is needed. Untreated, you may
altitude sickness lead to fluid in the lungs (high-altitude pulmonary edema, HAPE) and brain
(high-altitude cerebral edema, HACE) possibly resulting in coma or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advice for travellers to high altitude<\/h5>\n\n\n\n