Symptoms of high altitude reaction?

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It is the natural physiological reaction of human body to adapt to the changes of pressure difference, oxygen content and air dryness caused by altitude after reaching a certain altitude. When the altitude reaches about 2700 meters, there will be altitude reaction. Let me talk about the symptoms of mild altitude reaction?

Symptoms of high altitude reaction?

Acute mountain sickness has no special signs. Cyanosis of the lip and toenail bed is common. The heart rate may be slow or rapid, but most authors reported that there was tachycardia or paroxysmal tachycardia with occasional premature contraction. Singh examined 1975 patients with acute mountain sickness and found that two-thirds of them had bradycardia.

Neurological symptoms such as decreased judgment ability often occur. Gastrointestinal symptoms for indigestion, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, severe nausea, vomiting, and even abdominal pain.

Headache is the most common symptom, often for the forehead and double temporal jump pain, pain aggravated at night or get up in the morning. Increased lung ventilation, such as mouth breathing, mild activity, can reduce headache. When the headache is serious, there may be visual impairment, but the fundus examination is normal. In addition, insomnia, dreaminess, tinnitus, dizziness, lack of concentration

matters needing attention

It's very important to keep a good mood, especially for people with a history of cerebral infarction, it's better to be cheerful, less excited, eat less salt in diet, choose lighter food for meals, and give up bad habits such as smoking and drinking.