Altitude sickness - You need to understand them but not fearful. Fluid build up in your lungs or brain. They are relatively easy to detect. You can't breath for example. Or you have headache. Certain percentage of human population is susceptible to high altitude. Ivan Chouinard is one of them. If so, stay low. If you have symptoms like confusion or difficulty breathing, descend at least 300 meters (1000 feet). Repeat descent if your conditions do not improve.
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| - Altitude sickness - You need to understand them but not fearful. Fluid build up in your lungs or brain. They are relatively easy to detect. You can't breath for example. Or you have headache. Certain percentage of human population is susceptible to high altitude. Ivan Chouinard is one of them. If so, stay low. If you have symptoms like confusion or difficulty breathing, descend at least 300 meters (1000 feet). Repeat descent if your conditions do not improve.
- Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS) or altitude illness is a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to high altitudes. It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres (approximately 8,000 feet) . Acute mountain sickness can progress to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Altitude sickness does not typically manifest in persons traveling in aircraft, as the cabins of modern flights are generally pressurized.
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| - Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS) or altitude illness is a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to high altitudes. It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres (approximately 8,000 feet) . Acute mountain sickness can progress to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Altitude sickness does not typically manifest in persons traveling in aircraft, as the cabins of modern flights are generally pressurized. Another rarer type of altitude sickness caused by prolonged exposure to high altitude is chronic mountain sickness, also known as Monge's disease.
- Altitude sickness - You need to understand them but not fearful. Fluid build up in your lungs or brain. They are relatively easy to detect. You can't breath for example. Or you have headache. Certain percentage of human population is susceptible to high altitude. Ivan Chouinard is one of them. If so, stay low. If you have symptoms like confusion or difficulty breathing, descend at least 300 meters (1000 feet). Repeat descent if your conditions do not improve.
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