Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution

For visitors who come into high plateau for the first time, it is very important to do some preparation works to prevent high altitude sickness. There are some notes for high altitude sickness precaution.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution – Avoid Cold

High plateau visitors should try to avoid cold, bring enough thick clothes to keep warm. In cold season, visitors should decrease the times of having bath, to avoid cold and acute upper respiratory infection which will increase the risk of high plateau pneumochysis.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution - Proper Diet

After coming into high plateau, you should not eat too much. You are suggested to eat more vegetables and fruits and some other foods with rich Vitamin. You should havea less food which hard to digest. You are suggested to drink about 3.5 L water every day, and control smoking and drinking alcohol.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution – Keep in Good Mood

After coming into high plateau, keep in good mood, and avoid exciting. To walk fast or run are not suggested.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution – Do not Rely on Oxygen

If there are some symptoms of high altitude sickness, you should try to adapt to the high altitude condition by yourself, but do not breathe oxygen once the high altitude sickness appears. Then, you may rely on it.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution – Sleep

You should have adequate sleep. When you sleep, do not cover your head, and open the window to keep the air can flow freely. You are suggested to set your head higher when sleep, or try to sit when you sleep, which can make breath smoother.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution – Necessary Stuff

Due to ultraviolet radiation on high plateau is very strong, you can prepare sunglasses, sun cream and some other protection stuffs. You also can prepare some medicine, like medicine for cold, pain killer, rhodiola and so on.

Notes for High Altitude Sickness Precaution – Medicine for High Altitude Sickness

In order to prevent, or release high altitude sickness, visitors are suggested to take some medicine for alleviating high altitude sickness, like rhodiola (take it 10 days in advance), Luodikang Capsule (useful for releasing tired), Bufferin (useful for headache which caused by high altitude sickness), Panax Quinquefolium (helpful for alleviating tired), Quick Acting Heart Reliever (can not eat too much), Salvia Pill (treat cardiovascular disease), glucose and so on. Visitors are also suggested to drink some butter tea which has a certain effect on alleviating high altitude sickness.