Tibet is beautiful, but altitude sickness is daunting. How to "break"

1. Lhasa is about 3600 meters above sea level, with an oxygen content of only about 70% of that of the plain and a low atmospheric pressure, which is the main reason for altitude sickness. When you first arrive in the plateau area, you should not walk fast, let alone run or do manual labor, so as to avoid overeating and increase the burden on the digestive organs. Don't drink and smoke, eat more foods rich in vitamins such as vegetables and fruits, drink more water, keep warm, take fewer baths, and avoid catching a cold and wasting energy. Don't take oxygen at first, try to adapt yourself, otherwise you may never be able to live without oxygen at the plateau.

Second, drug-assisted relief of altitude sickness

You can take some drugs to relieve altitude sickness: Jing Tian Honghua Capsule (taken at least 7- 10 days in advance), American ginseng buccal tablets, Nuodikang Capsule (very useful for relieving extreme fatigue), Baifuning (used for controlling headache caused by altitude sickness), American ginseng (very useful for relieving extreme fatigue), Quick-acting Jiuxin Pills (not allowed to take more), Danshen Dropping Pills (used for treating cardiovascular diseases). It is effective when altitude sickness symptoms appear). People with strong adaptability to altitude sickness can generally get rid of altitude sickness symptoms within 1-2 days, while those with weak adaptability need 3-7 days.

If you can adapt to the taste of butter tea, you can also drink more butter tea, which also has a certain effect on relieving altitude sickness.

Third, how to deal with altitude sickness after arriving at the plateau

1, just arrived at the plateau, everyone will feel chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea and other symptoms of hypoxia to varying degrees, and severe symptoms such as headache, muscle aches and insomnia will occur. But that doesn't mean you can't adapt to the plateau. This reaction is normal. If you can protect yourself correctly, the above symptoms can generally be improved or disappeared after 1-3 days. But after the reaction is relieved, you can't do whatever you want. You have to control your behavior to play a good role.

2. Commonly used drugs to prevent altitude sickness: Jing Tian Honghua Capsule, Jigan Tablet, Glucose, etc. Take it 7- 10 days before entering the mountain and insist on taking it on the way, which can effectively prevent altitude sickness.

People often advocate oxygen inhalation to relieve discomfort. Of course, oxygen inhalation can temporarily relieve chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea and other symptoms, but after stopping oxygen inhalation, the symptoms will reappear. This has delayed the time to adapt to the plateau. We believe that if the above symptoms are not serious, especially when resting, it is best not to take oxygen, so that you can adapt to the plateau environment quickly.

4, just entering the plateau, don't overeat, so as not to increase the burden of digestive organs, so that they can adapt to this environment well. It's best not to drink or smoke.

5, eat more vegetables, fruits and other vitamin-rich substances, drink more water, the more the better, as long as you can bear it.

6. When you first arrive at the plateau, you can't walk fast, let alone run, let alone do manual labor. It is best to have a thorough rest for half a day, rest early on the first night and sleep more.

7. When you first arrive at the plateau, you should prevent colds caused by catching cold. Cold is one of the main causes of acute high altitude pulmonary edema. The temperature difference in the plateau is particularly large, and it is easy to catch a cold. Remember that it is better to be hot than cold at this time, and put on more clothes.

8. The travel itinerary after entering Lhasa is very particular. Don't be blind. Go to places with low altitude first, and then go to places with high altitude.

9. When altitude sickness occurs, there is no need to panic, and targeted treatment should be given according to the degree of reaction. If the reaction is low, you can take a rest, drink more water and exercise less, which will generally disappear or weaken after a period of time; If the reaction is serious and affects sleep, you can take some drugs for adjuvant treatment; If the reaction is too heavy, you can go to the hospital for treatment, infusion, medicine, oxygen inhalation and so on. If you really can't stand the torture of altitude sickness, you have to take the earliest flight back to the mainland, and the general situation will be alleviated immediately.

10. It is often heard that someone died of altitude sickness in Tibet. In fact, the real cause of death is generally generate's disease caused by altitude sickness. Therefore, patients with colds, heart, lung, brain, liver and kidney diseases, and patients with severe anemia or hypertension are generally advised not to enter Tibet for fear of altitude sickness causing these diseases.

4. What if people are just sick or just afraid of the plateau, but they really want to go to Tibet?

1, overcome the fear and maintain a normal mentality. Altitude sickness is not "SARS" and it is not as terrible as the legend.

2. If you don't have confidence in yourself, you can have a physical examination in the hospital before you leave to fully and correctly understand your physical condition.

3. If you still don't feel confident, you can ask a specialist to accompany you throughout your trip, so that the doctor can make comprehensive follow-up arrangements for your diet and daily life, and play an escort role.

If you have no confidence, you have to stop going and learn about Tibet through websites and TV.