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Is there altitude sickness in Qiongjie County?

There is altitude sickness in Qiongjie County. Qiongjie County is affiliated to Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region and in the middle of Shannan City. It has an altitude of 5,478 meters. Tourists traveling there will suffer from altitude sickness. Altitude sickness, also known as altitude sickness and mountain sickness, is strictly a type of altitude sickness. It is a variety of discomforts that occur after the human body rapidly enters a plateau above 3,000 meters above sea level and is exposed to a low-pressure and low-oxygen environment. It is a common and unique disease in plateau areas. Disease, common symptoms include headache, insomnia, loss of appetite, fatigue, dyspnea, etc. Headache is the most common symptom, often throbbing pain in the forehead and bitemporal region, the pain worsens at night or when getting up in the morning, and lung ventilation increases such as oral use. Breathing and light activities can relieve headaches. Altitude sickness is divided into acute and chronic categories based on the severity of its onset, and clinical classification is made based on the organ systems that are prominently damaged by hypoxia.