I want to take my son to travel to Tibet this summer vacation. Will altitude sickness be serious? In addition, will it affect the growth and development of children? He is 13 years old this year.

It's not that serious, hehe ~ ~ 13 years old can walk normally. Altitude sickness is uncomfortable to varying degrees, regardless of system problems. It usually disappears in a few hours, and it can fully adapt to the environment in Tibet in a day or two at most. Tibet is just a plateau, not a strange place, and it will not have any influence on human genes and growth and development.

Be careful not to catch a cold after arriving in Lhasa ~ ~

Solutions to altitude sickness:

(1) How to prevent it?

Before entering Tibet, you can take some drugs against altitude sickness, such as Rhodiola sachalinensis, which can enhance your resistance; Be careful not to catch a cold before and after entering Tibet. You can take medicine quickly if you have a cold, but don't believe those rumors that exaggerate the harm of a cold. Generally, there is no big problem and no danger.

(2) How to alleviate it?

If you feel the symptoms of altitude sickness when you enter Tibet, try to be less active and have a good rest for a day or two, which will generally relieve you automatically; If you have a headache, you can take some painkillers you usually eat; There is no need to make a fuss about slight discomfort and drowsiness, and it will get better slowly.

(3) What about acute altitude sickness?

If there are no other diseases such as asthma, hypertension, heart disease, etc. Generally, don't move around, even if you feel that your body is not used, you should have a good rest; If you feel that rest doesn't work and the symptoms of altitude sickness are aggravated, you can take oxygen and go to the hospital. I felt something was wrong when I got off the train or plane, and the symptoms of altitude sickness were particularly serious. This is acute altitude sickness. If you have difficulty breathing, take oxygen and seek medical advice as soon as possible. This is rare;

(4) Is it good to take oxygen?

Altitude sickness is mainly the maladjustment of human body to anoxic environment, but if it is not particularly serious, oxygen inhalation is not recommended, because it is not conducive to the rapid adaptation of human body to high altitude anoxic environment;