altitude sickness

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Recent Examples of altitude sickness The Inca Trail reaches an elevation of 13,800 feet above sea level, making acclimation critical, especially for those who have experienced altitude sickness previously. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024 Commonly called altitude sickness, the condition can cause nausea, dizziness and fatigue. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024 Every evening there, the hosts give a safety talk, including advice on how to avoid dehydration, hypothermia and altitude sickness, as well as tips for hitchhiking and river crossings, where, such as in the Sierra Nevada, water can move quickly and threaten to pull hikers downstream. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024 On Thursday, the Days of Our Lives alum, 50, shared in an Instagram post that he had been hospitalized and diagnosed with altitude sickness after traveling to Colorado for his sons’ spring break vacation. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for altitude sickness 
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Noun
  • There’s no one-size-fits-all prevention strategy for motion sickness, but experts say this new feature could work in theory.
    Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Beyond the basics like Tylenol, Advil and bandages, consider including motion sickness medication, antihistamines, anti-itch cream, and stool softeners.
    Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Noun
  • Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
  • By Martin Enserink, Science Photography by Tom Bouyer, Expedition 5300 Journalist Martin Enserink journeyed high into the Andes to write about research into the effects of chronic mountain sickness — traveling, effectively, into thin air.
    STAT staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
Noun
  • The drug was distributed for everything from morning sickness to headaches to menstrual cramps to anxiety.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
  • A lot of doctors actually believe that morning sickness was not a real medical condition.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024

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