Tour Guide, Kathmandu, Nepal
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The excitement, joy, magnificence, and beauty of trekking in Nepal are directly proportional to the altitude. Particularly during the winter traveling to the snowy mountains at high altitudes is very common among both foreign and domestic tourists. Over 900,000 tourists have arrived in 2017 with the purpose of trekking in the Himalayas of Nepal. There is a gloomier side of trekking at higher altitudes which often goes unnoticed to the traveler. This dangerous set of symptoms may claim the lives of hopeful adventurers. The reason at hand is recognized as “Altitude Sickness”.
Around various types of altitude sickness, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is the most common sickness and other altitude sicknesses namely high Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) and High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) are the complications of AMS. Altitude sickness is an unresponsive health effect happening at high altitudes due to the low oxygen level, and in some parts of the world, it is a common disease. In fact, acute mountain sickness affects 50 percent (%) of travelers in the Himalayas and 90 percent (%) in the Mt Everest region.
The proper level of acclimatization is the best alternative solution to avoid altitude sickness while traveling to the Mountainous region. A headache, fatigue, and insomnia are the early symptoms of altitude sickness, if these symptoms are not taken into consideration it may cause other symptoms like; shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, respiratory failure, cerebral edema and at last it may take your life too. Hence, follow the remedial procedure and travel without fear, make your each and every journey free of anxiety.