It's a good time to go to Tibet soon, but many friends are afraid of altitude sickness. So can you go to Tibet? It is recommended to conduct self inspection first.
What is altitude sickness?
Altitude reaction, also known as altitude sickness, refers to all kinds of discomfort caused by human body rapidly entering the plateau above 3000 meters above sea level and exposed to low-pressure and low oxygen environment.
After understanding what altitude sickness is, it is suggested that all people who go to the plateau area should have a physical examination first, just in case.
First physical examination, then play
Due to the particularity of traveling to Qinghai and Tibet, for many people who enter the plateau for the first time, it is best to have a physical examination before deciding whether to visit Qinghai and Tibet.
ECG and blood routine examination are recommended to confirm whether there are hidden dangers of arrhythmia and anemia.
In addition to checking the above two items, it is best to check whether there is hypertension and coronary heart disease. If you have the above diseases, it is recommended not to visit the plateau area, which has a high risk factor.
In addition to physical examination, these types of people are not suitable for visiting plateau areas.
1. Have a history of high altitude reaction, high altitude hypertension, high altitude heart disease and high altitude pulmonary edema with obvious symptoms;
2. Serious gastrointestinal diseases;
3. High myopia and pathological myopia;
4. Suffering from respiratory diseases, such as asthma, intermittent lung disease, etc;
5 suffering from hysteria, epilepsy, severe neurasthenia and cerebrovascular diseases;
6. Patients with heart disease, arrhythmia, severe hypertension and various blood diseases;
7 acute diabetic complications such as ketoacidosis and chronic diabetic complications such as diabetic retinopathy and diabetic nephropathy.
In addition to taking your seat according to the number to see if you are suitable for visiting Qinghai and Tibet, you'd better go to the hospital for relevant examination and ask the doctor's advice before deciding whether to visit Qinghai and Tibet. After all, there are thousands of beautiful scenery, and there is only one life.