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Altitude sports locations. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) can show up within a few hours of reaching high places. Our studies show that spending two nights at a modest altitude like 5,000 feet decreases symptoms when you go higher. More severe symptoms can include: loss of coor-dination, trouble walking, tightness or congestion in the chest, cough, vomiting, among others. Most symptoms and issues with altitude will disappear after a few hours, In some rare cases, however, symptoms can become more severe. There are three types of altitude sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, and High Altitude Cerebral Edema. Altitude sickness happens when your body is unable to adapt to a low-pressure, low-oxygen environment — typically at about 8,000 feet (2438. Eat more foods which are high in carbohydrates, drink more water, and take less salt. This paper is prepared to provide basic information about altitude illnesses for the lay person. Several commercial products allow people to sleep or exercise in simulated high-altitude conditions before travel-ing (marketed as altitude tents or altitude training systems). . a1i q0j ebkiuiq qddan ykll mp c7vl h9o7 jskn x2pait9