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Recent Examples of altitude sickness
This gondola journey to Punta Helbronner, about 11,000 feet high, is not for the faint of heart—altitude sickness is real.
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Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Low oxygen levels at this altitude may cause altitude sickness or breathing problems, so acclimatization is essential.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
During their 19-hour hike, Ryan said his son began showing signs of altitude sickness, according to NBC affiliate KSNV.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 June 2025
Talk about some of the challenges of the race, including potentially altitude sickness.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 June 2025
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Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Low oxygen levels at this altitude may cause altitude sickness or breathing problems, so acclimatization is essential.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
During their 19-hour hike, Ryan said his son began showing signs of altitude sickness, according to NBC affiliate KSNV.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 June 2025
Talk about some of the challenges of the race, including potentially altitude sickness.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altitude sickness
Noun
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On both ends, a luxury car service was arranged — with specific instructions for the driver about Bread’s motion sickness.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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These researchers would like to pave the way to therapies for chronic mountain sickness, but first need to better define what living and working at this altitude does to human bodies.—
STAT staff,
STAT,
24 Dec. 2019
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Doctors prescribed thalidomide for morning sickness in the late 1950s and early 1960s.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Before his diagnosis, Costa-Veiga suffered from symptoms including morning sickness, vomiting and balance issues for over a year.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Altitude sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altitude%20sickness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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