altitude sickness

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Recent Examples of altitude sickness However, other teammates were suffering from altitude sickness, so Watanabe was assigned to help return them to camp two. Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 The climber, identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan, made an emergency call on April 22 after developing symptoms of altitude sickness, Shizuoka prefectural police said. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Moro told Outside that a Ukrainian climber was suffering from altitude sickness and exhaustion, and he was stranded at Camp III at 21,500 feet. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025 Those suffering from altitude sickness may experience: Headache, dizziness, and feeling faint. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for altitude sickness
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Noun
  • Unlike bustling theme park rides, the gentle, slow rotation of the Flyer is incredibly smooth, eliminating any potential motion sickness or fear of heights for little adventurers.
    Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • To thwart motion sickness, the experienced British Airways flight attendant shared with travel agency Ocean Florida, according to the Daily Mail, that passengers should avoid booking seats in the back of the airplane because turbulence is felt more intensely in that area.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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
  • Hormonal changes are responsible for triggering things like nausea and dizziness, including that pesky morning sickness, particularly in the first trimester.
    Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025
  • Some products, such as Sea-Band and Relief Band, may help control morning sickness in early pregnancy.17 Ginger: Ginger is a popular alternative treatment for morning sickness.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025

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