altitude sickness

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Recent Examples of altitude sickness The agency also noted that mountaineers must also deal with altitude sickness due to the high elevation levels of the mountain. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025 More on altitude sickness, risks of climbing Mount Fuji Mount Fuji was created from volcanic activity that started 100,000 years ago, per the Japan National Tourism Organization. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2024 On their ascent, one of the team members, a Nepali soldier named Narayan Singh, showed signs of altitude sickness. Ben Ayers and Tulsi Rauniyar, Outside Online, 7 May 2024 Even dosing people with EPO directly with injections may not prevent altitude sickness or improve performance at high elevation, Subudhi says. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025 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
  • According to the outlet, the royal had the treatment while pregnant with Prince George, now 11, and suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes morning sickness.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • One review found that the spice can improve morning sickness in pregnant people and nausea in people who receive chemotherapy.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025

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