mountain sickness

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Recent Examples of mountain sickness 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 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 Nearly one in four residents suffers from chronic mountain sickness, a condition caused by a long-term lack of oxygen. Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 13 Sep. 2019 The constant oxygen deprivation can cause syndrome called chronic mountain sickness (CMS), whose hallmark is an excessive proliferation of red blood cells. Xing Liu, Science Magazine, 12 Sep. 2019 Altitude sickness, also called mountain sickness, is a term encompassing three distinct conditions that occur at high elevations. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Dec. 2018 After powering through unforgiving storms, hypothermia, and mountain sickness, the team completed the trek in 15 days and nine hours. National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain sickness
Noun
  • Initially appearing in updates to the Pixel 11 family before a wider release, the assistive technology adds subtle on-screen markers that shift with the environment to help reduce motion sickness.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • People who have used Apple’s anti-nausea dots have reported that the feature works wonders in reducing motion sickness.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The inclement weather conditions and fatigue combined with the altitude sickness that could set in at that height are a bad combination for even the most experienced hikers.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Climbers of the 12,388 feet-tall (3,776 meters) volcano have had to be rescued after suffering altitude sickness in the past.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chronic pain, recurring musculoskeletal injuries or motion intolerance, such as car sickness, could all be indicators of a vestibular system (inner ear sensor) weakness.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For some, the trip means dealing with car sickness.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Combat nausea with Reliefband, a 100% natural, fast-acting temporary treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, anxiety, migraines, morning sickness, chemotherapy, amusement park rides and VR gaming.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Unlike Eirina, another orangutan at the zoo, Hesty did not have extreme morning sickness that required daily cups of tea.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Truitt attended the Air Force Academy to earn her undergraduate degree, but experiencing bouts of airsickness on military planes led her to explore a different path.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Mountain sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20sickness. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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