What Is Acute Mountain Sickness - AMS - By Our Mountain Expert Adhish - Trekup India

Hello fellow hikers; today, we will discuss a problem trekkers face during trekking. In the mountains, when people go from lower altitude to higher altitude without acclimatizing their bodies, sometimes they face Altitude Sickness, which is caused when the body does not adjust to the change in altitude; the most common type of Altitude Sickness is Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). Other types of altitude sickness, higher versions of Acute Mountain Sickness, are HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) and HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema). As the name suggests, HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) affects the lungs when the fluid from blood gets released into the lungs, and you might feel breathless. As the name implies, HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema) affects the brain when excess fluid is released into the brain, causing it to swell. People experience confusion, lack of coordination, and sometimes violent behavior.
People who go on trekking can face and sometimes do not face altitude sickness. People who do face an issue might face it at the beginning of the trek, in the middle of the trek, or even at the end. And there are three different types of AMS depending on the symptoms.
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