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- High altitude can lead to serious health issues like acute mountain sickness and edema due to fluid shifting in the body during fast ascents.
- People may experience various ear, nose, and throat symptoms such as headaches, sleep apnea, and nasal obstruction while at high elevation.
- This article examines the impacts of high altitude on ear, nose, and throat health, based on existing research.
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High altitude changes human physiology and can result in illnesses such as acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema, and high-altitude pulmonary edema. The physiological impacts of high-altitude illnesses occur secondary to extravasation of fluid from the intravascular space into the extravascular space during a rapid ascent. Headache, hearing disturbances, vestibular disturbances, epistaxis, sleep apnea, coughing, respiratory tract infections, and nasal obstruction are main ear, nose, and throat complaints of individuals travelling to high altitude. These complaints can cause delays or cancelations in a person's climbing plans. In this article, we review the ear, nose, and throat effects of high altitude based on the relevant literature.
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