Mountain Sickness

Mountain Sickness

Mountain sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), occurs when you ascend rapidly to an altitude of 2,500m and above. As you start going up from the sea level, the level oxygen steadily decreases making it difficult to breathe. If you are going trekking in Nepal or any other high altitude destination, you must carry along half a dozen OXY99 portable oxygen cans to guard against the risk of acute mountain sickness.

Typical symptoms of mountain sickness include:

• Nausea, vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Insomnia / sleeplessness
• Persistent headache
• Dizziness, light headache, confusion
• Disorientation, drunken gait
• Weakness, fatigue, lassitude, heavy legs
• Slight swelling of hands and face
• Breathlessness and breathing irregularly
• Reduced urine output

Appearance of symptoms of AMS must be taken seriously as they can worsen if left unattended. Every year one million people suffer from the symptoms of mountain sickness. The symptoms are self-diagnosable and self-treatable. OXY99 oxygen can for high altitude is ideal for combating the symptoms of altitude sickness. Just breathe 3-5 inhalations at the beginning of the trek and it will help you cope with the steep ascend. Continue inhaling OXY99 canned oxygen at regular intervals.

Advantages of using OXY99 oxygen cans Vs oxygen cylinders

OXY99 portable oxygen cans are lightweight weighing just 100 grams, which can easily be carried around while oxygen cylinders are very bulky weighing 20-50 kg and are very difficult to carry.

Comparision with bulky Oxygen Cylinders:

Specification of OXY99 portable oxygen cans