Plateau reaction can be quickly relieved by general treatment and medication according to the patient’s symptoms.
1. General treatment: For some patients with relatively mild conditions, no special treatment is needed and they can be relieved on their own after a period of time. During the attack, it is necessary to immediately stop climbing or strenuous exercise, bed rest, and appropriate supplementation of fluids;
Secondly, oxygen can be inhaled through nasal catheter or mask according to the situation, which can also relieve the plateau reaction; if the symptoms continue to aggravate, the patient can be moved to a lower altitude area.
2. Drug treatment: for patients with headache, can follow the doctor’s instructions to give pain medication to relieve, commonly used drugs are aspirin, acetaminophen, etc.; if nausea and vomiting symptoms, under the guidance of the doctor, the use of prochlorperazine, mepecromazine, etc. for relief; for patients with serious conditions, can follow the doctor’s instructions to oral dexamethasone, acetazolamide and other treatments.
The use of specific drugs, need to be under the guidance of a professional doctor, to avoid blind use of drugs affecting health.