Whether plateau reaction is serious or not cannot be generalized, and it should be decided according to the individual’s physical condition.
Plateau reaction is a person in the plateau, in a relatively oxygen-poor air environment, the whole body organs, organs of oxygen deficiency state, will cause a series of physical discomfort symptoms.
Dizziness, headache, poor sleep quality, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, drowsiness and other symptoms of plateau reaction are relatively mild.
Plateau reaction appears chest tightness, dyspnea, cough, pulmonary edema, cerebral edema and other conditions, this degree is relatively more serious. Patients with lung disease and hypoxia, with low partial pressure of oxygen in the blood, may suffer from increased discomfort when they go to the plateau, which may be life-threatening in severe cases.
Plateau reaction should be given to the patient to inhale oxygen, improve the content of oxygen in the body, improve the state of hypoxia, plateau reaction is very serious, must be timely detached from the plateau environment.