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212. Mountain Sickness

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I have not openly described mountain sickness in details because this is a complex subject which facing mountain lovers. Acute mountain sickness in short is AMS. People prone to suffer from AMS, infact AMS danger and discomfort can be reduced or be avoided. AMS is a form of brain instability. Brain instability is triggered by lacking of oxygen flowing in a brain. three major areas of brain which vulnerable to instability are prefrontal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe. Brain instability can happen to anyone on the ground but at higher mountain range the trigger rate is much higher, especially with mountain height above 6000m. some vulnerable group of people at sea level whom may have potentially brain instability, they should consider taking extra care when climbing high mountains. People are born diffrently, even among sibling. If a person at a sea level or may be with ascend 2000m of mountain climb, he has already experience asthma, headache, insomnia, dizziness,