Areas of more than 3000 meters’ height above sea level are usually called plateau areas. When you travel on plateaus, it is easily to get altitude sickness because of hypoxia. Such as when you Travel to Tibet or Tibet Tours. There are kinds of altitude sicknesses. Here are some solutions.
What shall I do when sleep out of breath?
It is lack of oxygen on plateau and tourists will breathe urgently and cannot sleep well. So prepare a thicker pillow to help yourself relieve the sickness. You can also choose to sit asleep.
Is it right to uptake oxygen as soon as I come up to plateau?
It is not a good choice to uptake oxygen as soon as you climb up to plateau. It will decrease your ability of plateau’s adaptation. However, if you have severe altitude sickness and a poor health, you had better uptake oxygen in time especially at night to get a good rest and keep energy.
How to take good care of our skin on plateau?
You should take skincare products of higher level of SPF/PA. It is should daubed enough on gender skin, such as the skin of nose and ears, where easily get sunburned and desquamated. It is better to daub suntan lotion once in about one or two hours in case of sweat weakening functions. Lipstick is necessary as well.
Besides, to keep the mood mild is good for skin care. Take more fruits and vegetables on plateau. Remember to wash your face before sleep and do not after getting up. If longtime spent outside and too poor condition to wash face for as long as ten days, you had better not wash. The ash 
on your face is of the protective function. Daubing some ghee is a good choice.
Should I wear my contact lenses?
Contact lenses should be kept clean but it is full of sands on plateau. So you had better wear your glasses. It is of less relevance between contact lenses and plateau altitude.
Is it common of having fever and hard learning when on plateau?
The blood pressure on plateau is higher than on plains, so the feel of fever is common and the body temperature should be higher as much as 0.5 to 1 centigrade. If the fever is accompanying with other discomforts, you have to see the doctor as soon as possible. If it is checked as a cold you should get back to the plains to receive treatment.
Having a hard learning is caused by the hypoxia. Do not worry too much about this.
Could I drink on plateau?
You had better not to drink on plateau especially for the elders more than 40. drinking will burden the heart and blood vessels and aggravates the altitude sickness, what is more, it will cause the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as intracerebral hemorrhage.
Except for these advices, you should be sure to keep warm and careful of heatstroke. Take the loose and warm clothes outside. It has a heavy difference between day-night temperatures on plateau, the temperature of morning and evening is lower. The height is increase one 1000 meters, the temperature is decreased about 6 centigrade. So take the coat or sweater outside even in summer. To keep the body dry is also important. At the same time, the sun of plateau is severe. Remember to take essential embrocation and drink much water. If somebody has heatstroke, carry him to cool and ventilated place and lay him down with raising his shoulder and head. Meanwhile take off the patient’s coat and use the cool towel to wipe his body to lower his temperature. When the patient is awake, let he drink enough water.
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