Altitude

Traveling to locations with altitude heights over 5,000 feet above sea level can result in lower oxygen levels in the body. Forty percent of people who visit high altitude locations like Badrinath, Kedarnath, Manali etc can experience symptoms of altitude sickness.

• At 5,000 feet above Sea Level (Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine), there is approximately 20% less Effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.
• 8,000 feet, there is approximately 29% less effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.
• 10,000 feet (Laddakh, Badrinath – India), there is approximately 33% less effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.
• 12,000 feet (Leh, Kedarnath), there is approximately 38% less effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.
• 15,000 feet (Hemkund Sahib), there is approximately 43% less effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.
• 18,000 feet (Siachin, Mt. Everest Base Camp), there is approximately 52% less effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.
• 29,000 feet (Mt. Everest), there is approximately 66% less effective Oxygen in the atmosphere.

Altitude sickness, or Mountain sickness, as it is often called, causes symptoms from mild headaches and weariness to a life-threatening build-up of fluid in the lungs or brain. Hypoxia occurs when the Oxygen-deficiency reaches the tissues. Hypoxia sometimes induces a feeling of euphoria and reduces the person’s awareness about their physical condition, making him/her feel ‘fine’, which can be dangerous. Don’t let Altitude sickness spoil your vacation days. Only few breaths of gO₂ therapy 99% pure supplemental Oxygen can reduce the effects of altitude, including shortness of breath and fatigue.