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[quote=BARONTWANGLE,270539]Where are you planning on flying into Lhasa from? If it is from somewhere at, or close to sea level, then you might be in for a shock! Altitude sickness is unpredictable, and affects some people badly, and others not at all. If you do get it, then you won't feel like doing any sight seeing. You will probably have trouble sleeping at night, constantly waking up out of breath. Even doing things like cleaning your teeth leave you gasping. I have never been to Tibet, but I spent a month in Bolivia, above 4000m, and I was soooooo pleased to get back to sea level. As far as I am aware, there is no preparation you can do, except ascend slowly, and allow your red blood count to increase. But as you are flying in, and only staying for a short while, there isn't much chance of doing that. Hopefully, you will be one of the lucky ones who doesn't get affected. Good luck.[/quote]
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