A 36-year-old member asked:
are the effects of sleep deprivation and high altitude oxygen deprivation similar?
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Dr. John Cheng answered
25 years experience Family Medicine
It depends: Some symptoms may be similar such as irritability , confusion, fatigue, headaches.
Answered on Mar 26, 2013
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