 [ Symptoms ] how does higher altitude affect urnation  i am going to tahoe and yosemite to around 6 000 to 8000 feet i am 66 and have slowed urination and sometimes have problems on international flights at altitude in a pressurized cabin i normally live in dallas  [ Disease ] this type of word finding problem is pretty common with migraine tension headache does not normally do this but stress can cause both tension headache and difficult talking usually talking with a neurologist can sort this out