Hemangini (name changed), a professional and an asthma patient, keeps asthma attacks at bay by using an asthma pump or inhaler
*Hemangini (name changed), a professional and an asthma patient, keeps asthma attacks at bay by using an asthma pump or
inhaler.
'Recently, due to over exposure of dust and pollutants, Hemangini had a severe asthma attack-so bad that she had to be treated in ICU with heavy dose of steroids to bring her back to normal.
While treating her at a city hospital, doctors realised that it is because of monsoon and heavy exposure to dust clouds on washed out roads that Hemangini suffered such a severe attack.
If you thought that dust clouds rising from the ravaged roads or from dust gathered on the roadside can only be a threat to skin and hair, then Hemangini's case will be an eye opener for you.
Doctors in city have some advice for Amdavadis -you are prone to lung and respiratory diseases. And this is because people inhale dust particles, pollutants and carbon dioxide while commuting by not using any protection on the road, or while waiting at jam-packed traffic signals.
Doctors say inhaling dust particles, carbon dioxide and inorganic particles increases chances of developing diseases like silicosis, bronchitis, respiratory tract infection, and bronchial asthma.
They say that it can also lead to skin allergies if one has sensitive skin.
Dr Viral Shah of Apollo Hospital in Ahmedabad says, when dust particles-smaller than what our respiratory system can filter - remain inside our lungs for a long period, they it lead to different types of lung diseases.
“Not only this, every time you halt at a traffic signal you tend to inhale a lot of pollutants and carbon dioxide. And with the problem of dust and pollution in our city, we are increasingly witnessing a rise in the number of patients with respiratory diseases,” said Dr Shah.
Dr Minesh Mehta, specialist in critical care at Shalby Hospital said a solution to this could be that people who already have asthma should wear masks to protect themselves from dust and pollutants. “They should also not go to crowded places to avoid aggravation of the diseases,” said Dr Shah.
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