Kamya, who lives in Noida, was very uncomfortable when she reached the office sneezing, but soon her colleagues who advised her to drink hot water or decoction, started telling about their respective struggles with cold, cough and cold. Kamya told that she is suffering from cold for the last 20 days. Took everything like steam, medicine, turmeric milk but the cold is not going away. Sometimes water starts flowing from the nose and sometimes the nose gets blocked. Smita and Shikha living in Ghaziabad told that they too had cold, cough and cold in November but have not recovered completely yet. This disease returns again and again. After all, what is this and what is the reason for it?
On these questions of office colleagues StuffUnknownhindi by Professor in Respiratory Department of Safdarjung Hospital and well known Pulmonologist Dr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta Talked to and know what is the reason for this increasing seasonal disease?
Dr. Neeraj Gupta told that if the complaint of dry cough, cough with phlegm is due to cold or running of water from the nose, then it is due to viral or bacterial infection and during this time inflammation increases in the body. Due to this, fluid is formed and it comes out through the nose. Especially if we talk about Delhi-NCR, this inflammation is due to the pollution element PM 2.5. When we inhale PM 2.5, it causes inflammation in the chest and due to continuous exposure to this polluted environment, the body does not get time to heal itself and the disease does not go away.
Dr. Neeraj says that PM 10 reaches only our upper respiratory tract like nose, mouth and sinuses, but PM 2.5 particles made from vehicle smoke, dust from construction sites and gases emitted from factories reach the lower respiratory tract like bronchi and lungs etc. and cause inflammation. Whereas the nano particles of pollution reach our blood and even damage the organs of our body.
So will this disease not be cured soon?
Dr. Gupta says that as long as you are inhaling PM 2.5, this situation will continue. Due to frequent inflammation and lack of time for the body to recover, it is difficult to recover from this disease in 4-6 days. Therefore, it is possible that this problem may come back again and again and you may feel that it is not getting better.
Will it be beneficial if we move out of NCR?
Yes, of course, if you go to a hilly area where AQI is fine and there is no pollution, then as soon as you reach there and breathe, you will feel that you are absolutely fine. There is no problem of cold, cough and cold and you do not need any medicine, but as soon as you return from there and come to NCR, you will face the same problem again.
What to do to avoid this?
The only way to prevent this is to avoid pollution as much as possible. Wear a mask, take steam if you stay at home. Eat a balanced diet and if possible, avoid polluting construction sites and vehicle smoke.
