The recent debate on cracker & no cracker has already taken an ugly shape, where the entire country stands divided on the approval or denial of the court’s decisions. While we may not have reached anywhere with improvement in the situations, we as mothers, have at least learned and educated ourselves more on how to get a solution for pollution with the recent state of the capital of the country.
Picture taken on the 21st of October, 2017 in NOIDA, at 11:00 AM. No filters used.
AQI or the Air Quality Index is a number used by the government of a country to communicate to its citizens about the condition of the air. The quality of air is best when the AQI is 0 TO 50, and is considered Hazardous and unbreathable when AQI is 300 or above. The National Capital region proudly flaunts an AQI of 714. Yet, we stand here, unalarmed, unaffected, ignoring bans or thinking of a solution for pollution-related issues.
Image Source: Screenshot of the AQI results for Delhi/NCR on aqicn.org
I got in touch with my dear Friend Dr. Wafia Abbas, PGDEMS(U.K), DYA (Pune), General Physician, Sood Hospital, Ex-Medical Officer at Ruby Hall hospital, Pune.
She has over 10 years of experience managing general cases with kids and women and seems equally appalled at the pollution situation in the NCR.
“children suffer the most!”, she says. “Most of them are so young, so little, that they cannot explain or even express their discomfort or the level of the problem. With cases coming in back to back, it makes us sad to see such little souls suffering.”
“What we are breathing is a toxic cocktail of pollutants, with SO2, oxides of Nitrogen, Suspended particulate matter and respirable particulate matters, as the primary component. From nose to lungs, from skin to even heart, all organs and systems are affected by them severely”, says Dr. Wafia Abbas
As per Dr. Wafia Abbas, here is a list of symptoms and problems that children have been commonly facing due to the rise in pollution levels in the Delhi/NCR region. Also enlisted, find some home remedies that you can use to relieve pain and severity of these symptoms at home.
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common complaints:
What to do?
When to see a doctor?
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common complaints:-
-Allergic Rhinitis (common cold)
Pollution may cause the nose to be runny. Excessive running of the nose may even lead to some bleeding as the veins in the nose get inflamed.
What to do?
When to see a doctor?
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common complaints:
What to do?
When to see a Doctor?
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common complaints
What to do?
When to see a Doctor
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common complaints
What to do?
When to see a Doctor?
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complaints about the heart do not come to notice as immediately s the other symptoms do. Pollution is just one of the causes that contribute vastly to heart ailments, in case the body has been exposed to harmful and poor quality air over long periods of time.
Exposure to polluted air leads to inflammatory effects in the heart, resulting in cardiovascular issues.
Long-term exposure to such pollutants leads to arterial changes that contribute to high BP, diabetes or even cardiac failure.
I request all the readers to kindly use any of the above-mentioned remedies at you own discretion, especially when applying for little or young kids and toddlers. Kindly seek your doctor’s consultation before trying out any remedy that you may not have tried before. None of the advice stated above should be taken as a medical advice.
We truly hope that these pieces of advice from an experienced practitioner help you get a guideline on how to find a solution to pollution-related health hazards.
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