Learn the symptoms of asthma, bronchitis and COPDImage credit source: boytaro Thongbun / 500px/Getty Images
Pollution has reached dangerous levels in many states of the country, including Delhi and NCR. In many areas, the AQI has reached the dangerous level of 500. Breathing in this smoky environment is equivalent to breathing in a gas chamber containing many poisonous airs. Doctors say that breathing so much poisonous smoke is equivalent to smoking 8 to 12 cigarettes a day. Due to which people are getting seriously ill.
Toxic smoke affects the lungs the most, increasing the risk of many types of respiratory infections. In such a situation, asthma, bronchitis and COPD problems are seen the most. Although these three diseases are different, they are quite similar in terms of symptoms and causes, so people are not able to differentiate them easily. These three diseases are considered very dangerous because they cause maximum damage to the lungs. The most common symptom among the three is difficulty breathing.
what is asthma
First of all, if we talk about asthma, this disease in common language is called asthma. This disease occurs due to inflammation of the airways, which makes it difficult for clean air to reach the lungs. Due to this, the patient has difficulty breathing and begins to have difficulty breathing. If the symptoms of this disease become very severe, the patient may also suffer an asthma attack, which may even endanger the patient’s life. Those who already have this problem face many problems when pollution increases.
asthma symptoms
The biggest problem with asthma is breathing.
– In this the patient may have a cough with or without phlegm.
– When breathing, the skin between the ribs is pulled inward, causing pain. complaint of
– Whistling when breathing.
– feeling of wheezing in the chest
– Sensation of pain or stiffness in the chest.
– have trouble sleeping
– excessive sweating
– Heartbeat speeds up
difficulty speaking
– breathing stops for a short time
what is copd
COPD disease is caused by severe allergies, excessive smoking, and pollution; Most of their patients are in cities where pollution is greatest. Due to this disease, the lungs are damaged and the patient becomes breathless. Due to difficulty in breathing, oxygen does not dissolve in the body’s blood, so the supply of oxygen stops. Most of its cases are reported only after the age of 25. Due to this disease, wheezing begins to appear in the chest while sleeping, which causes difficulty breathing problems.
COPD symptoms
– In COPD, the patient mainly presents with a cough with mucus.
– Whistling when breathing.
– feeling of wheezing in the chest
– chest tightness
– difficulty breathing
– heartbeat stop
– Lips and nails that turn blue due to low oxygen levels.
– feeling extremely tired
what is bronchitis
Bronchitis is a viral chest infection that can also occur when coming into contact with an infected person. This infection can also occur due to cold or increased pollution. In this, there is a lot of infection in the lungs.
bronchitis symptoms
– mucus that comes out when coughing in bronchitis
– Body pain with high fever.
– vomit blood
– buildup of mucus in the chest
– have trouble breathing
how to protect
These three lung-related problems are very serious and mainly attack people with weak immunity and elderly people. So to avoid this
– Avoid smoking.
– Avoid going out during times of pollution.
– Wear a mask when going out.
– Take steam.
– Drink hot water.
