Mumbai's air quality index has remained 'very poor' the last two months. Here’s a look at why doctors are seeing a five-fold rise in patients complaining of chronic cough, upper respiratory congestion and difficulty in breathing
Manoj Singh, a resident of Mumbai’s Andheri West neighbourhood, has been incessantly coughing for the last one-and-a-half months. Despite trying various cough syrups and undergoing a full course of antibiotics, the 40-year-old found no relief. Last week, his general physician, after asking him to get a detailed lung check-up, put him on steroids as a last resort.
While Singh’s condition is extreme, it is neither unusual nor shocking. Mumbai’s top pulmonologists tell us that they are seeing a five-times rise in patients this year, compared to the last couple of years, with complaints of chronic cough, upper respiratory congestion and difficulty in breathing.
While Singh’s condition is extreme, it is neither unusual nor shocking. Mumbai’s top pulmonologists tell us that they are seeing a five-times rise in patients this year, compared to the last couple of years, with complaints of chronic cough, upper respiratory congestion and difficulty in breathing.