No marked rise in patients with allergy respiratory complications post-Diwali Doctors

"I am in fact writing it on prescriptions now, 'please don’t move outdoor', and I feel bad, as children need to go out and play, but the air isn’t just good for them," Anil Sachdeva, a pulmonologist and pediatrician at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said.

Sandeep Nayar, senior consultant & HOD, Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Sleep Disorder at BLK Super Speciality Hospital said the number of patients with respisratory complications have shot up and the severity of the disease too has increased.

"We have a spurt of almost 20 to 30 per cent patients in our OPD. One must try to cover themselves especially the face in order to avoid inhaling harmful particles. All vulnerable patients must vaccinate against flu and pneumonia to lessen the chances of getting infection.

"One should avoid early morning exercise/walk in smog as during exercise we tend to inhale more amount of air which is polluted and harmful at present. Patients suffering from respiratory disease must take their medication (inhalers etc regularly even if they don't have symptoms and should not stop medicine without consulting their physician. While going outside, one should wear a mask," he said.