Tis the season of coughs and colds, say doctors

There is an upsurge in seasonal, allergic and viral bronchitis. We are seeing around 3-4 patients per day. Most patients are presenting symptoms of a common cold, predominantly dry cough, audible wheezing and breathing difficulty in some cases. Symptoms are worsening in the patients with comorbidities but in most cases, it’s not serious. But due to the weather conditions, we could expect a surge in the coming days,” said Dr Aditya S Chowti, Senior Consultant - Internal Medicine, Fortis Hospital. According to Dr Pavan Yadav, Lead Consultant - Interventional Pulmonology and Lung Transplantation, Aster RV Hospital, usually, patients used to only complain of discomfort during the winter season but this year, patients are complaining during summer also. He said that they were seeing seven - eight patients daily with headaches, running nose, cough and breathing issues. Patients with lung-related comorbidities have a risk of infection, he added. “After Covid, there has been a rise in patients complaining about allergy problems. Even patients who had Covid once are also reporting allergy symptoms. A child who had Covid earlier landed in an emergency after an asthma attack,” said Dr Sachin Kumar, Senior Consultant, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Sakra World Hospital.

04 April 2022