Dr. Pramod Jhawar

SLEEP APNEA – A SILENT EPIDEMIC   Sleep- a state where awareness of environmental stimuli is reduced and a physiological behavior that is common in all animal species. It forms around one third of a human life.Sleep is not for luxury rather it is a necessity of our body. Experts estimate that as much as 75 % of human growth hormone is released during sleep. It is essential for survival as prolonged sleep deprivation leads to severe physical impairment followed by  cognitive loss and eventually death.  Most of us face no problem in falling asleep .However, many people have trouble sleeping.  These problems can be because of sleep apnea . Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder. It happens when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep. Due to this, their brain and the rest of the body don’t get enough oxygen. Sleep apnea is growing like an epidemic. It’s estimated that around 4% of ...

Most Common Respiratory And Related Diseases in Monsoon, Their Treatment & Prevention  As pleasant as it sounds, monsoon winds do kind of add a note of cheer to our daily lifestyle, but alongside brings infectious diseases. So what exactly should  or shouldn’t we do, in order to save ourselves? Firstly due to the global pandemic whenever we experience any illness or fatigue, we directly presume it is because of the deadly coronavirus. Especially such presumptions are taken by patients of asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, tuberculosis and other chronic respiratory diseases. So it's very important for us to be able to segregate these interrelated symptoms. Influenza - Every year lakhs of children die due to negligence shown in case of Influenza. The symptoms include cold and cough, high fever for approximately 9 to 10 days ( especially in children). If influenza is not treated within 3 to 4 days , it leads to pneumonia. Ultimately the situation of the patient gets worse ...

Precautionary Measures And Tips For Asthma Patients During Coronavirus:- People with moderate to severe asthma may be at higher risk of getting very sick from viral infection. These infections can affect your respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs), cause an asthma attack, and possibly lead to pneumonia and acute respiratory disease.   What precautionary measures should be taken by asthmatic patients to save themselves from coronavirus? They should monitor the intensity of asthma using a peak flow meter.  Patients should not share their inhalers/peak flow meter with another person at home.  The patient should be in an isolated room when he/she is using a nebulizer with all the precautionary measures. This is because the aerosol generation may infect other people nearby.  Prescribed medicines should be taken daily and without skipping. Avoid asthma triggers.  Cleaning of inhalers is very essential. Microbes can collect in the inhalers if the device isn’t cleaned ...

COVID-19 AND ASTHMA: What People With Asthma Should Know  As we are aware of the global pandemic #Covid19 and its fatal effects, it has been closely observed that symptoms relating to #Coronavirus are quite similar to that of asthma patients and other lung-related diseases. Thereby many patients with respiratory diseases got in trouble.  Symptoms of Corona and Asthma  As per today's scenario of our country, Covid-19 has besieged our people and its upshot is increasing promptly. Its symptoms are no different than that of Influenza and are responsible for the accretive mortality. Symptoms can be sore throat, dry cough, cold, difficulty in breathing due to decreased oxygen level, etc. Similarly, the same symptoms can be spotted in asthmatic patients, allergy, and nasobronchial allergy. Patient history is found in the case of asthma. Running nose is found less in the patients of Covid-19 as compared to other respiratory infections. Difficulty in breathing is where coronavirus...