The number of patients going to the doctor due to cough, upper respiratory tract infection, high fever, shortness of breath often increases when the sun is hot. In large, hot urban areas, it is often accompanied by fine dust, air pollution increases pressure on the respiratory system. These factors are easy to irritate the airway, leading to inflammation, cough, long nasal congestion.
Many people have a habit of using air conditioners at continuous low temperatures or drinking cold ice to cool down, causing the respiratory tract mucosa to be vulnerable. The body often has to change the sudden temperature (or in and out of the room that is turning on the air conditioner), causing the airways and velvet resistance, increasing the risk of respiratory tract infections.
The heat also makes the body’s ability to adjust the body temperature decreases, the amount of water and electrolytes takes a lot due to the excretion of sweat and urine. When the body lacks water, the mucus in the respiratory tract is more dense and ineffective, making the respiratory system more easily attacked by pathogens.
Doctors examine respiratory function for patients. Artwork: Tam Anh General Hospital
Hot weather causes more severe respiratory diseases may be due to subjective patients, slow examination or wrong treatment. Complications of respiratory disease such as pneumonia, dangerous respiratory failure, especially for people with weak health.
To proactively prevent respiratory disease, you should eat enough quality, increase vitamin C supplementation to increase resistance from fruits such as oranges and lemons. Wearing a mask when going out to reduce contact with irritants and bacteria in the air. Use the appropriate air conditioner, avoiding too low temperatures, limited from the cold room to the sudden heat, at rush hour from 11h to 15h. Clean the nose and throat with physiological saline to help eliminate dirt and pathogens, full rest.
If you cough, the fever lasts for more than three days or show signs of shortness of breath, should go to the respiratory specialist at reputable medical facilities for intensive examination and treatment.