Delhi’s air has turned into a silent enemy. Former AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria has warned that the current levels of pollution are not just aggravating asthma and COPD but are also beginning to trouble people who have never faced breathing problems before. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has dipped deep into the poor and very poor zones, making every breath a burden.

Healthy people are reporting chest tightness, sore throat, nasal irritation, and coughing. Doctors explain that inhaling polluted air leads to inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which limits oxygen intake even in normal lungs. This means the body has to work harder to breathe, a strain that the lungs are not designed to handle daily.

The heart feels it too Polluted air doesn’t stop at the lungs. Fine par

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