Cardiologist warns over weather changes
By Laman Ismayilova
Certain weather conditions, from extreme heat to extreme cold, from rain to thunderstorms, can prompt severe health problems.
Environmental allergens and pollutants such as smoke, as well as a change in weather conditions affect both weather-sensitive and non-sensitive people, including those, who suffer from allergic rhinitis.
The teacher at the Azerbaijan Medical University, cardiologist Afiyeddin Isgandarov, told Trend that changing weather conditions can lead to more allergic problems.
"Moreover, the windy weather and cold air masses negatively affect people with stenocardia. So, people with such kind of problems should follow the weather forecast and refrain from hard work", he said.
Isgandarov noted that changes in atmospheric pressure also affect the human body and eventually causes arterial blood pressure change, which creates discomfort:
At a time of high atmospheric pressure, meteorologically sensitive people should not go out. In case of any problem, they should always contact their doctors, he said.
“Because the dosage of the medicine must be adjusted,” he said.
Humidity, temperature changes, and other weather conditions can also can also irritate the airways. For most people, this is not a problem. The nose controls humidity without difficulty. But for people with allergies and asthma, who may breathe air through the mouth more often, irritants, pollutants, and pollen are more of a factor.
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