Listen to Story Rubaab, an 8-year-old Noida student living in Delhi, has been using a nebuliser ever since he was a toddler. A nebulizer is a small device that converts liquid medication into a mist, allowing it to be inhaled to relieve breathing difficulties. As he carefully assembled his nebulizer, adding the medication, and switching it on to inhale the vaporised form of his bronchodilator drug, he said, "I have used the nebuliser for a billion times.
The doctor says I can’t go out to play, and I have to sit at home and nebulise. I have been getting croup for more than 2 years. I wear a mask to school these days.
" This young child suffers from croup, a respiratory condition marked by a wheezing cough that can be life-threatening in young children. Relief often comes only after bouts of vomiting. Croup is a condition that obstructs the airways, causing inflammation of the larynx and voice box, making it difficult to breathe.
It's characterised by a brassy or metallic-sounding cough, which is often more pronounced at night. With winter just around the corner, the thick blanket of smog and pollution that settles over Delhi-NCR makes this season especially challenging for him. The resurgence of pollutants due to farm fires ahead of the festive season is once again going to make matters worse for children with breathing problems.
The resurgence of pollutants due to farm fires ahead of the festive season is once again going to make matters worse for children with breathing pro.