Allergies in India: Hyderabad for lon, Chennai
My wife is asthamatic for over 50 years. We lived in Hyderabad for lon, and gradually the symptoms reduced along with ayurvedic medicines [ Maharishi’s Asthomap in particular].
We shifted to Chennai a few weeks ago. Within one week she is down again with a severe attack of asthma…heavily polluted air, continuous rain and very wet weather, mistakingly switching on the Air Conditiouer to drive out mosquitoes to name a few.
Chennai seems to be at least 3-5 times more polluted than Hyderabad–air, water and surface pollution.
We regret having come here and are wondering when she will recover to enable us return.
Now we are looking for information for the best place for asthamatic patients in India. She is 68. We yearn for a place with the climate and population of Hyderabad of early 1960’s. Please suggest a few locations. — R., India
Hi R. I am wondering if you have to live in a city as Indian cities are so polluted. I have asthma and I can only take Indian cities for a few days before I can’t breathe. Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore all have terrible smog and I couldn’t stay in any of them longer than a few days. Where I have done better in India is in smaller cities and in the countryside. Parts of Pune away from the city center might be OK (but not close to any busy traffic). Also, Agra was OK for me when I was there 15 years ago. Another option if you are retired is to go to a beach side resort like Goa and live very close to the ocean where you get a good ocean breeze and clean air. Or try anywhere near the ocean AWAY from a city and traffic. My last suggestion is mountains, the higher the better. I’ve been wondering about visiting Rishikesh for a few months during allergy season. Or perhaps Dharmsala. Does anyone else have any experience with this. Any other advice from some one with experience would be appreciated.
Good Luck R
Martin
Comment by Martin — May 1, 2009 @ 4:58 am
I would like to say , to move to the northern areas!
it may work! hopping so………
Comment by Sarah — June 24, 2009 @ 4:05 am
My daughter has allergies, anytime we are near the ocean, her allergies get better. We live in Florida.
Comment by Dawn Marie — September 11, 2009 @ 6:36 pm