‘Lungs Are Failing Me, Can’t Walk’: Delhi Man’s Health Report Exposes How Air Pollution Is Silently Damaging Body

Air quality across north India, especially in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, has once again dipped to dangerous levels after Diwali. Smog and toxic air have returned, leaving many residents coughing, breathless, and fatigued. The worsening pollution is now showing direct effects on people’s health, with many experiencing symptoms they have never felt before.

One Delhi resident recently shared that he had been feeling unusually tired and often found it difficult to breathe, even during simple tasks. Concerned about his condition, he underwent a full-body health test, and what he discovered left him deeply worried.

Health Tests Reveal the Damage Sharing his experience on Reddit, the man explained, “Hey everyone, I’m living in Delhi,

and lately I have been feeling more tired than usual, sometimes with a bit of breathing discomfort too due to persistent pollution in the air.” He added that he decided to get tested to check how much the poor air quality had affected him.

According to him, the results were “eye-opening.” His inflammation markers and a few other parameters were slightly off, which the doctor said could be due to prolonged exposure to toxic air.

“The pollution is reducing my lung capacity to function and causing shortness of breath, even while performing simple physical tasks like walking,” he wrote.

The man ended his post by urging others to take pollution’s impact seriously and get tested, too. His experience has struck a chord with many living in polluted cities across India.

Check his post here

Air pollution is damaging our lungs much faster than we ever expected.
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Residents Share Their Own Experiences
After he shared his story, others joined in to discuss how air pollution has affected their daily lives.

A user asked, “Since when are you living in Delhi? And is it the first time you are facing problems of air pollution?” He replied, “Have been living in Delhi for more than 10 years now and this is the first time that I can see the effect of pollution so significantly. Maybe it was building for years and finally symptoms started to show up.”

The same user recalled earlier years, saying, “If anything, pollution is less this year due to late rains. I remember 2017 to 2019, those were real terrible.”