Srinagar, May 17 (KNS) : Top Kashmir pulmonologist and head of department (HOD) , chest disease hospital , Dr Naveed Nazir on Thursday refuted the misconception that pollens shed by Russian poplar trees cause allergy or worsen the symptoms of allergic patients.

 

Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Dr Naveed said that attributing the worsening of symptoms in allergic or Asthema patients to the Russian poplar seeds in this season is wrong. 

 

"In this season the symptoms of any form of allergy including nasal alergy, eye elergy worsen and people attribute these worsening allergy symptoms to Russian popular seeds. This is only a misconception," Dr Naveed said.

 

"In this season, not only russian poplars but pollens from many other trees are found in atmosphere. Since the cotton flakes from pollens are visible we attribute it to worsening allergy symptoms," Dr Naveed said.

 

He said that there has been no research carried out so far by any expert that Russian poplar pollens cause allergies. 

 

"In fact it has been found during a research that the pollens from other plants which are not visible in atmosphere are many times more allergic than those from Russian poplars," Dr Naveed said. 

 

He advised the allergic patients to consult their doctors after the worsening of their symptoms. 

 

"Before the onset of the pollen season allergic patients should seek consultation of doctors and get their treatment optimised so that their symptoms remain under control," Dr Naveed said.(KNS)