Do you suffer from asthmatic or any other related problems which are caused by the heavy pollution in Cairo?
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289
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I suffer from mild asthma as it is normally but when we travel to Cairo it always seems to get worse. My inhaler is never far from reach.
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Thank you for your reply, Smuckers.
I also suffer from mild asthma since I was a child but I am on proper medication. I do catch quickly bronchitis especially in the weather we have here right now in Germany; it's cold and wet.
I had couple of strong asthma attacks back in Cairo while living there but all because I only used an immediate inhaler which releaved my heavy breathing and no further medication.
I am wondering how would I do now in Cairo as I am already affected? I surely wanna move back there so what are the safest areas to live in? I assume new developments outside of Cairo and away from big factories are the best places to consume considerably healthy, low-polluted air?
spasm Member # 12981
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Hello there ,
If I’ll ever get the chance I’ll chose Northern Sinai to be my home town , I heard it has on of the lowest pollution percentages in the world , but unfortunately this governorate isn't fully developed
Keep Smiling Member # 14274
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Its a matter of where are egyptions centralized(its all around the Nile river) 1/3 of the country enlargement and with almost 75 million member, of course we suffer.
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Yes I understand but with a more improved system system in place the suffering could be way less.
According to Wikiedia Cairo ranks number 1 in the most polluted cities of the world :
Most Polluted World Cities by PM[19] Particulate matter, μg/m³ (2004) City 169 Cairo, Egypt 150 Delhi, India 128 Kolkata, India (Calcutta) 125 Taiyuan, China 123 Chongqing, China 109 Kanpur, India 109 Lucknow, India 104 Jakarta, Indonesia 101 Shenyang, China
Do you suffer from asthmatic or any other related problems which are caused by the heavy pollution in Cairo?
I find after 5 days in Cairo, my chest starts feeling a bit bunged up. So while I would love to live in the middle in theory, I decided to live in 6th October when I move there in a few weeks where the air is clearer.
I suffered from asthma when I was a kid - darn it I had to give up smoking when I was 12 - so don't want to bring it back.
antihypocrisy Member # 11915
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but TL, you also suffer asthma, dont u?
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Yes I do. I was hoping to find someone online who gives me some great tips which areas around Cairo are less polluted.
I won't move anywhere else as I love this city, I'll find everything there and also my kids have to attend an international school.
Please Oldbag, let me know how you are doing healthwise in your new place.
Mother War Member # 8386
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I've never lived in Cairo nor do I have any problems with asthma but I did notice a difference in my sinuses while visiting. I was very congested especially at night and couldn't sleep without taking decongestant medication. When I went back to Alex I was magically healed. I really do believe it was the air pollution that caused my sinus problems.
antihypocrisy Member # 11915
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TL, i think Alrehab is less polluted but you can have no water instead
Leito Member # 14189
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What is that about no water ?! I live here, I have water, I just washed my hair!
Tigerlily Member # 3567
posted Living in Cairo Is the Same as Smoking a Pack a Day
By Leslie-Ann Boctor, IPS News
Posted October 23, 2007.
The average resident of Cairo ingests more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution a day, the same as a pack of cigarettes. Air pollution is so bad in Cairo that living in the sprawling city of 18 million residents is said to be akin to smoking 20 cigarettes a day. According to the World Health Organisation, the average Cairene ingests more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution a day.
A 2002 World Bank report estimates that pollution causes 2.42 billion dollars worth of environmental damage each year, about five percent of Egypt's annual gross domestic product.
Industry is to blame, in part, the worst offenders being factories that burn mazot for power. Mazot is the heavy oil left over after more valuable fuel products have been extracted from crude oil; when burnt, it emits substantial amounts of the greenhouse gases said to cause global warming.
The Ministry of the Environment continues to promise new measures to hold industry culprits accountable for air pollution, but has failed to put teeth into enforcement.
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- so don't want to bring it back.
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