Poor Air Quality In Northeast Ohio: Some Tips To Keep Yourself Safe Canvas [znBH8Rm7hh7]

As soon as you walk out the door, you see it: thick, muggy, smoky air across the Northeast Ohio region.

AirNow.gov says it all: "The quality is not good."

"The air quality index, as we speak right now, is about 243," University Hospitals pulmonologist Dr. David Rosenberg said Wednesday. "When it's luck mervil above 200, everybody in the general public is at risk, even if you're healthy."

And Rosenberg says you'll known when it's affecting you.

"It has potential to irritate the airways, to cause coughing and congestion," he explained. "It can clearly irritate your eyes, nose, and throat."

It's been especially tough on allergy sufferers and folks with breathing issues.

"We are seeing a lot more inheritance tax people coming in complaining of allergy type symptoms," Discount Drug Mart pharmacist Dr. Julie Cheich admitted, "and especially people who have underlying diseases such as asthma, COPD." --

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