ASIAN HOSPITAL · SYMPTOMS
What you feel — when to see a doctor
Plain-English guides for the symptoms our patients ask about most often. Each page tells you when to come urgently vs when to book a routine OPD, and links to the conditions that commonly cause it.
These pages are not a replacement for seeing a doctor. If you are unsure or your symptom is severe, please come to casualty (24×7) or call reception (+91 96064 96370).
Chest pain
Chest pain can be a heart attack, a muscle strain, acidity, or anxiety — and you cannot tell from outside. Thi…
Breathlessness
Breathlessness on exertion is normal during heavy activity, abnormal during ordinary activity. Sudden severe b…
Palpitations
Feeling your own heartbeat — whether fast, slow, or irregular — is what doctors call palpitations. Most are be…
Headache
Most headaches are tension-type or migraine — annoying but not dangerous. A small subset signal something more…
Stomach pain
Stomach pain has dozens of possible causes — from food poisoning to appendicitis to gallstones. The location, …
Fever
Fever is a sign, not a disease. Most fevers are viral and self-limiting. The cases that need urgent attention …
Fatigue / persistent tiredness
Persistent tiredness in adults usually has a finding-able cause — thyroid, anaemia, diabetes, vitamin deficien…
Dizziness
Dizziness is a vague word that covers two different problems: spinning (vertigo) and feeling faint (presyncope…
Frequent urination
Going to the toilet much more often than usual is almost always either diabetes, a urinary infection, or (in o…
Hair fall
Hair fall is very common and almost always has a finding-able cause — thyroid, iron deficiency, PMOS, post-pre…