Vaayu Chest & Sleep Specialists, Bengaluru

Chest, sleep and rehabilitation specialty centre in Bengaluru: asthma, COPD, ILD, sleep apnea, allergy testing and pulmonary & cardiac rehab under one roof. Book an appointment.

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Bengaluru's Advanced Respiratory, Sleep & Rehab Center

Breathe Better. Recover Stronger. Live Beyond Symptoms.

VAAYU is Bengaluru's only integrated outpatient respiratory care ecosystem — combining pulmonology, sleep medicine, advanced diagnostics, pulmonary rehabilitation, and allied wellness under one roof.

We are not a clinic. We are not a hospital. We are the missing middle — advanced specialist care built for patients with chronic, complex respiratory and sleep conditions who need more than a prescription and a follow-up appointment.

Our model: Screening → Diagnosis → Intervention → Rehabilitation → Wellness → Long-term Follow-up. Fully connected. Multidisciplinary. Built around your recovery.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

COPD Care

ILD / Lung Fibrosis

Sleep Apnea

Severe Asthma

Long COVID Recovery

Bronchiectasis

Breathlessness Clinic

Start with a structured respiratory care plan

20+ years of expertise. One integrated respiratory care destination.

Nationally and internationally trained specialists. Advanced outpatient care built for chronic, complex respiratory and sleep disorders.

Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine

In-House Sleep Lab

Advanced Diagnostics On-Site

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Same-Day Test Results

Home Rehab Programs

Second Opinion Consultations

ENT · Psychology · Nutrition · Yoga

About VAAYU

Not a Clinic. Not a Hospital. A Complete Respiratory Care Ecosystem.

India's healthcare landscape has a vacuum. Large hospitals focus on acute inpatient care. Smaller clinics offer basic outpatient treatment. Neither delivers what chronic respiratory patients truly need — structured, long-term, multidisciplinary care with continuity.

We call it the blockchain of healthcare — we follow patients through their entire disease course, prevent worsening, and ensure continuity even if they need a hospital admission.

True Continuum of Care

Screening to long-term follow-up — fully connected, not fragmented

Advanced Outpatient Without Hospitalization

Hospital-grade care designed to prevent unnecessary admissions

Integrated Rehab, Wellness & Sleep

Rehab + yoga + psychology + nutrition + sleep — the complete recovery engine

Dr Ravi Mehta — Philosophy

A Different Way of Thinking About Respiratory and Sleep Health

At the heart of VAAYU is a shift in thinking. Dr. Ravi Mehta believes that patients don’t fail treatment — treatment fails when it is fragmented, symptom-driven, and short-term.

“Breathlessness, fatigue, and poor sleep are not isolated problems — they are signals of deeper imbalance.”

Instead of focusing only on relief, VAAYU focuses on:

Understanding the root cause

Restoring function

Preventing recurrence

Building long-term stability

Care at VAAYU is designed not just to treat disease — but to restore how you breathe, sleep, and live.

The VAAYU Difference

Traditional Respiratory Care vs The VAAYU Model

Patients with chronic lung and sleep conditions deserve more than episodic, disconnected care. They need a partner.

Traditional Care

• Clinic → Lab → Hospital: all disconnected
• Episodic, symptom-focused consultations
• Medications as the only tool
• Limited or no follow-up after treatment
• Rehabilitation handled elsewhere (if at all)
• Hospital-only escalation when things worsen
• No care coordination between providers

VAAYU Model

• Integrated continuum: diagnosis to recovery to prevention
• Long-term respiratory partnership, not one-time visits
• Medications + rehabilitation + wellness combined
• Structured long-term follow-up and disease monitoring
• In-house pulmonary rehabilitation — center, home and hybrid
• Focus on preventing hospitalization and reducing flare-ups
• All specialists coordinated under one clinical roof

Who We Help

Patients Who Need More Than Just Medication

VAAYU is for patients looking for structured, comprehensive answers — not temporary relief. If any of these describe you, we can help.

Breathlessness despite treatment

Not improving on inhalers or medications

Uncontrolled asthma or COPD

Frequent attacks, flare-ups, ED visits

Chronic cough, fatigue or poor stamina

Affecting daily work and quality of life

Frequent respiratory flare-ups

Recurrent admissions for lung disease

Oxygen dependency or slow recovery

Post-discharge, post-ICU, post-COVID

Poor sleep, snoring or suspected sleep apnea

Daytime sleepiness, unrefreshed sleep

Multiple treatments with no clear answers

Seen many doctors, still searching

Need for a specialist second opinion

Complex ILD, severe asthma, lung fibrosis

Long COVID breathlessness

Persisting months after recovery

Post-ICU lung deconditioning

Muscle weakness, reduced exercise tolerance

Lung nodule or early lung cancer concern

Monitoring, staging, support & recovery

Expat or outstation patient

Expedited workup for tight timelines

Conditions & Programs

Disease-Specific Programs for Complex Respiratory Conditions

Every program at VAAYU combines specialist consultation, advanced diagnostics, rehabilitation, and long-term monitoring — not just a diagnosis.

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Severe Asthma Program

For patients with persistent breathlessness, frequent attacks or poor response to inhalers — including those who may need biologics or allergy workup.

Frequent asthma attacks

Night-time breathlessness

Poor inhaler response

Allergic triggers

• Comprehensive severe asthma evaluation
• Biologics assessment & guidance
• Allergy testing & immunotherapy
• Advanced lung function testing (FeNO, IOS)
• Breathing retraining & optimization

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COPD & Emphysema Care

Structured, long-term COPD management focused on improving breathing capacity, reducing flare-ups, avoiding hospitalization and building endurance.

Progressive breathlessness

Frequent chest infections

Recurrent hospital admissions

Reduced exercise tolerance

• COPD rehabilitation & exercise programs
• Oxygen optimization & assessment
• Breathlessness reduction strategies
• Prevent rehospitalization pathway
• Long-term COPD monitoring

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Lung Fibrosis / ILD Program

Disease-specific structured care for interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis — combining monitoring, rehabilitation, oxygen support and recovery planning.

Progressive breathlessness

Dry persistent cough

Reduced exercise capacity

Oxygen dependency

• ILD & pulmonary fibrosis assessment
• Fibrosis progression monitoring
• Pulmonary rehabilitation for ILD
• Ambulatory oxygen evaluation
• Exercise conditioning & stamina building

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Sleep Disorders Center

Integrated multidisciplinary sleep care involving pulmonology, ENT, psychology and sleep dentistry — for snoring, sleep apnea and insomnia.

Loud snoring

Daytime sleepiness

Unrefreshed sleep

Morning headaches

• In-house sleep lab & sleep studies
• Sleep apnea diagnosis & CPAP therapy
• Pulmonology + ENT + Psychology team
• Sleep dentistry for oral appliance therapy
• Complex sleep disorder management

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Bronchiectasis Program

Dedicated care for bronchiectasis — an often undertreated condition causing chronic cough, recurrent chest infections and reduced lung capacity.

Chronic productive cough

Recurrent chest infections

Breathlessness on exertion

Fatigue

• Bronchiectasis specialist evaluation
• Airway clearance techniques
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Infection management plan
• Long-term disease monitoring

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Post-ICU & Ventilator Recovery

Structured pulmonary rehabilitation for patients recovering after ICU stay, ventilator support, severe lung infection, prolonged oxygen dependency, or critical respiratory illness.

Weakness after ICU stay

Breathlessness after ventilation

Reduced stamina & endurance

Difficulty returning to routine activity

• Post-ICU respiratory assessment
• Ventilator recovery rehabilitation
• Oxygen optimization & monitoring
• Strength and endurance rebuilding
• Functional recovery & breathing training

Your Care Pathway

How the VAAYU Care Journey Works

A connected, end-to-end respiratory care pathway — from your first visit to long-term recovery and disease management.

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Consultation

Specialist respiratory & sleep assessment

02

Diagnosis

Same-day advanced diagnostic workup

03

Care Plan

Personalized treatment & rehabilitation plan

04

Rehabilitation

Supervised pulmonary rehab program

05

Wellness

Yoga, nutrition, psychology integration

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Follow-Up

Long-term monitoring & disease management

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Beyond Exercise

Pulmonary rehabilitation is the most evidence-based, most underused tool in respiratory recovery — and it is VAAYU's single biggest clinical differentiator.

Most respiratory centers in India stop at diagnosis and medication. At VAAYU, rehabilitation is a medically supervised, multidisciplinary recovery program designed to improve breathlessness, stamina, oxygen efficiency, sleep, mental health and quality of daily life.

Over 15,000 rehabilitation visits completed in 2.5 years. Evidence-based, ATS/ERS-aligned, and tailored to your diagnosis.

Center-based pulmonary rehabilitation

Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (Bengaluru)

Hybrid recovery programs

What Rehab Includes

Complete Recovery Support for Daily Life

VAAYU's rehabilitation is not just exercise training. It is a full recovery ecosystem — each element supported by clinical evidence.

Respiratory physiotherapy

Breathing retraining

Endurance conditioning

Oxygen optimization

Airway clearance techniques

Nutrition guidance

Sleep optimization

Psychological support

Yoga & naturopathy integration

Smoking & vaping cessation

Home exercise planning

Disease education & self-management

Most tests completed & interpreted on the same visit

Advanced Diagnostics

Hospital-Grade Lung Diagnostics in an Outpatient Setting

Early and accurate diagnosis changes outcomes. VAAYU offers advanced respiratory diagnostics with same-day specialist interpretation — no repeat visits needed.

Sleep Study & Sleep Lab

Advanced sleep assessment for sleep apnea, snoring, oxygen fluctuation, and sleep-related breathing disorders.

DLCO Testing

Detects early lung damage, reduced oxygen transfer and functional impairment before symptoms worsen.

FeNO Testing

Measures airway inflammation to guide asthma treatment, identify steroid-responsive disease and monitor biologics.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Real-time bedside respiratory and pleural assessment available within the outpatient setting.

Additional Tests Available

IOS / Impulse Oscillometry

Advanced lung mechanics testing useful in small airways disease and early respiratory dysfunction.

Portable Digital Chest X-Ray

Rapid chest imaging services available right from your room to your doorstep.

Allergy Testing

Identifies allergic triggers for asthma, rhinitis and complex respiratory presentations.

Exercise Capacity Assessment

Evaluates stamina, oxygen response, physical endurance and rehabilitation progress.

Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)

Comprehensive lung function assessment to evaluate airflow limitation, lung capacity, breathing efficiency, and respiratory performance.

Outcomes

What Recovery at VAAYU Looks Like

The goal is not temporary symptom relief. The goal is better control, better stamina and better daily independence — measured, tracked and sustained.

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Exercise capacity & 6MWT improvement

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Breathlessness at rest and on exertion

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Repeat hospitalizations & emergency visits

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Oxygen efficiency & saturation on exertion

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Sleep quality & daytime energy

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Fatigue and post-exertional symptoms

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Daily independence & quality of life

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Long-term disease stability & control

Patient Experience

Real Stories. Real Recovery.

Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Ravindra Mehta

Director, Vaayu chest & sleep specialists

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Dr. Sameer Bansal

Consultant Pulmonologist & Clinical Head

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Dr. Hariprasad

Consultant Pulmonologist

Dr. Aneesha

Consultant Pulmonologist

Dr. Rasheeka VP

Pulmonologist

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Dr. Yogita Hathmode

Head, Pulmonary Wellness & Rehabilitation

Dr.Prerana Abhisheki

Specialist in Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Dr. Suneela H Nayak

Allergy & Pediatric Pulmonology

Dr. Ajitha Tavvala

Otorhinolaryngologist (ENT specialist)

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Dr.Nandini G

Clinical Psychologist

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Dr.Sagar T V

Specialist - Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Dr. Abhishek L

Physiotherapist

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Don't Let Breathlessness Define Your Life

If breathing problems, chronic cough, fatigue, poor sleep or repeated respiratory flare-ups are limiting you — structured, integrated care at VAAYU can make a measurable difference.

Early intervention, pulmonary rehabilitation and multidisciplinary lung and sleep care improve long-term outcomes, reduce hospitalizations and restore quality of life. Our team is here to build your recovery plan.

VAAYU Chest & Sleep Specialty Center — Bengaluru

Bengaluru's integrated outpatient respiratory care ecosystem. Because how you breathe and how you sleep defines how you live.

Open Mon–Sat · 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM · Pulmonology · Sleep Medicine · Pulmonary Rehabilitation · Diagnostics

Our clinics and services

• Specialty chest clinics: asthma, COPD, ILD
• Sleep clinic: sleep apnea, snoring, insomnia
• Pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation
• Allergy and immunology
• Preventive lung health checks
• VORIC: impact of air pollution on traffic police in Bengaluru
• Newsroom: news and announcements from Vaayu
• Research on air pollution and lung health in Bengaluru
• Social impact and community screening
• Research and publications
• Media coverage
• About Vaayu
• Contact and appointments

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Ground & 3rd Floor, 37/17, 10th Main Road, 5th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 560041, Karnataka, India. Telephone +91 63649 28680. Email admin@vaayuchest.com.

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