Condition Spotlight
The term “Long-haulers Syndrome” broadly relates to people of all ages who have had a recent Covid-19 infection, subsequently tested negative at least once, yet still have persistent symptoms that may include fatigue, brain fog, gastrointestinal symptoms, headaches, shortness of breath, muscle aches, anxiety, reduced exercise tolerance and heart palpitations. These symptoms often evolve after the initial infection and may persist for months.
If you would have met me in my 20s you would have described me as “the picture of health.” I was extremely fit and disciplined with my diet. I was teaching yoga, working as a Read More
Loss or distorted sense of taste and/or smell. Brain fog. Tinnitus. Fatigue. Digestive issues. For millions of COVID survivors, some of the most life-disrupting symptoms didn’t go away after they tested negative. Worse, many are Read More
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are conducting a longitudinal study to track neurological symptoms in COVID-19 “long-haulers.” The first round of results revealed the prevalence of various short- and long-term symptoms Read More
A new study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology discovered most long-haulers continue to experience symptoms such as brain fog, numbness/tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and fatigue on average of 15 months after Read More
Long COVID is a terminology many of us hear fairly often. But what does it mean? WHO (the World Health Organization) recently published a clinical case definition of long COVID that includes 12 domains and Read More
A year into the pandemic, researchers are struggling to understand why some people are still suffering adverse effects long after they’ve recovered from an acute episode of COVID-19. Studies in the United States and Europe have Read More
Researchers estimate about 10% of COVID-19 patients become long-haulers, according to a recent article from The Journal of the American Medical Association and a study done by British scientists. In the ever-evolving story of coronavirus (COVID-19), experts have now learned that some people can experience symptoms of the illness many weeks or even months after having it.
According to a recent report, most people fall into one of two groups when it comes to the virus. Approximately 80% of those with COVID-19 end up having a mild reaction and most of those cases resolve in about two weeks. For people who have a severe response to the virus, it can take between three and six weeks to recover.
But now, there is growing concern over a separate group of people who don’t seem to fall into either of those two categories. One study states that about 10% of people who’ve had COVID-19 will experience prolonged symptoms one, two or even three months after they were infected. One of the most frustrating parts? There seems to be no consistent reason for this to happen.
This group, which many refer to as “long-haulers,” is mixed with those who experienced both mild and severe cases. And this condition can effect anyone – young, old, those who were healthy, those who had a chronic condition, those who were hospitalized and those who weren’t.
