Around 6,500 schools across the UK are in area with high levels of air pollution, and among them is St Ambrose RC primary school in Manchester. It sits on one of Europe’s busiest roads where particle pollution levels exceed WHO limits. Coronavirus lockdowns made way for less traffic and cleaner air but as measures continue … Read more
About one in five people say they still cannot smell properly eight weeks after a Covid infection. Source link
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — By now, most folks know that a loss of smell and taste are a hallmark of COVID-19 infection, but new research shows it can continue up to five months after the virus first strikes. “It was apparent from the beginning of the pandemic that a significant percentage … Read more
Loss of smell, or anosmia, is the most common symptom of Covid-19, with many patients reporting that or parosmia, a condition where tastes and smells are distorted. But ear, nose and throat specialists feel the conditions, which can have a huge impact on people’s lives, are often overlooked. Emerging research suggests people could be affected … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Special training may help COVID-19 patients regain their sense of smell after suffering parosmia, a new British study suggests. Parosmia is a condition where people have strange and often unpleasant smell distortions. Instead of smelling a lemon, for example, you may … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Loss of smell is common in COVID-19, but fewer people say they have this symptom than objective tests reveal, a new study finds. In fact, about 77% of COVID-19 patients who were directly measured had smell loss, but only … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Loss of a sense of smell may be a more reliable indicator of Covid-19 than cough or fever, research suggests. A study by University College London (UCL) of 590 people who lost their sense of smell or taste earlier in the year found 80% had coronavirus antibodies. Of those people with … Read more
Image copyright Kate McHenry Image caption Kate McHenry says she is scared she will be left without her sense of smell forever Losing the ability to smell or taste are two of the symptoms associated with Covid-19. But while many have regained their senses, for others it has turned into a phenomenon called parosmia, leaving … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The loss of smell that can accompany coronavirus is unique and different from that experienced by someone with a bad cold or flu, say European researchers who have studied the experiences of patients. When Covid-19 patients have smell loss it tends to be sudden and severe. And they usually don’t have … Read more