Health Matters; The Loss of Taste and Smell [PODCAST]
This week on WJON s Health Matters program I talked with Dr. Ted Truitt from St. Cloud ENT. We discussed the loss of taste and smell. This symptom has been associated with Covid-19 but Truitt says the loss of taste and smell can be signs of so many other things including a cold, sinus infection, and getting older just to name a few. Listen to our 4-part conversation below.
The loss of taste and smell can occur when people has allergies and have a stuffed up nose. Dr. Truitt says the taste of food makes it more interesting and when someone loses that over time it can cause people to lose weight. He says it s not uncommon for people to have a diminished sense of taste and smell and not come to do anything about it for years. He says there are office procedures and medicines that can help restore a person s taste and smell but many times the loss of taste and smell can return without any intervention. Truitt d
Hang In There, Mother Nature About To Reward Us (Somewhat)
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The National Weather Service out of the Twin Cities has put out their weather out look for the rest of the month and things are going to get better. Not just better but much better. Temps will steadily increase through the end of the month. We could be seeing 30 s and 40 s by the end of the month.
That s a nice 50 to 60 degree difference from what we ve survived lately. The Weather Channel has also released their predictions and claims we will see warmer than usual temps going into March.
Full In-Person Learning for ROCORI Begins Tuesday
COLD SPRING – ROCORI students in all grade levels are getting ready to return to their classrooms.
The district will reinstate in-person learning for grades 10-12 beginning on Tuesday – and for the first time this year, all of the district’s students will be in the same learning model at the same time.
ROCORI, like all districts, has been tasked with the challenge of toggling back and forth between learning models in response to county-supplied COVID-19 case rate data.
“We started this year with hybrid learning for our 7
th through 12
th graders,” said
Brad Kelvington, ROCORI Superintendent. “We did start in-person for grades K through 6, but around MEA, we switched grade 6 to hybrid. Then, in December, we moved to distance learning, and all grades did some form of distance learning until January 11, when we brought our preschool and kindergarten back in-person.