Harvard Medical School Professor Andrew Budson says that s not because you get stuffed up like you would with a cold or the flu. Instead: Most people think the taste and smell are related to the virus directly affecting those nerves that go into the brain. That could certainly be true,” Budson said. “And it goes to show that the virus could be attacking the brain directly.
He s worried an attack on the brain could lead to long-term memory problems. Adding that Coronavirus also reduces blood oxygen levels which can cause brain damage. In addition, COVID-19 increases the chances of older people having mini-strokes which temporally cuts off blood flow to your brain. Budson thinks that might explain why some people who already recovered from coronavirus still deal with brain fog.
Best Life: COVID-19 causing hearing loss?
Best Life: COVID-19 causing hearing loss in some patients By Ivanhoe Broadcast News | January 27, 2021 at 6:42 AM CST - Updated January 27 at 5:44 PM
HACKENSACK, NJ (Ivanhoe Newswire) COVID-19 patients on the mend are struggling with everything from cardiovascular problems to clotting disorders, stroke, and fatigue. And now, in rare cases, medical experts say hearing loss is being added to the list. Now, introducing one man who woke up hard of hearing after 22 days on a ventilator.
“I had thought I was sleeping for two years,” recalled Michael Goldsmith.
Michael had clots in his leg, lost function in his shoulders and arms, and had what he describes as “static” in his ears profound hearing loss.
To the editor: Every time I hear someone say that the COVID-19 disaster in California is proof that mask mandates and stay-home orders don’t work, it makes me furious. (“How the ‘California miracle’ dissolved into a winter coronavirus nightmare,” Jan. 22)
As I took my usual evening drive down the main street in my upscale community recently, I saw people sitting shoulder to shoulder both outside and inside restaurants. I saw people on the street, many without masks. It has only gotten worse since summer and through the holidays.
Don’t say restrictive measures do not work. We haven’t even tried complying with them.
In the early hours of President Joe Biden's administration, the White House released plans for the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, to reform immigration in the United States.