COVID-19 “long range guards” treat persistent virus symptoms

Millions of Americans Struggle with Delay symptoms of COVID-19 – months after the disease was diagnosed. It is estimated that 5 to 10% of COVID patients are ‘long-term carriers’ who feel endlessly trapped in the grip of the virus.

After enduring the COVID-19 in December, 38-year-old Camille Hlavka, a dedicated marathon runner, now often gasps for breath. Her most cherished activities are a fight, including story time with her 2-year-old son Reid.

“It happens a lot when I try to speak longer sentences,” Hlavka said as he gasped for breath.

The hardest part for her, she said, is feeling that she is not herself. “I never realized what a gift it was to just be able to talk,” she said.

Dr. Diana Kirke, an ear, nose and throat doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital, found that the weakness of the vocal cords impaired Hlavka’s speech and breathing, which is likely to be nerve injury of COVID-19.

“What you can see right away is that the right side is weaker than the left side,” Kirke said.

It is a surprising addition to the so-called long-distance syndrome. Other symptoms include fatigue, headache, brain fog, depression and anxiety. The National Institutes of Health is spending $ 1.15 billion to study the problem.

“Many of the patients do not understand why they have these breathing problems when their lung function tests are normal,” Kirke said.

Hlavka receives therapy to relearn the most natural thing in the world – breathing.