A wide variety of symptoms patients are experiencing after recovery from COVID-19. A combination of different symptoms is shown in the patience who recovered within a week. People are experiencing a wide range of returning and ongoing health issues. The patient who was asymptomatic before COVID is experiencing a  wide range of health issues.

Common Post COVID Symptoms

Shortness of breath

Tiredness 

Sleep disorder

Depression and anxiety

Chest pain

Return of fever

Inability to concentrate

Headache and dizziness

Muscular pain

Loss of taste and smell

Heart palpitations

What is Long-Haul COVID-19

These patients with long-haul COVID-19 continue to experience symptoms for many weeks or months even after tested negative for the coronavirus. Most of the patients recovered within 10 days to 2 weeks or u

A wide variety of symptoms patients are experiencing after recovery from COVID-19. A combination of different symptoms is shown in the patience who recovered within a week. People are experiencing a wide range of returning and ongoing health issues. The patient who was asymptomatic before COVID is experiencing a  wide range of health issues.

Common Post COVID Symptoms

Shortness of breath

Tiredness 

Sleep disorder

Depression and anxiety

Chest pain

Return of fever

Inability to concentrate

Headache and dizziness

Muscular pain

Loss of taste and smell

Heart palpitations

What is Long-Haul COVID-19

These patients with long-haul COVID-19 continue to experience symptoms for many weeks or months even after tested negative for the coronavirus. Most of the patients recovered within 10 days to 2 weeks or up to 4 weeks. Any patient can be long haul even he was recovered from fever soon or if his illness was mild without symptoms before.

Common Long Haul Symptoms

Intermittent fever

Headache and depression

Joints and muscular pain

Fast heart pumping

Abnormal lungs function

Inflammation in heart

Injury in kidney

Mood swings

Hair loss

Organ Affected by COVID Fever

COVID-19 primarily affects the lungs but it can damage another organ as well. organs that may be affected by the long haul COVID-19 are

Heart

Lungs

Brain

Heart

Damage in heart muscles is shown in the patient even who experienced only mild symptoms. Chances of heart failure and other heart complication increases because of damage of heart muscle.

Lungs

The lung is the primary organ get affected in Covid. Alveoli which are tiny air sacs in the lungs get damaged by COVID-19 this can lead to long-term shortness of breath problems.

Brain

Syndrome-like seizures and Guillain-Barre can cause temporary paralysis. This can lead to the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

What is Brain Fog

Brain fog is a general term to describe the feeling of mentally lost. the patient feels mentally sluggish mostly after a stressful sleepless night. Even there are few cases in which people are reporting brain fog condition even after a month of recovering from fever.

Symptoms of Brain Fog

Lack of memory and concentration

Lack of mental clarity and confusion

Headaches

The possible reason for brain fog

Poor sleep

Loneliness

Feeling of depression

Anxiety

Dietary changes

Lack of physical activity

Side effects of medication

Visual disturbance

Mood change

Activities to Clear Brain Fog

Avoid alcohol

Let your brain heal stay away from the food and drinks that can affect your mental situation.

Good Sleep

Take a good sleep to give your brain time to recovered brain cells and remove toxins to heal the overall condition of the brain.

Social activity

Increase your social activity to boost your mood and help your brain to think and memorize well

Healthy diet

Include lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet. the necessary proportion of all nuts beans whole grains to improve brain activities

Aerobic and breathing exercise

Do breathing exercises. Start workouts as beginners at a slow pace. perform yoga and breathing exercises. 

Music

Listen to some calm and relaxing music.

Breathing Exercises

To increase lung capacity and for the proper function of the diaphragm breathing exercises are like magic. Deep breathing helps to overcome stress and anxiety. Sleep quality can improve by these exercises. these exercises can be performed at home as a daily routine.

Deep Breathing in a Different Position

Lie on your back bend your knees, feet resting on the bed. Place tongue on the roof of the mouth. wrap your stomach with one hand and one hand on the chest. keep your lisp closed. breath deeply inhale-exhale from noise repeats it for a minute.

You can do it while sitting on a chair or lie on your stomach inhale-exhale.

What is pron position?

It is lying face down position to improves breathing comfort and oxygenation in the lungs. this position keeps the alveolar open to breathe properly. if SpO2 of a patient is going down to 94 timely proning could save a life by enhancing ventilation

The Correct Method of Proning

Lying face down with proper position of the pillow.

One pillow below the chest

One pillow below shins

One pillow below the neck

Avoid proning after a meal

Adjust pillow according to comfort. Time of proning is dependent on your comfort zone don't force yourself to do more.

Avoid proning in pregnancy, if suffering from cardiac issues, any kind of bone fractures in the spine femur, and pelvic.

Perform proning 30 minute-lying your belly down

30 minute lying on your left side

30 minute lying on your right side

Back to lying on your belly

30-minute sitting up

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