Covid : Dr. Nithipat explains how easily tired after recovering from covids, suggests how to do a preliminary examination with 5 steps to restore your lungs by yourself
On May 6, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nithipat Jearakul, Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, revealed that some people who have recovered from COVID-19 feel tired more easily. This ripple of omikron, more people get vaccinated. Most of them have little or no symptoms. and found that pneumonia, mortality and the onset of symptoms after recovery down 10 times from the delta range
The primary care is the home system (HI), so not all chest X-rays are possible. but screening with history and symptoms, so people who recovered from coronavirus who did not have a lung x-ray If symptoms are easier to tired, it may be caused by 1) mental symptoms, this part may have to find physical symptoms to be present or not, if not, it can be said that there is no problem Mental symptoms will improve.
2) physical symptoms Commonly referred to as post-COVID symptoms, it occurs within 4 weeks, while long-covid symptoms occur 1-3 months after recovery, which can be tested using a blood oxygen monitor. or a heart rate monitor. The test method is to take off the mask and walk briskly for 1-2 minutes and see the change. For example, some people have a faster pulse at 100-120, the blood oxygen level is lower than 94%. In this case, they must rely on a doctor to provide medication join
“Blood oxygen Usually it should be more than 94%, but people who are considered tired, that is, just sitting still, the value is lower than 94% after exercise, it will be reduced to 92%, etc. Therefore, after recovering from coronavirus, you should be sure to check if your symptoms of fatigue occur. from what because it is a symptom that can occur after recovering from the virus that makes our bodies normal But we have to try to bring the body back to life,” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nithipat said.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nithipat continued that advice for those who have recovered from coronavirus, including those who have not been infected. You should exercise your breathing muscles. This will take different recovery time. The steps are 1) Take a deep breath 2) Wrap your mouth as small as possible. 3) Breathe out through the mouth slowly and long enough, 4) Hold still for a moment, and 5) Breathe normally by repeating this regularly.
Breathing management will help the lungs. Small veins in lungs lost from coronavirus are slowly recovering, exercising after just recovering from infection Recommend activities that are not very tiring, such as breathing exercises, yoga, stretching, swimming, aerobics. Avoid activities that cause breathlessness, such as soccer.