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Ears are main post Covid complaint
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 20 2:45am | Replies (79)Comment receiving replies
Hi Koliver and all,
Just a quick update. I started on low dose Habitrol nicotine patch. I don’t cut it, but just remove half of the backing, so only one half touches my skin. I also moved the patch lower on my body to a bit of remaining fat on my stomach. I’ve lost so much weight I don’t have much fat, but I read that fat can slow absorption and make it a little more tolerable.
Anyway....this is my third day. I can’t say I’ve had huge improvement, but I am tolerating it pretty well, and I think I’ve had a slight improvement in mood.
So, I will continue. I’m hoping for some relief of pressure in my ears, and head....
Fingers crossed I can still stick with this, and get some relief.
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Still hoping you have success with the patches. Honestly, it is the only relief I have received. I am currently trying to not wear a patch. It's been about a week, and so far, so good. The one lingering symptom seems to be slight light-headedness when I am going about my day. It is no where near as bad as it was before I started using the patches. Although I'm not 100%, it's a HUGE improvement! I had an appointment with a Long Covid doctor recently and honestly did not learn much more than I already knew. He said the main culprit of LC is the full body inflammation that it causes. I also learned unless they can write a "prescription" for it, they will not recommend or comment on anything else. He referred me to a physician led support group made up of LC patients which I plan on participating in. I hope you see improvement with the patches; it does take some time.