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Healthy Food Near Me continues the series of videos “It’s embarrassing to ask”, where every week she asks the most exciting questions to experts: doctors and other professionals in their field.
In a new video, ENT doctor Natalia Sergeeva spoke about the most common myths that we encounter when visiting the hospital: about chronic tonsillitis, About, can i eat cold, and about olfactory training after coronavirus:
At the moment, there are still not very many scientific publications devoted to the restoration of the sense of smell after covid.
A few publications suggest that olfactory training can help with this.
This is a kind of training when a person smells different smells: for example, rose, bergamot, lemon.
They stimulate receptors, which in turn stimulate the olfactory cells.
As a result of long trainings, the sense of smell can be restored, but you need to understand that this is a rather laborious process. You need to train regularly: several times a day for several months. To do this, buy yourself a set of essential oils and sniff them regularly.
In addition, omega-3 fatty acids are prescribed for people who have a reduced sense of smell after coronavirus.
Decreased sense of smell is a fairly common problem in COVID-19 patients. But it is definitely impossible to say why some people do not lose their sense of smell, while others do not have it for several weeks, months or even six months, as there is no scientific data on this topic yet.
What is chronic tonsillitis and should you be afraid of it?
Chronic tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsil tissue. At the moment, it is clear that not all plugs in the tonsils are chronic tonsillitis.
It is determined by frequent sore throats and is dangerous in that unpleasant consequences develop in the kidneys, heart and joints. Then it is necessary to remove the tonsils.
If there are no complications in the kidneys, heart and joints, then chronic tonsillitis can be treated conservatively.
Check your stomach
Chronic tonsillitis is actively affected by reflux. Reflux is the reflux of gastric contents from the stomach into the esophagus and further into the pharynx. This supports chronic inflammation.
Many patients worry about congestion in the tonsils. These are small, whitish lumps in the throat.
They can be dealt with in various ways: for example, by washing the tonsils in a course or once. This procedure is performed by a specialist.
Do you have a sore throat if you eat or drink something cold?
Since childhood, all of us have been told that we cannot eat cold. But if you do not have chronic diseases, then it will not bring any harm to your body, there will be no inflammation or sore throat.
It is possible and necessary to eat cold, so we temper our body. This is especially true for children!
However, if you have frequent sore throats, then most likely you should not eat cold. In other cases, it will not do any harm.
Photo: Getty Images, Natalia Sergeeva