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SOCIAL MEDIA TALKS ABOUT THIS METHOD! CORONA ALERT
In recent days, a video of a method that allegedly restores the loss of smell observed after the coronavirus in seconds has been circulating on social media. So, is there any chance that this method will work? About this method, which is applied by hitting some points on the face and head, Prof. Dr. made striking warnings.
Many people experience symptoms such as inability to smell, loss of taste during or after the coronavirus. There are many different scientific studies and explanations about the short or long duration of these symptoms.
The most common odor problems encountered in the coronavirus patient profile are listed as follows: ‘Those whose sense of smell never came back after the quarantine was over’, ‘Those whose sense of smell did not come back after 1 month’, ‘Those who were told to wait for 6 months and did not come back’, ‘Those who could not smell the old sharpness when they came back’, ‘Those who described that their smell was perceived differently and differently when their sense of smell came back’…’
Accordingly, many doctors around the world share interesting methods that will restore the smell. Dr. Kevin W. Ross’ technique, which he claims restores the loss of smell and taste in seconds, has been on the agenda on social media. So how is this method applied? First of all, the right hand is placed on the heart. Then the left hand touches the middle of the two eyebrows with the index finger and the olfactory nerve is stimulated. With the help of one of them, the protruding (occipital bone) part of the back of the head is struck. It is claimed that the taste problem was also solved after the same procedure was repeated with the tip of the tongue.
Ear, Nose, And Throat Dr. gave warnings about these and similar techniques in Turkey and shared scientific methods that will restore odor loss after coronavirus.
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THE MAIN REASON WHY CORONAVIRUS CAUSES LOSS OF SMELL
In all upper respiratory tract infections, there may be a temporary loss of sense of smell. In some cases, the olfactory disorder can be long-term, and in some cases it can be permanent. Coronavirus, on the other hand, is among the viral diseases that cause decency of smell to a much greater extent than others. Explaining the reason for this, Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor, “The receptors that the virus uses when entering the cell are very densely located in the support cells located in the olfactory area in the nose. Therefore, since the virus finds suitable doors in this region when entering the cell and multiplying, odor loss occurs at a very high rate in the coronavirus,” he said.
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70 PERCENT EXPERIENCE LOSS OF SMELL
Up to 70 percent of people with coronavirus infection experience odor loss in about half of them. 80 percent of patients with olfactory loss continue their lives as their sense of smell has returned again when the quarantine period is over.
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SMELL TESTING IS A MUST
Can olfactory impairment become permanent after coronavirus? Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor said, “In our scientific studies, we have deduced the proportions of these patient groups and published our conclusions in international scientific journals, which provide very important information about the process. That is why the answer to this question is both yes and no. While there are millions of people in Turkey who lost their sense of smell during the pandemic but have recovered, there are still patients who continue to complain. In order to distinguish all these things, it is necessary to conduct a ‘smell test’ for these patients,” he stressed.
Professor Doctor in Antalya, said that if it is also determined at what sharpness a person receives a smell and at the same time what smell he begins to perceive, clearer information will be obtained about whether the loss will be permanent. Prof said, “We have benefited a lot from the treatment methods and our experience that we have applied in the loss of smell caused by coronavirus and the loss of smell caused by other viruses before. This allowed many of our patients to recover quickly,” he said.
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IF YOU HAVE A K-9 OR GREYHOUND NOSE, THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE IS HIGHER
Prof, said that the loss of smell lost in the coronavirus has returned to a very large extent in the first 14 days, and some of it can last for 1 month or 6 months. he added that cases with complaints that have been going on for more than 6 months have also been encountered.
According to Turkish Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor, those who have a nose called a ‘K-9 or Greyhound Nose’ experience a much sharper loss of smell than other people. So much so that the damage caused by these people is more severe and the duration is many times more likely to be long. “These people are even more sensitive to loss because they perceive odors with different richness than normal individuals in their pre-illness lives,” Doctor said.
Prof. Dr. emphasized that patients should not follow the ‘wait and see policy’, they should take steps to determine what kind of loss they have experienced by having a smell test as soon as possible.
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7 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM
Some people emphasize that although they have survived the disease, they constantly smell smells such as the smell of spoiled fish, burnt bread. Prof. Who interprets the reason for this as an incomplete or incorrect recovery response given by the body that occurs in the long term after a disease called parosmia and cacosmia Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor said, “This condition comes across as a sign of prolonged covid and affects people’s quality of life very seriously. There are patients who have problems with nutrition and have severe weight loss. They can not enjoy the food they eat, the anxiety of encountering a bad smell outside arises, and this leads to disruptions in their emotional state as well. After that, a feeling of inadequacy also begins to form in these people. If relatives do not act intelligently, the process can be much more traumatic for these people. According to mathematical modeling of the epidemic, a new study predicts that 7 million people worldwide will have this problem,” he shared the information.
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RESORTING TO METHODS THAT HAVE NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS
Recently, many doctors around the world have been sharing interesting methods that will restore the smell. One of the method, which allegedly restores the loss of smell and taste in 1 second. Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor explained that this method is spreading rapidly in groups with low health literacy, which has no scientific basis, which leads people’s hopes to false information, and also negatively affects the result. Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor said, “You need to look at which of the patient groups you are. If you are already in the group where 80 percent of self-odor loss has improved, you will have already improved a situation that will improve on your own, no matter what you do,” he said.
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THERE ARE ALSO THOSE WHO DRIVE THE BUTTER, AND THERE ARE THOSE WHO SMELL BURNT ORANGES
Continuing to express his views on this method, Prof. said, “Someone rubbed butter on your nose and smelled burnt oranges… Those who recovered with these methods were already the ones who would recover even if they didn’t do anything. The main group of patients who need to be focused on for the effectiveness of treatment are patients with long-term loss of smell. Unfortunately, scientific effectiveness of this method has also not been proven. In this process, you will not only hit your head with your fingers. Instead, it is much more important that you apply treatments that have been proven to be effective in the treatment I have mentioned,” he explained.
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THE METHOD THAT BRINGS BACK THE SMELL: MODIFIED SMELL EXERCISE
in 2009, a method called ‘odor exercise’ was developed in the world to treat odor losses due to other virus infections. Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor also stated that he developed the ‘modified smell exercise’ technique that he modified in 2015 and used in the treatment of patients by taking inspiration from this method applied abroad. Published in international scientific journals and treatment procedures and treatment be taken into Ear, Nose, And Throat Professor Doctor about this technique in the book, “sniffed the odors of the various connected fragrance crunches, loss of smell after coronavirus as an important treatment method in all the world also began to be implemented,” he said.
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SMELL ROSES, LEMONS, CLOVES OR EUCALYPTUS AT HOME
Ear, Nose, And Throat Doctor said that smelling various fragrant oils, such as rose-lemon or clove-eucalyptus, 2 times a day based on odor exercise for 9 months will provide significant benefits to patients, “Patients who do not recover only with odor exercise should definitely contact clinics where odor assessments can be performed for further examinations. These patients, additional drug treatments may be required for the most part. These drugs also vary according to the degree of illness of people,” he said.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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