Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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If you have a history of the ear noise called tinnitus there is a significant chance that it will worsen during the pandemic.  British researchers now report their study of 3103 tinnitus sufferers in 48 countries.

Those with overt CoVid symptoms were 40% more likely to suffer worse ringing.  Those who tested positive were 58% more likely to do so.  Even without becoming ill, social distancing restrictions triggered more ear noise in 34%.  Financial stress made it worse in 49%.  Pandemic-associated health concerns triggered worse tinnitus in 32%.

While CoVid seemed to trigger it in only a few anecdotal cases, developing the disease and even worrying about that possibility makes it worse.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.592878/full

#covid #tinnitus #stress 

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If you have a history of the ear noise called tinnitus there is a significant chance that it will worsen during the pandemic.  British researchers now report their study of 3103 tinnitus sufferers in 48 countries.

Those with overt CoVid symptoms were 40% more likely to suffer worse ringing.  Those who tested positive were 58% more likely to do so.  Even without becoming ill, social distancing restrictions triggered more ear noise in 34%.  Financial stress made it worse in 49%.  Pandemic-associated health concerns triggered worse tinnitus in 32%.

While CoVid seemed to trigger it in only a few anecdotal cases, developing the disease and even worrying about that possibility makes it worse.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.592878/full

#covid #tinnitus #stress 

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The current tsunami of COVID cases is due to careless behavior.  Medical care will be scarce and you could die.

Wear a mask over your nose and under your chin when out in public or in public indoor spaces.  You can and should buy good masks with KN95 or N95 filtration that fit to your face without gaps.  Get them online from Amazon and EBay.

Public distancing is often terrible..  If you eat out, only do so outdoors with abundant ventilation and at tables positioning you at least 12 feet from the nearest stranger.

Don’t walk and eat or drink or use your phone without a mask.  Stop and sit away from others.  STAY ALIVE.

#covid #mask #kn95 #n95 #distancing

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gGYK0pNnDzE

The current tsunami of COVID cases is due to careless behavior.  Medical care will be scarce and you could die.

Wear a mask over your nose and under your chin when out in public or in public indoor spaces.  You can and should buy good masks with KN95 or N95 filtration that fit to your face without gaps.  Get them online from Amazon and EBay.

Public distancing is often terrible..  If you eat out, only do so outdoors with abundant ventilation and at tables positioning you at least 12 feet from the nearest stranger.

Don’t walk and eat or drink or use your phone without a mask.  Stop and sit away from others.  STAY ALIVE.

#covid #mask #kn95 #n95 #distancing

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Those US counties with more Democrat voters enjoy significantly lower per capita rates of CoVid infection and death.  This the conclusion of a University of North Carolina study of some 3,132 US counties.  

The blue boxes in this chart show that COVID cases drop as more voters in the county vote blue.  This benefit fails to occur in states run by Republican governors and/or with Republican-controlled legislatures.  Deaths due to CoVid follow this same pattern.

The Democrat Party is associated with adherence to public health directives, and this data suggests you should do the same.  That’s true whether you vote Red or Blue.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.03.20225425v2.full.pdf

#covid #democrat #republican #red #blue

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/jWdLV8W10a0

Those US counties with more Democrat voters enjoy significantly lower per capita rates of CoVid infection and death.  This the conclusion of a University of North Carolina study of some 3,132 US counties.  

The blue boxes in this chart show that COVID cases drop as more voters in the county vote blue.  This benefit fails to occur in states run by Republican governors and/or with Republican-controlled legislatures.  Deaths due to CoVid follow this same pattern.

The Democrat Party is associated with adherence to public health directives, and this data suggests you should do the same.  That’s true whether you vote Red or Blue.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.03.20225425v2.full.pdf

#covid #democrat #republican #red #blue

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The observation that 30 to 80% of CoVid patients experience neurologic symptoms may be explained by a new observation that CoVid spike proteins attack the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.  Pathologists from Philadelphia’s Temple University conclude this from their tissue culture studies.

Mixing CoVid19 spike proteins with blood vessel lining cells led to a protective layer breakdown that causes a potentially dangerous leakage through the brain’s protective coating.  Although the study stops short of demonstrating direct viral brain invasion, it suggests a mechanism by which that may happen.

The CoVid is definitely not a cold or the flu, so do all you can to protect yourself from it.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999612030406X?via%3Dihub

#covid #bloodbrainbarrier #spikeprotein

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The observation that 30 to 80% of CoVid patients experience neurologic symptoms may be explained by a new observation that CoVid spike proteins attack the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.  Pathologists from Philadelphia’s Temple University conclude this from their tissue culture studies.

Mixing CoVid19 spike proteins with blood vessel lining cells led to a protective layer breakdown that causes a potentially dangerous leakage through the brain’s protective coating.  Although the study stops short of demonstrating direct viral brain invasion, it suggests a mechanism by which that may happen.

The CoVid is definitely not a cold or the flu, so do all you can to protect yourself from it.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999612030406X?via%3Dihub

#covid #bloodbrainbarrier #spikeprotein

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With Covid19 skyrocketing, scarce ICU beds and cutting edge therapies are in short supply.  How and who will decide which patients get effective treatment?

A study from Ohio State and The Chinese University of Hong Kong presents public opinion on the subject.  The researchers surveyed 5175 participants in 11 countries asking them which factors should dictate the decision to treat.  

The two most important were age selected by 26.5% and probability of survival chosen by 23.3%.  The other factors in rank order were nationality, criminal record, predicted cost of treatment, expected ventilator days, family, and gender.

By wearing masks, distancing, and cleaning, we hope to never have to ration care.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/711734

#covid #rationing #ethics

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/Fi_tg8c1pvg

With Covid19 skyrocketing, scarce ICU beds and cutting edge therapies are in short supply.  How and who will decide which patients get effective treatment?

A study from Ohio State and The Chinese University of Hong Kong presents public opinion on the subject.  The researchers surveyed 5175 participants in 11 countries asking them which factors should dictate the decision to treat.  

The two most important were age selected by 26.5% and probability of survival chosen by 23.3%.  The other factors in rank order were nationality, criminal record, predicted cost of treatment, expected ventilator days, family, and gender.

By wearing masks, distancing, and cleaning, we hope to never have to ration care.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/711734

#covid #rationing #ethics