RCOT suggests doctors look for “Smell Disorders”

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal College of Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons of Thailand, suggests those in the health sector mark smell disorders as one of the primary symptoms that appears in Covid-19 patients; the symptoms may range from a weak ability to smell, to a complete loss of the ability to smell.

 

A number of research projects, report that there is a relationship between the Covid-19 infection and a patient’s loss of the ability to smell . The results show that on average, 2 out of 3 patients have a weaker ability to smell anything.

 

Meanwhile, up to 30 percent of patients who have mild symptoms such as a high fever, a cough, sore throat, or a clogged or runny nose, also have a reduced ability to smell.

 

The college has asked doctors and health sector workers to prioritize this symptom and has suggested a diagnosis of anyone who has an acute loss of the ability to smell and taste within 7 days, especially people who are being quarantined. They should avoid providing oral steroid medication to those with a smell and taste loss.

 

On record is the case of man with a suspected COVID-19 infection in Sakon Nakhon Province, who had returned home after working in Phuket. The patient had a fever, a headache, a dry throat and nose, and had lost the ability to smell and taste. The patient was later confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.

 

Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG200409130138892

 

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Im ok so  far judging by what the Wife emitted  last  night whilst  watching  a movie ????

Aah the Durian test !

Blimey, i better take a shower than, i shower once a month whether i need it or not...

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Blimey, i better take a shower than, i shower once a month whether i need it or not...

Ahh! Then you must be one of those among us that Khun Anutin was complaining about.

This is surely false news, if anyone has a blocked or runny nose when they have a common cold the result is the same - Loss or reduced sense of smell it's completely normal.....LOL

 

My wife catches me out sometimes after she has Som Tam for lunch.....payback comes often at bedtime. Playing "Dutch ovens" got old pretty quick for her in the early days when we first got together.

This was news two or three weeks ago that people lost their sense of smell and taste as one of the first symptoms. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

RCOT suggests doctors look for “Smell Disorders”

Also Taste --- and also Loss of Taste............

 

My was convinced I had it -  when I started to laugh at some of the Thai TV shows......

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

This is surely false news, if anyone has a blocked or runny nose when they have a common cold the result is the same - Loss or reduced sense of smell it's completely normal.....LOL

Google it. The link between CCP virus and loss of taste and smell has been known for some time now.

Edited April 10, 20206 yr by dinsdale

9 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Google it. The link has been known for some time now.

 

Spot on dinsdale, slightly concerning this is only being discussed at this stage in Thailand !

22 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Google it. The link between CCP virus and loss of taste and smell has been known for some time now.

You are missing the point, anyone suffering with any type of flu symptoms suffer similar signs they are not restricted to CV

Just now, Geoffggi said:

You are missing the point, anyone suffering with any type of flu symptoms suffer similar signs they are not restricted to CV

Quite right but I think the point is if you have covid like symptoms and a loss of smell and taste it should ring alarm bells.

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

This is surely false news, if anyone has a blocked or runny nose when they have a common cold the result is the same - Loss or reduced sense of smell it's completely normal.....LOL

Yes, it is a common symptom of colds and flu, but that doesn't make it fake news. They are also coronavirus infections so it makes sense to include in a diagnosis.

34 minutes ago, realfunster said:

 

Spot on dinsdale, slightly concerning this is only being discussed at this stage in Thailand !

I mentioned on the forum some weeks ago, with a reference.

 

Edit: Found it. Here's the reference that I posted. 

 

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/lost-smell-and-taste-hint-covid-19-can-target-the-nervous-system-67312

 

Edited April 10, 20206 yr by Moonlover

How about Compo's wellies in the "Last of the Summer Wine"(UK)

 

looks like a human-primate transmission turned out okay!

 

 

3 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

You are missing the point, anyone suffering with any type of flu symptoms suffer similar signs they are not restricted to CV

What about people that are asymptomatic and have a loss of smell or taste. I have heard that as many as 80% of Covid victims have no flu-like symptoms. So the smell test seems quite valid and we can all do it easily at home - feed your girl plenty of beans.

12 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

This is surely false news, if anyone has a blocked or runny nose when they have a common cold the result is the same - Loss or reduced sense of smell it's completely normal.....LOL

Tom (truck driver), Dick (brick layer), and Harry (plumber) cant help themselves showing their severe affliction of  Dunning-Krugger syndrome. This is the same arrogancy of people that devasted the Western couuntries and brought this world wide pandemic. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-sudden-complete-loss-of-smell-covid-19-symptom-2020-4

 

Might be difficult in the smelly, unwashed farangs who are the main transmitters of the virus because they are unaware they are smelly in the first place.

I always blame the dog.

On 4/10/2020 at 7:50 AM, Geoffggi said:

This is surely false news, if anyone has a blocked or runny nose when they have a common cold the result is the same - Loss or reduced sense of smell it's completely normal.....LOL

i have had no/poor smell for years !!!!

But strangely enough can SMELL THAI FOOD !!!

21 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

How about Compo's wellies in the "Last of the Summer Wine"(UK)

 

even the sheep around HOLMFIRTH (where a lot of scenes were shot) ran a mile becuse of compos smelly feet !!!

Huddersfield went on lockdown too.....!!

Thailand - LOS = the Land of Smells; from the fragrance of burning crops in Chiang Mai; the carbon monoxide of Bangkok roads; the scent of Pattaya Som Tam; to the scent of dog urine everywhere. Perhaps this hub of medical tourism can come up with an operation to seal off the nostrils?