Stuck with symptoms.
released a national survey looking at the toll of long COVID on people over the age of 50. Researchers surveyed more than 1,000 adults 50 years or older in late March, and according to the survey, nearly three in 10 people in this age group have suffered with lingering effects from a COVID infection but have not sought medical attention.
AARP also found that adults 50 and older reported similar persisting problems from the coronavirus. According to the survey, the most common long COVID symptoms for this age group were fatigue at 57 percent, cough at 34 percent, and cognitive problems like brain fog at 31 percent. Also in the top five of most frequent lingering effects were shortness of breath at 26 percent and difficulty concentrating at 25 percent.The CDC also recognizes a number of other possible long COVID symptoms. These include—but are not limited to—chest pain, heart palpitations, dizziness, change in smell or taste, stomach pain, and rash. At the same time,, MD, a family physician and medicine specialist with the Mayo Clinic, told AARP that the symptoms themselves are really only"half the picture." He added,"The other half is how those symptoms really have changed a person's ability to live their normal lives." While viruses can always cause prolonged illness for some patients, the impact of lingering symptoms from the coronavirus seem to be more widespread and stronger."We've had patients complain of fatigue after a viral infection before … but patients after coronavirus infection, they really have some profound fatigue," Vanichkachorn explained, adding that this means routine tasks like"going to work" are affected. According to AARP's survey, one-third of adults 50 and older who had lingering COVID-related symptoms said their job was impacted in some way as a result of their long COVID.
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