Cure post-Covid brain fog without Western medicine

Symptoms of “brain fog” are called by Eastern medicine as death (forgetfulness), precious mind (nervousness), illusory vocabulary (dizziness), sleeplessness (insomnia),…, according to Dr. Le Nhat Duy. , Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Campus 3, Ho Chi Minh City. The causes of the above symptoms are usually ataxia (visceral dysfunction), long-term illness or infectious diseases that damage the internal organs. Damaged organs such as the heart and kidneys, damage to the psyche, damaged qi and blood causes a lack of nourishment to the brain and spinal cord, leading to forgetfulness and other accompanying symptoms.

Master, Doctor Bui Pham Minh Man, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Campus 3, said that the above situations are common in some post-Covid patients. Expression of anxiety, stress, cognitive changes, loss of concentration, or forgetfulness related to cerebral ischemia, autonomic dysfunction, affecting memory, the patient’s ability to think, or saying wrong words language, difficulty in finding things, difficulty expressing one’s thoughts. For example, walking into a room looking for things but forgetting what to look for, having trouble thinking of the right words, having trouble remembering what you just read, taking longer to complete a task… In addition, the disease may also accompanied by many symptoms of autonomic dysfunction such as tachycardia, trembling hands and feet, easy nervousness.

There are currently no exact statistics, but according to foreign studies, subjects with this condition include both young and old people, people with mild or severe symptoms while infected with nCoV. Especially “brain fog” is common in the elderly with many underlying diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, anxiety disorders, depression…

According to Dr. Man, nCoV damages nerve cells, lack of oxygen due to lung damage, diffuse inflammation or damage to small blood vessels, reducing cerebral blood circulation, causing cerebral ischemia and neurological disorders. plant. Psychological anxiety, stress, lack of sleep with poor eating, or thinking; Some underlying diseases such as diabetes, anemia, hypothyroidism and some medications also make the “brain fog” progress faster.

Therefore, when there are cognitive abnormalities, memory loss, decreased concentration and difficulty expressing emotional meaning, patients should go to medical facilities to examine and rule out acute causes. physical injury. Doctors will rely on symptoms and use quartet (four methods of exploiting clinical symptoms of traditional medicine) to give appropriate remedies and treatment methods for each individual disease.

In addition, patients need to exercise regularly to increase body circulation and reduce stress after every working hour. Eat foods high in omega 3 and high in antioxidants to boost brain circulation, and limit or avoid excessive alcohol and caffeine intake. Make sure to get 8-9 hours of sleep every night; enhance brain power, such as solving puzzles; Participate in some enjoyable activities that help relieve stress.

Non-pharmacological treatments that can address this condition include acupuncture such as: acupressure, electro-acupuncture, pho-acupuncture (abdominal acupuncture), head acupuncture (head acupuncture), ear acupuncture (acupressure on the pinna). ). Based on the individual diseases of each patient, the doctor will recommend suitable acupoints or a combination of many methods. In addition, experts can combine acupressure massage, including massage, rolling, pressing, playing to affect acupressure points, muscle areas or parts of the body, increasing blood circulation, increased circulation.

As for the methods of drug use, depending on the type of disease, one can consider using one of the traditional remedies (traditional medicine) and increase the number of herbs according to each patient’s condition. Commonly used medicinal herbs such as ginseng, astragalus, kumquat, dong quai, Bach Thuoc, apple kernel, passion fruit, cloves, sea bitter vegetables… have the effect of tonic gas, blood tonic, and sedative. In addition to the usual form of medicine, doctors can use other forms such as soaking medicine, medicinal tea, medicinal alcohol, and inhalation to support the treatment of the patient.

Le Cam