第3部分:嗅觉和味觉功能障碍的视角 病理生理学,管理和与COVID-19相关性:耳鼻神经刺激的理由
Alternative therapies in health and medicine
|August 13, 2023
概括
嗅觉和味觉功能障碍 (OGD) 显著影响COVID-19患者,现有的治疗方法表现出有限的成功. 耳部针刺激提供了一种有希望的,安全的,经济高效的方法来恢复气味和味道.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- COVID-19导致了全球气味和味道扭曲的激增,称为嗅觉和味觉功能障碍 (OGD).
- 现有的OGD病理生理学和流行病学研究缺乏用于慢性病例的实际临床应用.
- 在解决OGD方面存在历史上的缺陷,目前没有药理疗法证明对慢性症状有效.
研究的目的:
- 强调迫切需要有效的OGD治疗和恢复模式.
- 倡导探索非药理学方法,特别是那些支持自然神经生理学的方法.
- 通过耳部分支来研究神经刺激的潜力,作为OGD的治疗方法.
主要方法:
- 对现有证据的审查,以支持对耳部刺激方式的调查.
- 专注于三相耳部针显微系统,以精确的神经向.
- 强调安全,廉价和创新的方法,超越传统药理学.
主要成果:
- 耳部针刺激显示了作为一种安全和经济有效的OGD方法的承诺.
- 这种方法可能会对受OGD影响的特定神经结构产生积极影响,包括COVID-19后的病例.
- 证据支持对OGD的耳部刺激的调查,为无效药物提供了潜在的替代品.
结论:
- 迫切需要对OGD的创新治疗方式进行专注的探索.
- 耳部神经刺激,特别是通过耳部针,是改善OGD的可行和安全的策略.
- 这种方法保证了纳入多学科努力解决慢性OGD,延伸超越COVID-19后果.
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