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Nov 17

Eye problems are one of the most common after-effects of covid infections, and one of the most common issues of Long Covid - but they're not talked about much.

This is part two of my thread working through eye conditions that have become *much more common* since Covid struck.

Little step up in older adults.

A messy plateau in older working adults.

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@1goodtern

Nov 15

Stan Laurel said your eyes are the windows to your soul.

I don't know about that, but I do know that your body is really complicated, but your eyes... yeah, your eyes are something else.

An orbital disorder is a problem affecting the eye socket. It can involve swelling, pressure, pain, double vision, or inflammation around the muscles and tissues that move the eye.

Covid makes these problems more likely because it can trigger strong inflammation in the tissues behind the eye and can affect the blood vessels and nerves that run through the orbit. That extra inflammation means more people needing hospital care for eye socket pain or pressure.

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@1goodtern

Nov 15

I've written before about the confusion Covid causes when it affects different age groups in different ways.
I'd like to just illustrate that by talking about the way the body handles potassium.

Potassium balance relies on four major systems:
Kidneys.
Hormones.
Acid base control.
Cell integrity.

Covid infection interferes with all four systems, and the result is *hyperkalaemia* - too much potassium in the bloodstream.

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@1goodtern

Nov 15

Oh.
I suddenly get it.

They *don't know* that they're avoiding diseases spread by water, blood, food, faeces, because society is set up to do most of that work for them *without them knowing*.

Most people move through life inside a cocoon of invisible infrastructure that quietly blocks whole categories of disease transmission.

So they don't *try* to avoid those modes of transmission, they just do the only thing they're told to:
Wash hands.

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@1goodtern

Nov 14

For the last month I've been asking headteachers and staff at seven schools a simple question:

"Are repeated covid infections affecting pupil health?"

I've been asking the question in person, face to face, while chatting to them about other issues, including staffing problems and attendance.

When I've asked it, I've watched their faces very carefully, because people's reactions are very telling.

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@1goodtern

Nov 13

Three quick things about this year's flu wave.

Has it actually 'kicked off' yet?

Look at 2019 and 2024.
They have one kicking off point.

Interestingly it was the same week in both years - the week kids go back to school after half term break.

From there it skyrockets.

2022 in Orange kind of has two gears.
It starts off at a steady pace in August, then goes into afterburners in mid-November.

(2023 starts later in the year, but still changes gear in November)

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