Anosmia Due To COVID-19 Not Healing? Check Out The Healing Tips From Doctor Tirta

Doctor and COVID-19 volunteer in the country, Dr. Tirta Mandira Hudhi. (ANTARA/ (Muhammad Zulfikar)

JAKARTA - Doctor Tirta Mandira Hudhi, COVID-19 volunteer and social media activist was moved to share ways to cure anosmia. This is one of the symptoms if someone is exposed to COVID-19.

The doctor who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, who was focused on controlling the spread of COVID-19, gave some tips so that the smell of someone who was exposed to COVID-19 recovered quickly.

Anosmia or loss of sense of smell sometimes does not go away even though the patient has no fever or cough after undergoing isolation for more than 10 days.

"The logical way to cure anosmia is that we add a lot of body building substances. What are the building blocks of body cells? That is protein. Adequate nutrition will make our protein sufficient," said Tirtha in an online discussion, Saturday, July 17.

In addition, people with COVID-19 must also meet the needs of vitamins in the body. Tirta said vitamin needs were not only met from supplements but also from fruits and vegetables.

One other thing that must also be done to cure anosmia is to rest completely.

"Why doesn't anosmia go away? Because a lot of people talk about isoman (self-isolation), but he is still active, still doing things, still hanging out doing work, it will hinder our energy for healing," said Tirta.

Tirta said human antibodies use up a lot of energy while fighting disease in the body. If you are still doing strenuous activities when you are sick, people with COVID-19 will feel weaker. "That's why we need bed rest," he said.