Your Good Health: Ten days isolation sufficient after mild COVID

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband and I both came down with COVID. We had all of the usual symptoms and have since recovered. We have been in isolation and are even wearing masks around the house to keep our uninfected son safe. However, after 15 days for me and 17 days for my husband, we are still testing positive. We have used four different brands of at-home testing kits.

Early in the pandemic, stringent testing was performed on many people who were persistently positive despite resolution of their symptoms, and in none of those cases were they found to be infectious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as other authorities, do not insist on a negative test in order to stop isolation with people who don’t have an immune system disease and who only had mild or moderate COVID. Ten days is sufficient for this situation.

COVID is still out there. If you haven’t gotten the new monovalent vaccine , I recommend doing so. Even if you have had COVID before, immunity wanes over time. The new vaccine was made to counteract newer strains of the virus. Damage to the ear from sneezing has also been reported, with cases of a ruptured eardrum, broken inner ear bones , and vertigo. Some of these are reported with just an everyday sneeze, while others are from a “suppressed” sneeze, where you try to hold it in by covering your mouth and nose. If you have to sneeze, use a tissue, handkerchief or a mask. In an emergency, use your elbow. Don’t try to hold it in.

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