COVID-19 Long Haulers: Persistent Shortness of Breath Due to Treatable Nerve Injury

By Jonathan Aviv M.D. & Suiana Chandrasekhar M.D.

A treatable, virus-related vagus nerve injury may be the cause of persistent shortness of breath in some COVID-19 long haulers.

Some COVID-19 long haulers have persistent shortness of breath but normal lung imaging. (Photo source: iStock)

Persistent shortness of breath in COVID-19 long haulers may be due to a treatable nerve injury. This is a reminder that…