“Covid nasal swab testing?”
I am swab tested weekly at work and experience a constant runny nose and sneezing for several days afterward. I am required to wear a mask and shield while working, which adds to the discomfort, I have been vaccinated.
Female | 67 years old
Complaint duration: 2 months
3 Answers
Ear-NoseandThroatDoctor(ENT)Ear-NoseandThroatDoctor(ENT)
You may be allergic to the swab! Try requesting a saliva test, or, if not possible, an exemption for the allergy.
Thanks for the question!
Thanks for the question!
If you have been fully vaccinated, weekly retesting by NP PCR is not needed, especially if you are wearing a mask, which I agree with.
Carl Lauter, MD
Carl Lauter, MD
Suggest using Oxymetazoline spray every eight hours for one day after the swabbing. Why are you being swabbed so frequently?
