A new University of Washington study is drawing a sharp line between past trauma and the lingering misery of long COVID, finding that people with a history of traumatic stress were more likely to report persistent, multi-system problems after a COVID-19 infection. The link was especially strong for autonomic issues like heart palpitations, lightheadedness and chronic nausea, symptoms that can derail basic daily routines. The research is observational, so it shows an association rather than proving that trauma directly causes long COVID, and the authors stress that more work is needed to uncover what is really happening under the hood.
Study methods and who was included
The study, published in the journal Chronic Stress, used online surveys from 404…..