Hoʻohana ʻia nā mea hoʻoemi ʻeha niho ma ka waha e hoʻomaha ai i ka ʻeha a i ʻole ka huhū i hoʻokumu ʻia e nā ʻano maʻi he nui. ʻO nā hiʻohiʻona kekahi, ʻeha niho, niho ʻōpiopio, a me nā ʻeha ma a puni paha ka waha, e like me nā ʻeha anu, nā ʻeha kanikau, a me nā ʻeha wela. Eia kekahi, hoʻohana ʻia kekahi o kēia mau lāʻau lapaʻau e hoʻomaha ai i ka ʻeha a i ʻole ka huhū i hoʻokumu ʻia e nā niho ʻoki a i ʻole nā mea hana niho ʻē aʻe, me nā mea hoʻoponopono. Eia naʻe, inā loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi maʻi a i ʻole nā ʻeha nui i kou waha, e nīnau i kāu kauka lapaʻau a i ʻole kauka niho ma mua o ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi mea hoʻoemi ʻeha niho no ka mea pono paha nā ʻano mālama ʻē aʻe. Eia kekahi, hoʻonui ʻia ka manawa o nā hopena ʻaoʻao. Hoʻohana ʻia kekahi ʻano o ka lidocaine e hoʻomaha ai i ka ʻeha i hoʻokumu ʻia e kekahi mau ʻano maʻi ʻāʻī. Hoʻohana ʻia kekahi mau ʻano o ka benzocaine, ka hui ʻana o ka benzocaine a me ka menthol, a me ka dyclonine e hoʻomaha ai i ka ʻeha ʻāʻī. Loaʻa wale kekahi o kēia mau lāʻau lapaʻau me ka palapala kauoha a kāu kauka lapaʻau a kauka niho paha. Loaʻa nā mea ʻē aʻe me ka ʻole o ka palapala kauoha; eia naʻe, loaʻa paha i kāu kauka lapaʻau a kauka niho paha nā ʻōlelo kuhikuhi kūikawā ma ka hoʻohana kūpono a me ka nui no kāu pilikia olakino. ʻAʻole i manaʻo ʻia kekahi mau aerosols, gels, wai, a i ʻole nā ointment OTC (over-the-counter) e loaʻa ana i kahi mea hoʻoemi ʻeha kūloko e hoʻohana ʻia ma a puni paha ka waha. Inā loaʻa iā ʻoe nā nīnau e pili ana i ka huahana e hoʻohana ai, e nīnau i kāu lāʻau lapaʻau.
E haʻi aku i kāu kauka inā ua loaʻa iā ʻoe kekahi hopena maʻamau ʻole a i ʻole nā hopena ʻē aʻe i nā lāʻau lapaʻau ma kēia hui a i ʻole nā lāʻau lapaʻau ʻē aʻe. E haʻi pū aku i kāu limahana mālama ola inā loaʻa iā ʻoe nā ʻano ʻē aʻe o nā mea ʻaliki, e like me nā meaʻai, nā mea kala, nā mea mālama, a i ʻole nā holoholona. No nā huahana kūʻai ʻole ʻia, e heluhelu pono i ka lepili a i ʻole nā mea hoʻohui pūʻolo. Hiki i nā keiki ke ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi i ka hopena o nā mea hoʻoheheʻe niho. Hiki i kēia ke hoʻonui i ka manawa o nā hopena makemake ʻole, ʻo kekahi o ia mau mea hiki ke koʻikoʻi, i ka wā o ka mālama ʻana. I ka wā e hoʻohana ana i ka mea hoʻoheheʻe niho no kahi keiki, e makaʻala loa ʻaʻole e hoʻohana i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ma mua o ka kuhikuhi ʻia ma ka lepili, ke ʻole i kuhikuhi ʻia e kāu limahana mālama ola. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia nā lāʻau lapaʻau niho e loaʻa ana i ka benzocaine i nā pēpē 4 mahina a ʻoi aku paha ka nui. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia kekahi huahana e loaʻa ana i ka benzocaine (Orabase-B me Benzocaine) i nā keiki 6 mau makahiki a ʻoi aku paha. ʻO ka hapa nui o nā lāʻau lapaʻau kūʻai ʻole ʻia (over-the-counter [OTC]) ʻē aʻe e loaʻa ana i ka mea hoʻoheheʻe niho hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia i nā keiki 2 mau makahiki a ʻoi aku paha. Eia naʻe, ʻaʻole pono e hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau huahana kūʻai ʻole ʻia ʻē aʻe i nā pēpē a i ʻole nā keiki ma lalo o 2 mau makahiki ke ʻole i kuhikuhi ʻia e kahi limahana mālama ola. ʻOi aku ka maʻalahi o nā poʻe ʻelemakule i ka hopena o nā mea hoʻoheheʻe kūloko he nui. Hiki i kēia ke hoʻonui i ka manawa o nā hopena ʻaoʻao i ka wā o ka mālama ʻana, ʻoi aku hoʻi me ka lidocaine. ʻAʻole paha e hoʻoulu i nā pilikia nā huahana kūʻai ʻole ʻia (over-the-counter [OTC]) e loaʻa ana i nā mea hoʻoheheʻe kūloko. Eia naʻe, pono e makaʻala loa nā poʻe ʻelemakule ʻaʻole e hoʻohana i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ma mua o ka kuhikuhi ʻia ma ka lepili pūʻolo, ke ʻole i kuhikuhi ʻia e ke kauka lapaʻau a i ʻole ka niho. ʻAʻole i hōʻike ʻia nā mea hoʻoheheʻe niho e hoʻoulu i nā hemahema hānau a i ʻole nā pilikia ʻē aʻe i nā kānaka. ʻAʻole i hōʻike ʻia nā mea hoʻoheheʻe niho e hoʻoulu i nā pilikia i nā pēpē hānai. ʻOiai ʻaʻole pono e hoʻohana pū ʻia kekahi mau lāʻau lapaʻau, ma nā hihia ʻē aʻe, hiki ke hoʻohana pū ʻia ʻelua mau lāʻau lapaʻau ʻokoʻa ʻoiai paha e loaʻa ana kahi pilina. I kēia mau hihia, makemake paha kāu kauka e hoʻololi i ka nui, a i ʻole nā ʻano palekana ʻē aʻe paha e pono ai. I ka wā e lawe ana ʻoe i kekahi o kēia mau lāʻau lapaʻau, he mea nui loa ia i kāu limahana mālama ola e ʻike inā ke lawe nei ʻoe i kekahi o nā lāʻau lapaʻau i helu ʻia ma lalo nei. Ua koho ʻia nā pilina aʻe ma muli o ko lākou koʻikoʻi a ʻaʻole paha ia he mea hoʻokomo āpau. ʻAʻole ʻōlelo ʻia ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau ma kēia papa me kekahi o nā lāʻau lapaʻau aʻe. Hiki i kāu kauka ke hoʻoholo ʻaʻole e mālama iā ʻoe me kahi lāʻau lapaʻau ma kēia papa a hoʻololi paha i kekahi o nā lāʻau lapaʻau ʻē aʻe āu e lawe nei. ʻAʻole ʻōlelo ʻia ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau ma kēia papa me kekahi o nā lāʻau lapaʻau aʻe, akā hiki ke koi ʻia i kekahi mau hihia. Inā kuhikuhi ʻia nā lāʻau lapaʻau ʻelua i ka manawa hoʻokahi, hiki i kāu kauka ke hoʻololi i ka nui a i ʻole ka pinepine o kāu hoʻohana ʻana i hoʻokahi a i ʻole nā lāʻau lapaʻau ʻelua. ʻAʻole pono e hoʻohana ʻia kekahi mau lāʻau lapaʻau ma a kokoke paha i ka wā e ʻai ai i ka meaʻai a i ʻole ka ʻai ʻana i kekahi mau ʻano meaʻai ʻoiai paha e loaʻa ana nā pilina. Hiki i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka waiʻona a i ʻole ka paka me kekahi mau lāʻau lapaʻau ke hoʻoulu i nā pilina e loaʻa. E kūkākūkā me kāu limahana mālama ola i ka hoʻohana ʻana i kāu lāʻau lapaʻau me ka meaʻai, ka waiʻona, a i ʻole ka paka.
No ka hoʻohana palekana a maikaʻi o kēia lāʻau lapaʻau: No ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke ʻano wai mānoanoa loa o ka lidocaine (e.g., Xylocaine Viscous): No ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka gel benzocaine e hana ana i ka ʻili (e.g., Oratect Gel): No ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano gel a wai ʻē aʻe o ka anesthetic niho: No ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pālolo niho benzocaine (e.g., Orabase-B me Benzocaine): No ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano aerosol a i ʻole pīpī o ka anesthetic niho: No ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano lozenge o ka benzocaine, benzocaine a me ka menthol, a i ʻole dyclonine: E ʻokoʻa nā lāʻau lapaʻau o kēia papa no nā mea maʻi like ʻole. E hahai i nā kauoha a kāu kauka a i ʻole nā kuhikuhi ma ka lepili. Hoʻokomo wale nā ʻike ma lalo i nā nui awelika o kēia mau lāʻau lapaʻau. Inā ʻokoʻa kāu nui, mai hoʻololi ia inā ʻaʻole i haʻi aku kāu kauka iā ʻoe e hana pēlā. ʻO ka nui o ka lāʻau lapaʻau āu e lawe ai e hilinaʻi ana i ka ikaika o ka lāʻau lapaʻau. Eia kekahi, ʻo ka nui o nā nui āu e lawe ai i kēlā me kēia lā, ka manawa i ʻae ʻia ma waena o nā nui, a me ka lōʻihi o ka manawa āu e lawe ai i ka lāʻau lapaʻau e hilinaʻi ana i ka pilikia olakino āu e hoʻohana nei i ka lāʻau lapaʻau. Inā nalowale ʻoe i kahi nui o kēia lāʻau lapaʻau, e lawe koke iā ia. Eia naʻe, inā kokoke i ka manawa no kāu nui aʻe, e skip i ka nui i nalowale a hoʻi i kāu papa hana hoʻohana maʻamau. Mai pālua i nā nui. E mālama mamao aku i nā keiki. E mālama i ka lāʻau lapaʻau i loko o ka pahu pani ʻia ma ka mahana o ka lumi, mamao aku i ka wela, ka pulu, a me ka mālamalama pololei. E mālama mai ka hau. E mālama i ka pahu ma ka mahana o ka lumi, mamao aku i ka wela a me ka mālamalama pololei. Mai hau. Mai mālama i kēia lāʻau lapaʻau i loko o kahi kaʻa kahi e hiki ai ke hōʻike ʻia i ka wela a i ʻole ke anu nui. Mai kāhili i nā puka i loko o ka pahu a hoʻolei i loko o ke ahi, ʻoiai inā ua hakahaka ka pahu. Mai mālama i ka lāʻau lapaʻau i hala ka lā a i ʻole ka lāʻau lapaʻau ʻaʻole pono hou.
Hōʻole: He kahua ʻike olakino ʻo ʻAukake a ʻaʻole hōʻike kāna mau pane i ka ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo lapaʻau. E kūkākūkā mau me kahi ʻoihana lapaʻau laikini kokoke iā ʻoe ma mua o ka hana ʻana i nā hoʻololi.
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