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Igazi emgqashweni wakho lapho ugula ngokuvamile libangelwa ukucasukiswa, ukuvuvukala kwesicubu samazinyo. Lapho une-cold, umkhuhlane, noma isifo samakhala, umugqa ongaphakathi ophakathi kwamazinyo uvuvuka futhi ube buthakathaka. Ukuphunga izimpethu njalo, ukoma, nokuminyana konke kubeka ingcindezi ezimithanjeni yegazi encane emigqashweni yamazinyo, futhi ingaqhekeka kalula.
Ezimweni eziningi, inani elincane legazi elixubene namagwebu akuyona into okumele ukhathazeke ngayo. Kubukeka kuyiwa-kuwa, kodwa kuyingxenye ejwayelekile yokuphila lapho ugula. Ake sihlaziye ukuthi kungani kwenzeka nokuthi nini okungadinga ukunakwa.
Imigudu yamazinyo yakho ihlinzwe umugqa omncane, omanzi ogcwele imithanjana yegazi encane. Lapho uphilile, lo mugqa uhlala umanzi futhi uvikelekile. Kodwa lapho ugula, izinto eziningana zishintsha ngesikhathi esisodwa ezihlanganisa leyo mithanjana yegazi ibe sengcupheni.
Ukuvuvukala kuvuvukalisa isicubu. I-cold noma umkhuhlane uvusa isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela, esibangela ukuvuvukala komugqa wamazinyo. Lokho kuvuvukala kunwebisa imithanjana yegazi ngokuqondileyo phezulu, okwenza kube lula ukuba iqhekeke.
Ukuphunga izimpethu njalo kubanga ingcindezi. Lapho uphunga izimpethu njalo ukuze usule amagwebu anzima, amandla abeka ingcindezi eqondile kulezo mithanjana esebuthakathaka. Ukuphunga kanzima futhi njalo, kungenzeka ukuthi imithanjana encane iqhekezeke.
Ukwoma kuqhekisa umugqa. Ukuminyana kuvame ukukukhalisa ukuba uphephule umlomo, okomisa imigudu yamazinyo akho. Isimo sezulu esibandayo, ukushisa kwangaphakathi, nemithi yokuvimbela ukuminyana kungawomisa nakakhulu. Lapho umugqa woma kakhulu, uyaqhekeka, futhi leyo miqhekeko iyageleza.
Ukudluliswa kwegazi okwandisiwe endaweni. Umzimba wakho uthumela igazi elengeziwe esicubeni samazinyo ukulwa nesifo. Ukudluliswa okuningi kwegazi emigqashweni esebuthakathaka, evuvukalayo, kusho ithuba eliphakeme lokopha kancane.
Zonke lezi zici ezisebenza ndawonye zichaza ukuthi kungani ungabona imigqa ebomvu noma epinki esicubeni sakho lapho uphunga izimpethu ngesikhathi se-cold noma umkhuhlane.

Umbala wegazi emgqashweni wakho ungakunika umqondo wokuthi ukuphuma kwegazi kwenzeke nini.
Imigqa ebomvu ngokukhanya isho ukuphuma kwegazi okusha nokwedudumezayo. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka ngokushesha ngemuva kokuphunga izimpethu noma ukuthimula ngamandla.
Amagwebu anemibala epinki asho ukuthi inani elincane legazi luxubane nokukhishwa kwamazinyo akho. Lona uhlobo oluvame kakhulu abantu abalubona lapho begula futhi cishe akulimazi nhlobo.
Amagwebu anemibala ensundu noma e-rust asho ukuthi igazi selidala futhi libe nesikhathi sokuqhaqha. Lokhu kuvame ukuvela ekuseni ngemuva kokuba imigudu yamazinyo yakho ibe yomile ubusuku bonke. Kungenxa yegazi eliqhaqhekile elaxubana namagwebu amahora adlule.
Akukho okunye kwalawa mibala ngazodwana okuyisizathu sokwethuka. Wonke abhekisa ekucasukeni okuncane kunokuba kube khona into enzima.
Singakwenza. Isifo samakhala (sinusitis) sihlanganisa ukuvuvukala okujulile emakhaleni angaphakathi ngemuva kwamakhala akho, izihlathi, nomnyombo. Lokhu kuvuvukala okuhlala njalo kubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe emithanjeni yegazi yamazinyo.
Izifo zamakhala ziphinde zikhiqize amagwebu anzima, anamathelayo okunzima ukuwasusa. Lokho kusho ukuphunga ngamandla, ukucasuka okukhulu, namathuba amaningi okuba imithanjana iqhekeke.
Uma amagwebu akho anegazi eza nobuhlungu obubhekene nobuso, ikhanda eliqhubekayo, ukukhishwa okubabayo okuphuzi noma okuluhlaza okotshani, nezimpawu ezingaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-10, isifo samakhala esibangelwa amagciwane singase sibandakanyeke. Lokhu kungadinga ama-antibiotics, ngakho-ke buza udokotela wakho.
Yebo. Imithi ejwayelekile ingenza ukuphuma kwegazi emakhala kube khona kakhulu lapho ugula.
Izifutho zamakhala ezivimbela ukuminyana njenge-oxymetazoline zisebenza ngokuqeda ukuvuvukala ezimithanjeni zamagazi emakhala. Zisebenza isikhathi esifushane, kodwa ukuzisebenzisa isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezintathu kungabangela ukuminyana okubuyelayo. Isiyingi sokuvuvukala nokuqeda amandla sibuphusha umugqa wamazinyo futhi sandise ingozi yokopha.
Imithi ebambezela igazi njenge-aspirin, warfarin, noma imithi yansuku zonke yokuvuvukala inciphisa amandla egazi lakho okubambelela. Uma uthatha enye yalezi futhi ubona igazi eliningi emagwebu akho, yazisa udokotela wakho.
Ama-antihistamine nama-decongestant omlele angawomisa imigudu yamazinyo njengomphumela wecala. Lokho koma kwenza umugqa ube sengcupheni yokuqhekeka nokopha.
Izinyathelo ezimbalwa ezilula zingavikela umugqa wamazinyo akho futhi zinciphise inani legazi olibona emagwebu akho ngenkathi ugula.

Ubuningi begazi emgqashweni ngesikhathi se-cold noma umkhuhlane buyaphela ngokwabo njengoba ululama. Kodwa izimpawu ezithile zifanelwe ukunakwa kwezokwelapha.
Bona udokotela wakho uma ukuphuma kwegazi kunamandla futhi kungayeki ngemuva kwemizuzu engu-20 yokufaka ingcindezi, ulahlekelwa inani elibonakalayo legazi (hhayi nje imigqa), amagwebu anegazi aqhubeka isikhathi esingaphezu kweviki ngemuva kokuba ezinye izimpawu zakho sezicacile, uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula kanye nokuphuma kwegazi, noma ubona igazi emagwebu akho njalo ngisho nalapho ungaguli.
Ukuphuma kwegazi okuphindaphindayo ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile njenge-cold kungaba yisibonakaliso somfutho wegazi ophakeme ongakakulungiswa, isifo sokubambelela kwegazi, noma izinkinga zamakhala ezingapheli ezidinga ukuhlolwa.
Ukubona igazi emgqashweni wakho lapho ugula kuyadabukisa, kucacile. Kodwa ezingxenyeni eziningi, kuyindlela yomzimba wakho nje yokuphendula ukuvuvukala, ukoma, nokucindezeleka okuphindaphindayo kokuphunga izimpethu. Gcina izinto zimanzi, phunga kahle, hlala unamanzi, futhi unikeze umzimba wakho isikhathi sokuphola. Igazi lizocaciswa njengoba nesifo.
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