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Izikhuhla zokukhwehlela zisebenza ngokunciphisa ubuhlungu ezicuthelweni zomphimbo ezicasukile nokunciphisa isifiso sokukhwehlela. Njengoba i-lozenge incibilika kancane emlonyeni wakho, ikhipha izithako ezisebenzayo ezithuthukisa, ezimboza, futhi ezifafaza umphimbo wakho. Lokhu kuthulisa imisipha yezinzwa ebangela ukukhwehlela kwakho.
Azikunqandi ukutheleleka noma ukugula okungaphansi kokukhwehlela kwakho. Lokho ezikwenzayo ukunikeza ukudambisa okwesikhashana ukuze umphimbo wakho uthole ikhefu ekucasukeni okungapheli. Nansi into eyenzeka empeleni uma usebenzisa eyodwa.
Ukukhwehlela kuyimpikisano. Uma kukhona into ephilisa umphimbo wakho noma imisele yakho yomoya, iziphetho zezinzwa zithumela isignali ebuchosheni bakho. Ubuchopho bakho buyaphendula ngokuqondisa imisipha esifubeni sakho nasesiswini ukuthi isonte, bucindezele umoya ngaphandle ukuze bususe into ephilisa umphimbo.
Le nto ephilisa umphimbo ingaba ukukhwehlela, ukuvuvukala okubangelwa umkhuhlane, umoya omile, izinto ezingadala ukungezwani, noma i-acid yesisu evela ku-reflux. Ukukhwehlela uqobo akuyona inkinga. Lena indlela umzimba wakho ovikela ngayo imisele yakho yomoya.
Inkinga ukuthi lapho ukukhwehlela kuba njalo. Ukukhwehlela okuphindaphindayo kuphinde kuvuvukise umphimbo wakho, okubangela ukukhwehlela okwengeziwe. Leli chungechunge yilona kanye into izikhuhla zokukhwehlela ezenzelwe ukuyiphazamisa.

I-Menthol iyisithako esisebenzayo esivamile ezikhuhlani zokukhwehlela. Ivela ezitshalweni zeminti futhi idala leso sizwa esijabulisayo sokubanda lapho sithinta umphimbo wakho.
Lesisizwa sokubanda akuyona nje indududzo. I-Menthol ivula iziphetho ezizwelayo ezibandayo emgodini wakho ezibizwa nge-TRPM8 receptors. Lapho zivuliwe, zikhiqiza umphumela wokuthuthumela owanciphisa ukuzwela komphimbo wakho. Iziphetho zezinzwa ezivamile ukuthola ukucasuka nokubangela ukukhwehlela ziba zincane kancane.
I-Menthol iphinde isebenze njenge-anesthetic yendawo ethambile, inciphisa imisipha yobuhlungu emgodini. Ezinye izikhuhla zokukhwehlela ziqukethe i-eucalyptus oil futhi, enezici ezifanayo zokupholisa kanye nokuvuvukala. Ndawonye, lezi zithako zinciphisa isifiso esingapheli sokukhwehlela.
Le ngxenye kulula ukuyishiya, kodwa ibalulekile. Isenzo esilula sokuncelisa isikhuhla sokukhwehlela sikhuphula ukukhiqizwa kwe-saliva emanzini akho. Le-saliva eyengeziwe iyimboza futhi ifafaze umphimbo wakho, inciphisa ukoma okuvame ukwenza ukukhwehlela kube kubi kakhulu.
Umphimbo owomile uyimphimbo ecasukile. Lapho umphimbo wakho womile, uyazwela kakhulu kunoma yini edlula kuwo, kuhlanganise nomoya. Ngokugcina leyo sicuthelweni ifafazwe, i-saliva iyayisiza ukuvikela futhi yehlisa ithuba lokubangela enye inkinga yokukhwehlela.
Lena empeleni enye yezizathu zokuthi kungani noma iyiphi ilayisi eliqinile eliwela ngisho nelinomswakama lingasiza ukukhwehlela okuncane. Ukwanda kwe-saliva uqobo kunikeza umphumela wokudambisa okwesikhashana, ngisho nangaphandle kwezithako ezisebenzayo.
Azizona zonke izikhuhla zokukhwehlela ezisekelwa yi-menthol kuphela. Izinhlobo ezahlukene zisebenzisa izithako ezisebenzayo ezahlukene, futhi ngayinye isebenza ngendlela yayo.
Uju lufakiwe eziningi zokupheka ngezici zalo zemvelo zokudambisa. Luyaimboza umphimbo ngesendlalelo esijiyile esivikela izicuthelweni ezicasukile. Ucwaningo lusekela ukuthi uju lungasiza ekunqandeni ukukhwehlela, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezingaphezu konyaka.
I-Pectin itholakala ezikhuhlani zokukhwehlela eziningi ezinongwe izithelo. I-Pectin iyisithako semvelo esivela ezithelweni esakha isendlalelo esinjenge-gel phezu komphimbo. Lezi zindonga zinciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi zivikela izicuthelweni ezilimele ekucasukeni okwengeziwe.
I-Benzocaine iyisithako sokuthuthumela esitholakala ezinhlotsheni ezifana neCepacol. Sisebenza njenge-anesthetic yendawo, sivimba imisipha yobuhlungu ngqo kunoku-menthol. Uma umphimbo wakho ubuhlungu kakhulu, isikhuhla sokukhwehlela esine-benzocaine singanikeza ukudambisa okunamandla.
I-Eucalyptus oil isiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi ingase futhi isize ukuvula kancane izimbotshana zamalunga ezivalekile. Sisebenza kanye ne-menthol ukuze sikhulise umphumela wokubanda nokudambisa.
Ezinye izikhuhla zokukhwehlela zihlanganisa ne-zinc, i-vitamin C, noma izithako zemifino. Lezi zithako ngokuvamile zengezwa ukuze kuxhaswe uhlelo lokuzivikela komzimba kunokuba kudambiswe ukukhwehlela.

Imiphumela yesikhuhla sokukhwehlela ngokuvamile ihlala cishe amahora angu-1 kuya ku-2, nakuba lokhu kuhluka. Kuncike emandleni ezithako ezisebenzayo, ubukhulu bokucasuka komphimbo wakho, nokuthi i-lozenge incibilika ngokushesha kangakanani.
Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle, vumela isikhuhla sokukhwehlela sicibilike kancane. Ukusihlaza noma ukugwinya ngokushesha kakhulu kunciphisa isikhathi lapho izithako ezisebenzayo zihlala zithintana nezicuthelweni zomphimbo wakho. Uma sihlala isikhathi eside, yilapho uzothola inzuzo eyengeziwe.
Izincwadi eziningi zincoma ukungadluli izikhuhla zokukhwehlela eziyi-10 kuye kweziyi-12 ngosuku. Ukudlula lapho, ikakhulukazi nge-menthol based drops, kungase kuphinde kubangele ukucasuka komphimbo wakho. Olunye ucwaningo lwathola ukuthi ukuthatha i-menthol eningi ngosuku kusuka ezikhuhlani zokukhwehlela kwahlobana nokwanda kokukhwehlela kubantu abathile. Okwengeziwe akuhlale kungcono lapha.
Yebo. Noma izikhuhla zokukhwehlela ziphephile ngokuvamile ekusebenziseni okwesikhashana, ukuzisebenzisa kakhulu kungabangela izinkinga. Izikhuhla eziningi ze-menthol ngosuku zingase zibe kubi kakhulu ukucasuka komphimbo. I-Menthol eningi ingase futhi ibangele ukuphazamiseka kokugaya.
Izikhuhla zokukhwehlela eziqukethe ushukela zingafaka isandla ekubola kwamazinyo uma zisetshenziswa njalo. Uma uzidinga njalo, izinketho ezingenashukela ziyindlela engcono.
Izikhuhla zokukhwehlela akumele zinikezwe izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emine ngenxa yengozi yokuklinya. Ezinganeni ezineminyaka emine kuya kweyisithupha, khuluma nodokotela wazo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa imikhiqizo yokukhwehlela etholakala ezitolo.
Izikhuhla zokukhwehlela zenziwe ngokukhwehlela okuncane, okwesikhashana okubangelwa umkhuhlane, ukucasuka okuncane komphimbo, noma umoya omile. Ziyithuluzi lokuphatha izimpawu, hhayi ukwelapha imbangela engaphansi.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kuhlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamaviki amathathu, kukhiqiza igazi noma ukukhwehlela okujiyile okuluhlaza noma okuphuzi, kuza nomkhuhlane ophezulu, kwenza ukuphefumula kube nzima, noma kubi kakhulu ngaphandle kokwelashwa ekhaya. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise into edinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha, njengokutheleleka ngamabhaktheriya, i-asthma, noma esinye isimo sokuphefumula.
Ziyanciphisa izicuthelweni ezicasukile, zandise ukudlula kwe-saliva, zimboze futhi zivikele umphimbo wakho, futhi ziphazamise isiyingi sokukhwehlela nokuqubuka. Zisebenza kangcono lapho zincibilika kancane futhi zisetshenziswa ngokusesilinganisweni. Futhi lapho zihlanganiswa nokuhlala ugcwele amanzi, ukuphumula, nokugwema izinto ezicasukile njengentuthu, zingenza umehluko wangempela endleleni ozizwa ngayo ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphola.
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