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Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kwenzeka lapho izindawo ezingaphakathi ekhaleni lakho nekhhanda zihlala zifuvile futhi zivuvukile amasonto angu-12 noma ngaphezulu, ngisho noma kukhona ukwelashwa. Cabanga ngakho njengemisipha yakho yempumulo ebanjwe esimweni sokuvuvukala esingaqedi.
Ngokungafani nokuqina okuvamile kwemisipha yempumulo okuyaphela ngesonto noma amabili, ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuba yingxenye yakho engathandeki yesikhathi eside. Kuthinta izigidi zabantu futhi kwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke izinzima kakhulu kunokuba kufanele kube.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kwenzeka lapho imisipha yakho yempumulo ingakwazi ukuphuma kahle isikhathi eside. Imisipha yakho yempumulo yizindawo ezingenalutho ezikhanda lakho ezivame ukukhiqiza ukhulu ukuze ugcine ikhala lakho limnandi futhi ubanjwe amagerm.
Lapho lezi zindawo zivuvukile, izicubu ziqina futhi zivala izindlela zokukhipha zemvelo. Lokhu kudala isikhathi lapho ukhulu ubanjelwe khona, amabhaktheriya angakhula, futhi ukuvuvukala kuqhubeke.
Isimo sibhekwa njengokungapheli uma sihlala okungenani amasonto angu-12, okuhlukaniselana nokuqina okukhulu kwemisipha yempumulo okuphulukayo ngokushesha kakhulu. Ungaba nezinkathi lapho izimpawu ziphucuka khona, kodwa ziyaqhubeka zibuyela noma azipheli.
Izimpawu zokuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo zingase zihluke kumuntu nomuntu, kodwa zivame ukuba khona futhi zivame ukuphazamisa ukududuzeka kwakho kwansuku zonke. Nazi izimpawu ezivamile umzimba wakho ungase ube nawo kule simo:
Abanye abantu baba nezimpawu ezengeziwe ezingase zibe nzima kakhulu. Lezi zingase zihlanganise ubuhlungu beindlebe, izinhlungu zekhanda ezinjengoxinzelelo, nobuhlungu bomlomo oluvela ekhulwini oluwe phansi.
Ubukhulu balezi zimpawu bungase buhluke usuku lonke noma isonto. Ungase uqaphele ukuthi ziyaba sibi ngezinguquko zezulu noma lapho ukhombiswe izinto ezithile ezibangela.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuza ngezindlela ezahlukene, nokuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona kuzokusiza udokotela wakho ukukhetha indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu. Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zisekelwe kulokho okubangela ukuvuvukala nalokho udokotela wakho akubona ngesikhathi sokucubungula.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo nge-nasal polyps kuhilela ukukhula okuncane, okuthambile ezindleleni zakho zekhala noma imisipha yempumulo. Lezi polyps azilona isikhuthazo, kodwa zingavimba ukukhipha futhi zenze kuphefumule ngokunzima.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo ngaphandle kwe-nasal polyps kuvamile futhi kuhilela ukuvuvukala ngaphandle kwalokhu kukhula. Izimpawu zifana, kodwa indlela yokwelapha ingase ihluke.
Kukhona futhi i-allergic fungal sinusitis, eyenzeka lapho isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba singaphezu kokujwayelekile kuma-fungi emvelo. Lolu hlobo luvamile kubo bonke abantu abane-asthma noma i-nasal polyps futhi lungase lube nzima ukulwelapha.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kwenzeka lapho okuthile kuvimba imisipha yakho yempumulo ekhipheni ngokujwayelekile, kudala indawo lapho ukuvuvukala kuqhubeka khona. Izimbangela eziyinhloko zingase zihluke kakhulu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izinto eziningi zisebenza ndawonye.
Nazi izizathu ezivamile zokuthi kungani ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kungase kwenzeke:
Izinto zemvelo zingase futhi zidlale indima ebalulekile ekubeni yimbangela noma ukwenza kube sibi ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo. Ukukhombiswa ukubhema, ukungcola komoya, noma izingqikithi zekhemikhali ezinamandla kungase kuqine imisipha yakho yempumulo futhi kuhlanganyele ekukhuleni okuqhubekayo kokuvuvukala.
Kwezinye izimo, imbangela eqondile ihlala ingacaci ngisho noma sekuqedwe ukuhlolwa okuningi. Lokhu akusho ukuthi ukwelashwa ngeke kube nomphumela, kodwa kungase kudinge indlela ehlukile yokuthola lokho okusebenza kahle kuwe.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma izimpawu zakho zokuqina kwemisipha yempumulo zihlale izinsuku ezingaphezu kwengu-10 noma ziqhubeke zibuyela naphezu kokwelashwa ekhaya. Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho uhlupheka khona ukuze ucele usizo.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu bokubukeka obuhlala njalo, ukukhipha okukhulu ekhaleni, noma ubunzima bokuphumula ngekhala lakho amasonto amaningana. Lezi zimpawu eziqhubekayo zibonisa ukuthi imisipha yakho yempumulo idinga ukunakekelwa kochwepheshe.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthola izimpawu ezinkulu njengobushushu obukhulu bomzimba, izinhlungu zekhanda ezinkulu, ukuguquka kokubona, noma ukuqina eduze kwamehlo akho. Lokhu kungase kubonise ukuqina okukhulu okudinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo.
Kufanele futhi ubone udokotela uma izimpawu zakho zithinta kakhulu ubuthongo bakho, umsebenzi wakho, noma imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuyaphatheka, futhi awudingi ukuhlupheka wedwa.
Izinto eziningi zingase zikhulise amathuba akho okuthola ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo, nakuba ukuba nalezi zingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nale simo. Ukuziqonda kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela uma kungenzeka.
Nazi izinto ezibalulekile ezingase zikubeke engozini enkulu:
Ubudala bungase futhi bube nendima, ngokuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo okuvamile kubantu abadala kunabantwana. Noma kunjalo, kungathinta abantu bazo zonke izinsuku, kufaka phakathi intsha nabantu abadala abasebasha.
Ukuba nengozi eyodwa noma ngaphezulu akusho ukuthi uqondiswe ukuthola ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo. Abantu abaningi abanezi zingozi abazange babe nezinkinga zemisipha yempumulo yesikhathi eside, kanti abanye abangenazo izimbangela ezicacile bayithola le simo.
Nakuba ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuvame ukuba yingozi, kungase kube yimbangela yezinkinga ezinkulu uma kungaphathwa isikhathi eside. Abantu abaningi abane-sinusitis abangapheli abana lezi zingozi, kodwa kubalulekile ukuzazi.
Izingozi ezivamile zingandile futhi ziphatheka ngokwelashwa okulungile:
Ngokungavamile, izingozi ezinkulu zingase zenzeke, ikakhulukazi uma ukuqina kusakazeka ngaphandle kwemisipha yempumulo:
Lezi zingozi ezinkulu zingevamile futhi zivame ukwenzeka kuphela lapho ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuphikiswe kakhulu noma kubantu abanesimiso sokuvikela umzimba esibuthakathaka. Ukunakekelwa okuvamile kwezokwelapha nokuphathwa okulungile kunciphise kakhulu ingozi yokuthi noma iyiphi ingozi ibe khona.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izimo zokuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo, kunezinyathelo eziningi ongazithatha ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho futhi ugcine imisipha yakho yempumulo iphilile. Ukuvikela kuvame ukugxila ekugwemeni izinto ezibangela nokulondoloza ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwekhala.
Nazi izindlela ezisebenzayo ezingasiza ekuvikeleni imisipha yakho yempumulo:
Ukugcina umzimba uthambile kusiza ukugcina ukhulu wakho uthambile futhi kulula ukukhipha. Ukuncwina amanzi amaningi usuku lonke kusekela izindlela zemvelo zomzimba zokuhlanza imisipha yempumulo.
Uma unezinkinga zesakhiwo njenge-deviated septum, ukuxoxa ngezinketho zokucubungula nodokotela wakho kungasiza ukuvimbela izinkinga eziphindaphindayo zemisipha yempumulo. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akudingeki kubo bonke abantu abane-sinusitis engapheli.
Ukuhlola ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuhilela udokotela wakho oqoqa ulwazi mayelana nezimpawu zakho futhi ahlole izindlela zakho zekhala. Inqubo ivame ukuba lula futhi ayinabuthathaka.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokubuza ngezimpawu zakho, isikhathi eside usuvele unawo, kanye nokuphathwa okuye wakuzama. Bazofuna ukwazi ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kufaka phakathi noma yikuphi ukwehluleka, i-asthma, noma izinkinga zangaphambili zemisipha yempumulo.
Ngesikhathi sokucubungula komzimba, udokotela wakho uzobona ngaphakathi ekhaleni lakho usebenzisa ukukhanya okukhethekile futhi angase acindezele ngobumnene izindawo zobuso bakho ukuze ahlole ukuthambile. Bangase basebenzise i-tube encane, enhle enenkhamera ebizwa nge-endoscope ukuze bathole umbono omuhle wezindlela zakho zekhala.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe zingase zidingeke kwezinye izimo. I-CT scan ingabonisa izithombe eziningi zemisipha yakho yempumulo futhi isize ukubona ukuphambana noma izinkinga zesakhiwo. Ukuhlolwa kokwehluleka kungase kunconywe uma ukwehluleka kucatshangelwa njengoba kubangela.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi athathe isampula yokukhipha ekhaleni lakho ukuze ahlole amabhaktheriya noma ama-fungi, ikakhulukazi uma awuphendulanga ekuqaleni kokwelashwa. Lokhu kubasiza ukukhetha imithi ephumelelayo yesimo sakho esithile.
Ukuphathwa kokuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kugxila ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala, ukuthuthukisa ukukhipha, nokubhekana nezimbangela eziyinhloko. Udokotela wakho uzokuqala ngokwelashwa okungenabuthathaka futhi alungise indlela ngokusekelwe endleleni oyiphendula ngayo.
I-Nasal corticosteroid sprays ivame ukuba yindlela yokuqala yokwelapha ngoba inciphisa ukuvuvukala ezindleleni zakho zekhala. Lezi zivame ukuphepha ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside futhi zingase zinikeze usizo olukhulu kubantu abaningi.
I-Saline nasal irrigation iyasiza ekuhlanzweni kokhulu nezinto ezibangela ekhaleni lakho. Ungenza lokhu nge-neti pot, ibhodlela lokucindezela, noma enye idivayisi yokugeza usebenzisa amanzi ahlanzekile noma amanzi ahlanzekile ahlanganiswe nengqikithi.
Uma kukhona ukuqina, udokotela wakho angase anikeze ama-antibiotics. Noma kunjalo, ama-antibiotics awadingeki njalo ngoba ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuvame ukubangelwa ukuvuvukala kunamabhaktheriya.
Kwezimo ezihilela ukwehluleka, ama-antihistamines noma izithombe zokwehluleka zingase zinconywe. Uma i-nasal polyps ikhona, i-oral corticosteroids ingase inikezwe isikhathi esifushane ukuze iyanciphise.
Lapho ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kungakuniki usizo olufanele, izinketho zokucubungula ziyatholakala. Lezi zinqubo zihlose ukuthuthukisa ukukhipha kwemisipha yempumulo nokususa izinto ezivikela, futhi zivame ukwenziwa ngaphandle kwesibhedlela.
Izindlela zokwelapha ekhaya zingase zinikeze usizo olukhulu futhi zisebenze kahle kanye nokuphathwa kwezokwelapha kokuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo. Lezi zindlela zigxila ekugcineni izindlela zakho zekhala zimanzi nokusiza imisipha yakho yempumulo ukuba ikhiphe ngokuphumelelayo.
I-Nasal irrigation ngesisombululo se-saline ingenye yezindlela zokwelapha ekhaya eziphumelelayo ongazizama. Hlanganisa ingxenye yesipuni sesigamu sesigamu somunyu ngekomityi lamanzi afudumele, ahlanzekile futhi usebenzise i-neti pot noma ibhodlela lokucindezela ukuze uhlanze ngobumnene izindlela zakho zekhala.
Ukusebenzisa i-humidifier ekamelweni lakho lokulala kungasiza ukugcina izindlela zakho zekhala zingomi, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokulala. Hlose amazinga okunambitheka phakathi kuka-30-50% ukuze uvikele ukukhula komkhuhlane ngenkathi usenikeza usizo.
Ukuphumula ngomusi kungase kunikeze usizo oluyimfuneko ekubeni sibi kokuvimba. Ungaphefumula umusi ovela eshawa elifudumele noma ukhononde phezu kwesitsha samanzi afudumele ngetawuli phezu kwekhanda lakho, uqaphele ukugwema ukushisa.
Ukugcina umzimba uthambile kusiza ukwenza ukhulu wakho ube mnene, ukwenza kube lula ukukhipha. Izinto ezifudumele njengeti yemifino noma i-broth zingase zibe ziduduzayo futhi zisize ekubeni sibi kokuvimba.
Ukubekela ubushushu obufudumele, obuthambile ebusweni bakho kungasiza ekuqedeni uxinzelelo lwemisipha yempumulo nobuhlungu. Sebenzisa i-washcloth efudumele phezu kwamehlo akho namathanga akho imizuzu engu-10-15 izikhathi eziningi ngosuku.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yodokotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nesiqondiso sokwelapha esisebenzayo. Ukulungiselela okuncane ngaphambili kwenza i-aphoyintimenti ibe nomphumela omuhle kuwe nodokotela wakho.
Gcina idayari yezimpawu amasonto angu-1 noma amabili ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho. Qaphela lapho izimpawu zibi khona, lokho okubangela, nalokho okunika usizo. Lolu lwazi lusisiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda iphethini yakho ethile yezimpawu.
Yenza uhlu lwayo yonke imithi oyithathayo njengamanje, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi, izongezo, ne-nasal sprays. Qaphela futhi noma yikuphi ukwelashwa okuye wakuzama ngezimpawu zakho zemisipha yempumulo nokuthi kuye kwakusiza yini.
Bhala phansi imibuzo yakho ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze ungakhohlwa ukuyibuza ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti. Imibuzo evamile ingase ihlanganise ukubuza ngezinketho zokwelapha, isikhathi esilindelekile sokuthuthuka, nokuthi nini kufanele ulandele.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kufaka phakathi noma yikuphi ukwehluleka, i-asthma, ukuqina kwangaphambili kwemisipha yempumulo, noma ukuhlinzwa. Udokotela wakho uzofuna futhi ukwazi ngomlando womndeni wakho wezimo ezifanayo.
Cabanga ukuletha umuntu nawe e-aphoyintimenti uma uhlushwa noma uma ufuna ukwesekwa ekukhumbula ulwazi oluxoxwe. Ukuba nezinye izindlebe kungasiza lapho ufunda ngezinketho zokwelapha.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo kuyisimo esiphatheka esithinta izigidi zabantu, futhi awuwedwa ekuhlanganyeleni nezimpawu ezihlala njalo zemisipha yempumulo. Iphuzu eliyinhloko ukuqonda ukuthi kuyisimo esiphatheka esivame ukuthuthuka kakhulu ngendlela efanele.
Ukuqala kokwelapha kuvame ukuletha imiphumela emihle, ngakho ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma izimpawu zakho zihlala izinyanga ezimbalwa. Izindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezisebenzayo ziyatholakala, kusukela ezindleleni zokwelapha ekhaya eziyisisekelo kuya ekuqaleni kokwelapha kwezokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuthola ukwelashwa okulungile kuvame ukuthatha isikhathi nokubekezela. Lokho okusebenza komunye umuntu kungase kungasebenzi komunye, ngakho lungela ukusebenza nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole isisombululo sakho siqu.
Ngokwelashwa okulungile nokunakekelwa kwakho, abantu abaningi abane-sinusitis engapheli bangafinyelela ekuqedeni okukhulu kwezimpawu futhi babuyele emisebenzini yabo evamile. Isimo akudingeki silawule impilo yakho noma likhawulele lokho ongakwenza.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo akunciphi ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokwelashwa ngoba kuchazwa njengokuthi kuhlala amasonto angu-12 noma ngaphezulu naphezu kokuzimisela kokwelashwa. Noma kunjalo, izimpawu zingase zihluke, ngezinye izikhathi zilungile kunezinye. Abantu abaningi badinga uhlobo oluthile lokungenelela kwezokwelapha ukuze bathole usizo oluhlala njalo, kungaba ngemithi, izindlela zokwelapha ekhaya, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ukuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo akuyona into edluliseleka ngoba ikakhulukazi kuyisimo sokuvuvukala kunokuba kuyisifo esisebenzayo. Noma kunjalo, uma uthola ukuqina okukhulu kwemisipha yempumulo ngaphezulu kwesimo sakho esingapheli, leso sifo samabhaktheriya noma i-viral singase sidluliseleke. Ukuvuvukala okungapheli okubangela le simo akunakudluliselwa komunye umuntu.
Isikhathi sokuthuthuka sihluka kuye ngendlela yokwelapha nezinto zomuntu siqu. I-Nasal sprays nokugeza kungase kunikeze usizo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emaviki, kanti ezinye izindlela zokwelapha njenge-antibiotics noma ukuphathwa kokwehluleka kungase kuthathe amasonto amaningana ukuze kubonise izinzuzo eziphelele. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo ngezinyanga ezingu-2-3, futhi kwezimo ezidinga ukuhlinzwa, ukuphulukiswa okuphelele kungathatha izinyanga eziningi.
Ukucindezeleka kungase kwenze izimpawu zokuqina okungapheli kwemisipha yempumulo zibe sibi ngokuthinta isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba nokukhulisa ukuvuvukala emzimbeni wakho. Uma ucindezelekile, umzimba wakho ukhulula ama-hormones angase akwenze ube sengozini yokuthola izifo nokunciphisa ukuphulukiswa. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokupumula, ukulala okwanele, nokuzivocavoca okuvamile kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni impilo yakho jikelele yemisipha yempumulo.
Ukuhlinzwa kuvame ukucatshangelwa kuphela lapho ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kungakuniki usizo olufanele ngemuva kwezinyanga eziningana zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo. Abantu abaningi abane-sinusitis engapheli bangaphatha izimpawu zabo ngokuphumelelayo ngemithi, ukugeza ikhala, nokuguqulwa kwesitayela sempilo. Udokotela wakho uzokuzimisela ukuzama izindlela eziningi ezingelona ukuhlinzwa ngaphambi kokuncoma ukuhlinzwa, okuvame ukugcinelwa izimo ezinezinkinga zesakhiwo noma izimpawu ezinkulu ezingaphenduli kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
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