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Ama-mite okuthuthumela zizidalwa ezincane ezihlala ekhaya lakho, zidla amaseli olukhumba olufile awahlanza ngokwemvelo emzimbeni wakho. Lezi zikhuthazi ezincane kangangokuba awukwazi ukuzibona ngamehlo, kodwa zikhona cishe kuyo yonke imizi emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba ama-mite okuthuthumela ngokwawo engeyingozi, imikhiqizo yabo yokuphuma nomzimba wabo ungabangela ukusabela okungokwe-alerjik kubantu abanovalo, okuholela ezimpawu ezinjengokuqhekeza, ukopha ekhathini, kanye namehlo ashisayo.
Ama-mite okuthuthumela yi-arachnids encane kakhulu evela emndenini wezinambuzane. Lezi zidalwa ezincane zilinganisa cishe i-0.3 millimeters ubude, okwenza zingabonakali emehlweni abantu. Zikhula ezindaweni ezifudumele, ezimanzi futhi zidla ikakhulu kumaseli olukhumba olufile owena namalungu omndeni wakho enuhlanza nsuku zonke.
Uzothola ama-mite okuthuthumela ehlala ezingutsheni ezithambile ekhaya lakho, ikakhulukazi ezingutsheni zokulala, ezempahla ezihlaliswe, nasemakhapetini. Athanda ukushisa phakathi kwe-70-80°F kanye namanzi aphezulu kwama-50%. Igrama elilodwa lothuli lingaba nama-mite okuthuthumela angama-100 kuya kwangu-1,000, kanye nemikhiqizo yabo yokuphuma.
Into ebalulekile okumele uyiqonde ukuthi ama-mite okuthuthumela awakumadi noma akukubi. Kunalokho, ukusabela okungokwe-alerjik kwenzeka lapho uphefumula noma uthinta imikhiqizo yabo yokuphuma nezingxenye zomzimba ezibolayo, eziqukethe amaprotheni athi amasosha omzimba abanye abantu awabona njengezingozi.
Izimpawu zokungezwani kwama-mite okuthuthumela ngokuvamile zithinta uhlelo lwakho lokuphefumula futhi zingase zibe zimanzi noma zibe nzima. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuzwakala zifana nezinye izifo ezivamile, okwenza kube nzima ukuqonda ama-mite okuthuthumela njengoba ebangela ngaphandle kokuhlolwa okuqondile.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Kubantu abane-asthma, ukukhishwa yi-dust mite kungabangela izimpawu ezingathi sína. Ungase uhlushwe ubunzima bokuqeda umoya, ukucindezeleka kwesifuba, ukukhohlela, noma umsindo wokukhishwa komoya lapho uqeda umoya. Abanye abantu baphawula nokuthi izimpawu ze-asthma zabo ziyaqina ebusuku noma ekuseni kakhulu lapho belele ezungezwe yi-allergens ye-dust mite.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, abantu abane-allergies ezinzima ze-dust mite bangase bathuthukise i-eczema noma i-atopic dermatitis. Lokhu kungabangela ukuba isikhumba sakho sibe bomvu, sishisayo, futhi sivuvuke, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziqhakambisana ngqo nemibhede noma ifenisha ehlalwe.
I-allergies ye-dust mite ithuthukiswa lapho i-immune system yakho iphawula ngokungalungile amaprotheni angawona iyingozi evela ku-dust mite njengabaphangi abayingozi. Lokhu kubangela ukusabela kwe-allergic njengoba umzimba wakho uzama ukuzivikela kulokho okukubona njengengozi.
Izimbangi eziyinhloko ngemuva kwalawa masabela yiprotheni etholakala ezindlini ze-dust mite nasezintweni ze-dust mite ezibolileyo. Lapho la maqatha amancane eba emoyeni, ungawaphefumula noma angahlala esikhuneni sakho. Uma i-immune system yakho ihlangana nala maprotheni, ikhiqiza ama-antibodies abizwa nge-immunoglobulin E (IgE) ukuze alwe nawo.
Izici eziningi endaweni yakho yasekhaya zingandisa inani le-dust mite futhi zenza ukukhishwa kwakho kube kubi kakhulu:
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi izinambuzane zothuli zikhona cishe kuyo yonke indlu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyicoca kangakanani. Ngisho nabantu abahlanza izindlu ngokucophelela bayoba nezinambuzane zothuli ngoba lezi zidalwa zidla izisele zesikhumba esililahla wonke umuntu nsuku zonke.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma izimpawu zakho zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa noma zithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke kakhulu. Abantu abaningi bazama ukuphatha izimpawu zabo ngemithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kokuqala, kodwa isiqondiso sezokwelapha sochwepheshe singakusiza uthole impumuzo engcono, isikhathi eside.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho uma ubhekene nanoma yiziphi lezi zimo:
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ubhekene nobunzima bokuphefumula obukhulu, ukuphefumula okunzima okuqhubekayo, noma noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuvuvukala okukhulu kwe-allergic. Nakuba kunqabile nge-allergies yezinambuzane zothuli, lezi zimpawu zidinga ukulinganiswa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwakho.
Udokotela wakho angenza izivivinyo ezithile ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi izinambuzane zothuli zibangela izimpawu zakho futhi akusize uthuthukise uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo oluhambelana nezidingo zakho.
Izinto eziningi zingakwandisa amathuba okuthola umfutho wezimpukane ezincane ezifihliweke ephulwini noma zenze izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi kakhulu. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela zingakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele zokuvikela futhi uphathe kangcono isimo sakho.
Nawa amanye amaphuzu abalulekile angenza umfutho wezimpukane ezincane ezifihliweke ephulwini ube khona kakhulu:
Izinto ezingqongile ekhaya lakho zingakwandisa ingozi yakho. Ukuhlala emakhaya amadala anezintambo, ama-curtains abukhulu, kanye nefenisha ehlanganisiwe kuvame ukusho ukuthi kunenani elikhulu lezimpukane ezincane ezifihliweke ephulwini. Ngokufanayo, uma ikhaya lakho linezinga eliphezulu lokushisa ngenxa yomoya omubi, imiphako, noma ukungabi khona kokuphola komoya, udala indawo efanelekile yokuthi izimpukane ezincane ezifihliweke ephulwini zikhule.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi, ucwaningo oluthile lubonisa ukuthi ukubhekana namanani aphansi kakhulu ezimpukane ezincane ezifihliweke ephulwini ebuntwaneni kungase kukwandisa amathuba okuthola izifo zokubeletha kamuva. Lokhu kuyaphikisa "i-hypothesis yokuhlanzeka" endala futhi kubonisa ukuthi ubuhlobo phakathi kwendalo yethu nesistimu yethu yokuvimbela izifo bunzima kangakanani.
Nakuba umfutho wezimpukane ezincane ezifihliweke ephulwini uvame ukuphatheka kalula, ungabangela izinhlanganisela eziningi uma ungaphathwa noma ungalawulwa kahle. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlanganisela eziningi zingavikeleka ngokwelashwa okuqondile kanye namasu okuqeda izinto ezingaholela ekubeni nomfutho.
Nawa amanye amaphuzu abalulekile ongahlangabezana nawo:
Kubantu abane-asthma, ukungezwani nezinto ezivela ezikhukhuleni kungaba yinkinga enkulu. Ukukhombisa njalo izinto ezingcolisa ezivela ezikhukhuleni kungabangela ukuvuvukala okungapheli kwemizila yomoya, okwenza kube nzima ukulawula i-asthma yakho. Lokhu kungabangela ukusetshenziswa okuvamile kwe-inhalers yesimo esiphuthumayo, ukuvakashela emagumbini okuphuthumayo, noma ukungena esibhedlela.
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, ukukhombisa isikhathi eside nezinto ezivela ezikhukhuleni kungase kuholele ekuthuthukisweni kwe-allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, isimo lapho ama-spores e-fungal ebangela ukuvuvukala emaphashini akho. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu kubantu abanesistimu yokuvimbela umzimba ebuthakathaka noma i-asthma eqinile.
Umphumela ongokwengqondo awufanele ukhunjulwe. Izimpawu zokungezwani okungapheli zingathinta isimo sakho sengqondo, ukugxila, kanye nempilo yakho yonke, okungenzeka kubeka abanye abantu ekuhluphekeni ngokukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka.
Indlela ephumelela kakhulu yokuvimbela izimpawu zokungezwani nezinto ezivela ezikhukhuleni ukunciphisa ukukhombisa kwakho ezikhukhuleni kanye nezinto ezingcolisa ezivela kuzo. Nakuba ungakwazi ukususa ngokuphelele izikhukhulu ekhaya lakho, unganciphisa inani lazo futhi unciphise ukuxhumana kwakho nezinto ezingcolisa ezivela kuzo.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela aphethwe kakhulu ongawakha:
Qala ngekamelo lokulala kuqala, njengoba uchitha amahora angaba yisishiyagalombili lapho ubusuku ngalunye, unxibelelana eduze nemibhede. Izembozo ze-mattress nama-pillow ezingavumeli izinto ezingabangela ukuqabuka ziyasebenza kakhulu ngoba zenza isikhungo phakathi kwakho nama-dust mites ahlala emibhedeni yakho.
Ukuhlanza njalo kubalulekile, kodwa kubalulekile ukuhlanza kahle. Uma usebenzisa i-vacuum cleaner, ama-dust mites nezinto ezingabangela ukuqabuka zingase zihambe emoyeni, ngakho cabanga ngokugqoka i-mask noma ucele omunye umuntu ukuba asebenzise i-vacuum cleaner uma ukuqabuka kwakho kunzima. Ukuhlanza ama-carpet nefenisha ngomusi kungasiza ekubulaleni ama-dust mites angase angabulawi yi-vacuum cleaner evamile.
Ukuqabuka kwama-dust mites kuvame ukuxilongwa ngokuhlanganiswa kokubuka izimpawu zakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nezivivinyo ezikhethekile zokuxilonga ukuqabuka. Udokotela wakho uzothanda ukuqonda ukuthi izimpawu zakho zenzeka nini, yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi, nokuthi unezinye izimo zokuxilonga yini.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo cishe uzoqala ngokubuza ngezimpawu zakho nangezindlela zazo. Uzothanda ukwazi ukuthi izimpawu zakho zimbi yini ngezikhathi ezithile zosuku, emakamelweni athile endlini yakho, noma ngezikhathi ezithile njengokulungisa imibhede noma ukusebenzisa i-vacuum cleaner.
Izivivinyo ezivamile zokuxilonga zihlanganisa:
Izivivinyo ze-skin prick ngokuvamile yilona khetho lokuqala ngoba zishesha, zibiza kancane, futhi zinikeza imiphumela ngokushesha. Ngalesi sivivinyo, udokotela wakho uzofaka uthombo oluncane lokukhishwa komthunzi we-dust mite ehlatini lakho bese enza isikhwama esincane. Uma unesifo se-allergic, uzothola i-bump encane ephakanyisiwe phakathi kwemizuzu engu-15-20.
Izivivinyo zegazi zingase zinconywe uma ungakwazi ukuyeka ukuthatha ama-antihistamines, une-eczema eqatha, noma ube nokusabela okukhulu kwe-allergic esikhathini esidlule. Lezi zivivinyo zilinganisa inani lama-antibodies e-dust mite-specific IgE egazini lakho, okubonisa ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo luqeqeshwe kangakanani kuma-allergen omthunzi we-dust mite.
Ukwelashwa kwe-allergies yomthunzi we-dust mite ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuxuba kokugwema ama-allergen, ukuthatha imithi yokulawula izimpawu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi kwenziwe i-immunotherapy. Umgomo ukunciphisa izimpawu zakho nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho ngenkathi kunciphisa imiphumela emibi yemithi.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqala ngezindlela zokugwema i-allergen ezihlangene nemithi efanele. Le ndlela isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi futhi inganikeza impumuzo enkulu uma isebenza ngokuqhubekayo.
Imithi evamile esetshenziswa ekwelapheni i-allergies yomthunzi we-dust mite ihlanganisa:
Kubantu abane-asthma ebangelwa yi-dust mites, kungase kudingeke imithi eyengeziwe. Le mithi ingafaka phakathi i-corticosteroids ephuzwayo, i-bronchodilators esebenza isikhathi eside, noma i-inhalers ehlanganisiwe eziqukethe izinhlobo zombili zemithi.
Uma imithi nokuqeda izinto ezingcolisa kungakuniki impumuzo eyanele, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze i-allergen immunotherapy, eyaziwa nangokuthi yi-allergy shots. Lolu lwephuzo luhilela ukuthola ukugonywa okuvamile kwamazinga andayo e-dust mite allergen ukusiza isimiso sakho sokuvikela sibe sengozini encane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Sublingual immunotherapy, lapho ubeka khona amathebulethi aqukethe i-dust mite allergen ngaphansi kolimi lwakho, enye indlela eyaqala ukwanda. Lolu lwephuzo lungenziwa ekhaya ngemuva kokuba umthamo wokuqala unikezwe ehhovisi likaDokotela.
Ukuphatha ukungezwani kwe-dust mites ekhaya kudinga indlela ephelele egxile ekunciphiseni inani le-dust mites nokunciphisa ukukhombisa kwakho ezintweni ezingcolisa. Okubalulekile ukuba uqine emizameni yakho futhi wenze izinguquko ongazigcina isikhathi eside.
Qala nekamu lakho lokulala, ngoba yilapho uchitha khona isikhathi esiningi usondelene nezinto ezingcolisa. Tyala ezikhishini zekhwalithi ephezulu ezivikelayo ze-allergen ze-mattress yakho, i-box spring, nama-pillows. Lezi zikhumba kufanele zenziwe ngendwangu ehlanganisiwe eduze evikela i-dust mites nezinto ezingcolisa zazo ezingadluli.
Nawa amasu aphambili okulawula ekhaya:
Qaphela izindawo lapho uthuli luqoqana khona, njengezindlu zezincwadi, abalandeli be-ceiling, namadivayisi ekhompyutha. Ukuhlanza njalo kwezindawo lezi kungasiza ukunciphisa inani elikhulu lezinto ezingcolisa ekhaya lakho. Uma uhlanza, cabanga ngokugqoka isembozo sobuso ukuze ugweme ukuphefumula izinto ezingcolisa ezivusa uthuli.
Uma unezilwane ezifuywayo, zigcine zingena ekamelweni lakho lokuphumula futhi uzigeze njalo, njengoba uboya bezilwane ezifuywayo bungandisa inani le-dust mites. Ngokufanayo, qiniseka ukuthi kukhona umoya omuhle ekhaya lakho lonke ukuze uvikele ukwakheka komswakama ophilayo i-dust mites.
Ukulungiselela ukubona udokotela wakho kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nelenhlalakahle yokwelapha. Ukuthatha isikhathi sokulungiselela imicabango yakho nokuqoqa ulwazi olufanele kuzokwenza ukuvakasha kwakho kube nomphumela futhi kusize umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi aqonde kangcono isimo sakho.
Ngaphambi kokubona udokotela, gcina idayari yezimpawu okungenani isonto elilodwa. Qaphela ukuthi izimpawu zakho zenzeka nini, ubunzima bazo, nanoma yiziphi izinto ezingase zibangele ozibonayo. Ulwazi lolu lungasiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde izimo futhi aqonde ukuthi ngabe i-dust mites ingase ibe yimbangela yezinkinga zakho.
Nanku okumele ukulungiselele nokukuletha ekuhlanganyeleni kwakho:
Cabanga ngemibuzo ethile ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Lokhu kungafaka imibuzo mayelana nokuphepha nokuphumelela kwezinketho ezahlukene zokwelapha, isikhathi esingadinga ukuthola ukuthuthuka, kanye nezinguquko zendlela yokuphila ezingaba usizo kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Uma njengamanje uthatha noma yimaphi amayeza okwelapha ukubeletha okuthengiswayo ngaphandle kwesikripthi, buza udokotela wakho ukuthi kufanele uyeke ukuwathatha ngaphambi kokuhlolwa kokubeletha. Amanye amayeza angaphambana nemiphumela yokuhlolwa, ngakho-ke kungadingeka uwagweme izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokubonisana kwakho.
Ukubeletha okuvela ezintweni ezincane ezifana nothuli kuyisimo esivamile kodwa esilawuleka esithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba ungakwazi ukususa ngokuphelele izinambuzane zothuli ekhaya lakho, unganciphisa kakhulu inani lazo futhi unciphise ukubhekana kwakho nezinto ezingakubangela ukubeletha ngezindlela zokuvimbela eziqhubekayo kanye nokwelashwa okufanele.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuphathwa okuphumelelayo kudinga indlela ehlangene. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukunciphisa inani lezinto ezincane ezifana nothuli ekhaya lakho, ukusebenzisa amayeza afanele ukulawula izimpawu, nokusebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokwelapha oluqondene nezidingo zakho kanye nendlela yakho yokuphila.
Ngokuphathwa okuhle, abantu abaningi abanabezi nto ezincane ezifana nothuli bangafinyelela ekulawuleni okuhle kwezimpawu futhi bagcine ikhwalithi ephezulu yokuphila. Ikhona into ebalulekile ukuba nesineke futhi uqine ngemizamo yakho yokuvimbela, njengoba kungathatha amasonto ambalwa ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawu zakho.
Ungangabazi ukufuna usizo lochwepheshe uma izimpawu zakho zithinta ubuthongo bakho, imisebenzi yansuku zonke, noma impilo yakho yonke. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakunikeza isiqondiso esibalulekile kanye nezinketho zokwelapha ezingenza umehluko wangempela endleleni ozizwa ngayo usuku nosuku.
Yebo, izinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini zingaphila ngisho nasemakhaya ahlanzekile kakhulu ngoba ziyadla amaseli olukhuni olufile wonke umuntu awalahla nsuku zonke. Noma kunjalo, ukuhlanza okuvamile kanye nezinyathelo ezifanele zokulawula izinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela kunganciphisa kakhulu inani lazo futhi kunciphisa ukukhombisa kwakho izinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela.
Ukuqabukela izinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini kuvame ukubangela izimpawu unyaka wonke, kodwa kungaba sibi kakhulu ezinyangeni zasehlobo ezishisayo lapho inani lezinto eziphilayo lezinhlobo zezinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini lifika kakhulu. Ngokungafani nokuqabukela okuvela ezintweni eziphilayo ezivela ezitshalweni, ukuqabukela izinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini kuhlala kuqhubeka kunokuba kube sesikhathini esithile, yize izimpawu zingase ziguquguquke ngokusekelwe amazinga obunyonya bendawo yangaphakathi.
Abanye abantwana bangase babone ukuqabukela kwabo izinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini kuphucuka njengoba bekhula, kodwa abantu abaningi baqhubeka beba nezinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela ebuntwini. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni nokuqapha ukugwema izinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela kungasiza ukuvimbela isimo ukuba singabi sibi futhi kunganciphisa amathuba okuthuthukisa ukuqabukela okwengeziwe noma isifo sokuphefumula.
Ama-HEPA air purifier angasiza ekuqedeni izinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela zezinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini ezisemoyeni, kodwa asebenza kahle kakhulu uma esetshenziswa kanye nezinye izinyathelo zokuvikela njengezinto zokumboza ezingavumeli izinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela kanye nokuhlanza okuvamile. Njengoba izinto ezingabangela ukuqabukela zezinambuzane ezincane ezitholakala othulini zinzima futhi zihlala phansi ngokushesha, ama-air purifier wodwa ngeke akwazi ukuxazulula inkinga kodwa angaba yingxenye ebalulekile yesu lakho lokuphatha.
Imikhiqizo eminingi yokulawula izinambuzane ezincane ingase isebenze, kodwa kubalulekile ukukhetha lezo ezenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukulawula izinto ezingcolisa futhi ziphephile ukusetshenziswa ngaphakathi. Njalo funda imibhalo ngokucophelela bese ucabanga ngokuxoxa ngale mikhiqizo nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma une-asthma noma ezinye izimo zokuphefumula ezingase zibi kakhulu ngama-sprays akhiqizwe ngamakhemikhali.
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