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Ukuqina kwezinyo kuyisifo esibangela ukuvuvukala kwama-alveoli (izikhwama zomoya) ezinyoni zakho. Lezi zikhwama zomoya ezincane zigcwaliswa yamanzi noma i-pus, okwenza kube nzima ukuthi uphefumule kahle.
Cabanga ngezinyo zakho njengezibalo ezincane ezidinga ukuhlala zicacile ukuze zisebenze kahle. Uma ukuqina kwezinyo kuqala, lezi zibalo zigcwaliswa yamanzi amakhulu, okubangela ukuthi ukuphefumula kube nzima futhi kubangele ubuhlungu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lamacala okuqina kwezinyo lingelashwa kahle, ikakhulukazi uma kubanjwe ngokushesha.
Izimpawu zokuqina kwezinyo zingaba ezibuthakathaka kuya kwezinzima, futhi zivame ukuvela kancane kancane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Umuthi wakho uzama ukulwa nesifo, yingakho ungase uzizwe ungaphili kahle.
Izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa lokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "ukuqina kwezinyo okuhamba," okubangela izimpawu ezibuthakathaka ezingase zizwe njengomkhuhlane omubi. Ungase ube nokuhlanza okuqhubekayo okwomile, ukuthuthumela okuncane, futhi uzizwe ukhathele kodwa usakwazi ukuqhubeka nemisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Emacaleni amancane, ukuqina kwezinyo kungabangela izimpawu ezinzima njengokuphefumula okunzima kakhulu, izindebe noma iinzipho ezihlaza okwesibhakabhaka, noma ukuthuthumela okuphezulu ngaphezu kuka-102°F. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukuqina kwezinyo kuhlukaniswa ngokusekelwe lapho uthola khona futhi yini eyabangela. Ukuqonda uhlobo kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba akhethe ukwelashwa okuhle kakhulu sesimo sakho esithile.
Ukuqina kwezinyo okutholwe emphakathini yilona uhlobo oluvamile, okusho ukuthi ulitholile endaweni yakho yansuku zonke. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yibhaktheriya efana ne-Streptococcus pneumoniae, ama-virus afana ne-influenza, noma ezinye izinzalo ozithola empilweni yakho yansuku zonke.
Ukuqina kwezinyo okutholwe esibhedlela kuvela ngesikhathi sokuhlala esibhedlela, ngokuvamile ngemuva kokwamukelwa ngenxa yesimo esinye. Lolu hlobo lungaba nzima kakhulu ngoba ibhaktheriya yesibhedlela ngokuvamile imelelana nama-antibiotic avamile.
Ukuqina kwezinyo okuhlotshaniswa nokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwenzeka kubantu abahlala ezindaweni zokunakekelwa kwesikhathi eside noma abamukela ukwelashwa ezikhungweni zezempilo. Izinzalo kulezi zindawo zingase zihluke kulazo ezisemphakathini jikelele.
Ukuqina kwezinyo okuqina kwenzeka uma uqhekeza ukudla, amanzi, noma ukugabha ezinyoni zakho. Lokhu kungenzeka uma unezinkinga zokugwinya noma uma ungenamqondo futhi awukwazi ukuvikela indlela yakho yomoya kahle.
Ukuqina kwezinyo kuvela uma izinzalo zingena ezinyoni zakho futhi zanda, zidlula ukuvikela kwemvelo komzimba wakho. Isistimu yakho yokukhulula ubuhlungu izama ukulwa, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi lezi zinzalo ziqina kakhulu noma zinengi kakhulu.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuqina kwezinyo kuvela ngemuva kokuba ube nomkhuhlane noma isifo sikagciwane esibuthakathaka isimiso sakho sokuphefumula. Ukutheleleka kokuqala kudala ithuba lezinhlobo zezifo ezibangela ukuqina kwezinyo ukuthi zithole indawo ezinyoni zakho.
Ngokungavamile, ukuqina kwezinyo kungenzeka ngenxa yokuqhekeza izinto ezithile zekhemikhali, uthuli, noma ezinye izinto ezicasulayo ezilimaza inyama yezinyo zakho. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luvela kubantu abahlangene nezingozi zendawo yomsebenzi noma izinto eziyingozi zemvelo.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uthola izimpawu ezibonisa ukuqina kwezinyo, ikakhulukazi uma ziya ziba zimbi kunokuba zibe ngcono. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kukusize uphulukiswe ngokushesha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokuhlanza okuqhubekayo nge-mucus ebukhulu noma ebomvu legazi, ukuthuthumela okuphezulu kuka-101°F, noma ukuphefumula okufushane ngesikhathi semisebenzi evamile. Lezi zimpawu zibonisa ukuthi umzimba wakho udinga usizo ekulweni nesifo.
Shaya ucingo ucele usizo lwezokwelapha oluphuthumayo uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba obenza kube nzima ukuphefumula, ukuphazamiseka, noma umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ezindebeni zakho noma ezinzipho. Lezi zimpawu zibonisa ukuthi umzimba wakho awutholi umoya owanele.
Abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65, labo abanezimo zezempilo ezingapheli, noma noma ubani onesistimu yokukhulula ubuhlungu ebuthakathaka kufanele babeqaphile kakhulu. Ngisho nezimpawu ezibuthakathaka zingathuthuka ngokushesha kulezi zinhlobo, ngakho ungangabazi ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho.
Izinto ezithile zingakwenza ube nethuba elikhulu lokuthola ukuqina kwezinyo noma uhlangabezane nezimpawu ezinzima. Ukuqonda amazinga akho engozi kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele futhi ufunani ukunakekelwa uma kudingeka.
Iminyaka idlala indima ebalulekile engozini yokuqina kwezinyo. Abantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65 banesistimu yokukhulula ubuhlungu ebuthakathaka futhi bangase bangalwi nezifo ngokuphumelelayo. Ngokufanayo, izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-2 zinesistimu yokukhulula ubuhlungu esathuthuka ehluleka ukulwa nezifo ezinkulu.
Isimo sezempilo esingapheli singandisa ukuqina kwakho:
Izinto zokuphila nazo ziyabaluleka. Ukubhema kulimaza ukuvikela kwemvelo kwezinyo zakho, okwenza ukutheleleka kube lula. Ukusebenzisa utshwala ngokweqile kungalimaza isimiso sakho sokuphila futhi kukhulise ingozi yokuqina kwezinyo okuqina.
Ukutheleleka kwesigwegwe samuva, ukuhlala esibhedlela, noma ukuphefumula ngomshini kungase futhi kukhulise ingozi yakho. Izinyo zakho zingase zisakhubazeka ngenxa yesifo sokuqala noma ukungenelela kwezokwelapha.
Ngenkathi abantu abaningi bephulukana nokuqina kwezinyo ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo, ezinye izinkinga zingase zenzeke, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasezingozini eziphezulu. Ukubaqaphela la mathuba kukusiza ukuthi uqaphele uma udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe.
Izinkinga ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukutheleleka okwengeziwe kwezifo ezibangelwa yibhaktheriya ngesikhathi bephulukana nokuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yi-virus. Isistimu yakho yokukhulula ubuhlungu ebuthakathaka ingase ihluleke ukulwa nezifo ezingeziwe ngesikhathi senqubo yokwelapha.
Ngokungavamile, ukuqina kwezinyo kungabangela izinkinga zenhliziyo noma ukwehluleka kwesibindi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo zezempilo ezikhona. Lezi zinkinga zenzeka uma ukutheleleka kubekela umthwalo omkhulu ezitho zomzimba wakho.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa kwangokushesha kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezinkinga. Abantu abaningi abamukela ukunakekelwa okufanele baqina ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela yesikhathi eside.
Ungathatha izinyathelo eziningi ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho yokuqina kwezinyo. Lezi zinyathelo zokuvimbela zisebenza ngokuqinisa isimiso sakho sokuphila futhi kunciphisa ukukhishwa kwezifo ezilimaza.
Ukugonywa kunikeza isivikelo esihle kakhulu ezinhlwini eziningi zokuqina kwezinyo. I-vaccine ye-pneumococcal ivikelela imbangela evamile yebhaktheriya, ngenkathi ukugonywa kwaminyaka yonke kwe-flu kusiza ukuvimbela ukuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yi-virus. Ama-vaccine e-COVID-19 nawo anciphisa ingozi yakho yokuqina kwezinyo okuvela ekuthelelekeni yi-coronavirus.
Izindlela ezinhle zokuhlambulula zenza umehluko omkhulu:
Ukuhlala unempilo kusiza amandla esistimu yakho yokukhulula ubuhlungu ekulweni nezifo. Ungabhemi, nciphisa ukusetshenziswa kotshwala, dle ukudla okunomsoco, uthole ukulala okwanele, futhi uzivoge njalo. Ukuphatha izimo ezingapheli njengesifo sikashukela noma isifo senhliziyo kusiza futhi ukuvimbela ukuqina kwezinyo.
Uma usesengozini ephakeme, cabanga ngokuxoxa ngezinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuvimbela nodokotela wakho. Bangase bancome ama-vaccine athile noma imithi ekusiza ukuvikela.
Ukuqonda ukuqina kwezinyo kuhlanganisa izinyathelo eziningi ukuze kunqunywe ukuthi yini ebangela izimpawu zakho nokuthi ukutheleleka kunzima kangakanani. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokulalela ukukhathazeka kwakho futhi akuhlolwe ngokucophelela.
Ukuhlolwa komzimba kugxile ekuphefumuleni kwakho nasemizweni yezinyo. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa i-stethoscope ukulalela imisindo ecasulayo, ehlwitha, noma eminye imisindo engavamile ebonisa amanzi ezinyoni zakho. Bazohlola futhi amazinga akho oksijini kanye nezimpawu eziphilayo.
I-X-ray yesifuba ngokuvamile iyisinyathelo esilandelayo, ebonisa izindawo zokuvuvukala noma amanzi ezinyoni zakho. Lolu viwo lokuthwebula izithombe lusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa futhi lubonisa ukuthi yingakanani ingxenye yezinyo yakho ethintekile ngukutheleleka.
Izivivinyo zegazi zingaveza izimpawu zokutheleleka futhi zisize ukunquma inhlobo ethile yezifo ezibangela ukuqina kwezinyo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlole i-sputum yakho (i-mucus oyikhiphayo) ukuze anqume ukwelashwa okuhle kwe-antibiotic.
Emacaleni anzima kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase anqume ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe njenge-CT scan yesifuba sakho noma ukuhlaziywa kwegesi legazi ukuze ahlole ukuthi izinyo zakho zisebenza kahle kangakanani. Lezi zivivinyo zisiza ukuqondisa izinqumo zokwelapha futhi zihlole intuthuko yakho.
Ukuphathwa kokuqina kwezinyo kuncike kulokho okubangela ukutheleleka kwakho nokuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani. Umgomo ukususa ukutheleleka ngenkathi usiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uphulukiswe futhi uvikele izinkinga.
Ukuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yibhaktheriya ngokuvamile kuphendula kahle kuma-antibiotic. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha i-antibiotic ethile ngokusekelwe kuhlobo lwebhaktheriya ecingelwayo kanye nezici zakho zezempilo. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bephilile phakathi kwamahora angu-48 kuya kwangu-72 ngemuva kokuqala ukusebenzisa ama-antibiotic.
Ukuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yi-virus ngokuvamile kudinga ukunakekelwa okusekela ngoba ama-antibiotic awasebenzi kuma-virus. Ukwelashwa kwakho kungase kuhlanganise ukuphumula, amanzi, kanye nemithi eunciphisa ukuthuthumela nobuhlungu. Kwezinye izimo, imithi ye-antiviral ingasiza ukufinyeza isifo.
Ngokuqina kwezinyo okunzima, ukungena esibhedlela kungase kudingeke. Ukwelashwa esibhedlela kungase kuhlanganise ama-antibiotic e-intravenous, ukwelashwa ngokusiza umoya, noma ukwelashwa kokuphefumula ukuze kusize izinyo zakho zisebenze ngokuphumelelayo.
Abantu abaningi bangaphulukana ekhaya ngokunakekelwa okufanele nokulandelwa. Udokotela wakho uzohlola intuthuko yakho futhi alungise ukwelashwa uma kudingeka ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uphulukiswa kahle.
Ukunakekela wena ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni kwakho ekuqineni kwezinyo. Lezi zinyathelo zisekela inqubo yokwelapha yomzimba wakho futhi zikusiza uzizwe ukhululekile ngenkathi uphulukana.
Ukuphumula kubalulekile ekuphulukiseni. Umuthi wakho udinga amandla ukulwa nesifo, ngakho gwema imisebenzi enzima futhi uthole ukulala okwanele. Lalela umzimba wakho futhi ungaziphoqeleli ukubuyela emisebenzini evamile ngokushesha kakhulu.
Hlala unamanzi ngokunisela amanzi amaningi njengamanzi, itiye lezimila, noma ama-broths acacile. Ukugcwala kwamanzi kusiza ukuncipha i-mucus ezinyoni zakho, okwenza kube lula ukuhlanza futhi kuyisuse emizileni yakho yomoya.
Phatha izimpawu zakho ngemithi efanele:
Hlola izimpawu zakho ngokucophelela futhi uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ungaphuli ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwelashwa noma uma izimpawu zakho ziya ziba zimbi. Ukuphulukana nokuqina kwezinyo kungathatha izinsuku ezimbalwa, ngakho-ke bekezela nenqubo yokwelapha.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakashela udokotela wakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nokuphathwa okufanele. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza futhi ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile ngesikhathi esingase sibe yisikhathi esicindezelayo.
Bhala izimpawu zakho, kuhlanganise nokuthi zaqala nini nokuthi ziguquke kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Qaphela noma yiziphi izinto ezibangela izimpawu ukuba zibe zimbi noma zibe ngcono, njengamanqanaba omsebenzi, ukuguquka kwesimo, noma imithi oyizame.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwemithi yakho, kuhlanganise nemithi yokwelapha, imithi yokwelapha eyenziwe ngaphandle komthetho, kanye nezinye izinto ezengeziwe. Faka futhi noma yiziphi izinto ozinobunzima nazo, ikakhulukazi kuma-antibiotic noma eminye imithi.
Lungisa imibuzo yokubuza udokotela wakho:
Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukukusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile. Ukuba nomuntu onaye kungase kube usizo kakhulu uma uzizwa ungaphili kahle noma udideke.
Ukuqina kwezinyo kuyisifo esinzima kodwa esingelashwa esithinta izigidi zabantu minyaka yonke. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuqaphela kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa kuholela emiphumeleni emihle kakhulu nezinkinga ezincane.
Ungawagwegwesi ama-symptom okuqina kwezinyo, ikakhulukazi uma usesiqenjini esingozini ephakeme. Lokho okuqala njengomkhuhlane noma isifo sikagciwane kungathuthukela kube ukuqina kwezinyo, kodwa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kwangokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga ezinkulu futhi kusheshisa ukuphulukana kwakho.
Ukuvimbela kuhlala kuyisivikelo sakho esihle kakhulu ekuqineni kwezinyo. Hlala unolwazi ngokugonywa, sebenzisa izindlela ezinhle zokuhlambulula, futhi ugcine impilo yakho yonke ukuze unike isimiso sakho sokuphila ithuba elihle kakhulu lokulwa nezifo.
Abantu abaningi abamukela ukwelashwa okufanele baqina ngokuphelele ekuqineni kwezinyo. Ngenkathi inqubo yokwelapha ingathatha izinsuku ezimbalwa, ukulandela imiyalo yodokotela wakho nokunakekela wena ekhaya kuzokusiza ukuba ubuyele emisebenzini evamile ngokushesha nangokuphepha ngangokunokwenzeka.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bephilile phakathi kwamahora angu-48 kuya kwangu-72 ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa, kodwa ukuphulukana okuphelele ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-1 kuya kwangu-3. Abantu abadala abasempilweni bavame ukuphulukana ngokushesha, ngenkathi abantu abadala noma labo abanezimo ezingapheli bangadinga amasonto angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 ukuze baqine ngokuphelele. Amazinga akho wamandla namandla azobuya kancane kancane njengoba izinyo zakho ziphulukana.
Ukuqina kwezinyo ngokwalo akuthandeki, kodwa izifo ezibangela kungatheleleka. Ukuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yibhaktheriya ne-virus kungasakazeka ngezicubu zomoya lapho othile ehlanza noma ekhipha umoya. Uyatheleleka kakhulu ezinsukwini ezingu-2 kuya kwezingu-3 zokuqala zesifo, kodwa lokhu kunciphisa kakhulu ngemuva kokuqala ama-antibiotic ngokuqina kwezinyo okubangelwa yibhaktheriya.
Yebo, ungathola ukuqina kwezinyo izikhathi eziningi ngoba izifo eziningi ezahlukene zingabangela. Ukuba nokuqina kwezinyo kanye akuhlinzeki ngokukhululeka ezinhlwini zonke. Noma kunjalo, ama-vaccine angasiza ukuvimbela izimbangela ezivamile, futhi yonke isikhathi sokuqina kwezinyo oqina kuso ingase ihlinzeke ngokuvikela okuthile ngaleyo nhlangano ethile.
Ukuqina kwezinyo kuthinta izikhwama zomoya ezincane ezinyoni zakho, ngenkathi i-bronchitis ithonya izindlela ezinkulu zomoya ezithwala umoya ezinyoni zakho. Ukuqina kwezinyo ngokuvamile kubangela izimpawu ezinkulu njengokuqina okukhulu, ukuthuthumela, nokuphefumula okunzima, ngenkathi i-bronchitis ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo ngezimpawu ezibuthakathaka.
Iningi lamacala okuqina kwezinyo lingelashwa ekhaya ngama-antibiotic nokukhathalela okusekela. Noma kunjalo, kufanele ufunani ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba obenza kube nzima ukuphefumula, ukuphazamiseka, noma izindebe noma iinzipho ezihlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Udokotela wakho angakusiza unqume ukuthi ukungena esibhedlela kudingeka yini ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nezinto ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini.