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I-Azelastine nasal spray iyimithi ye-antihistamine oyifafaza ngqo emakhaleni akho ukuze welaphe izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba. Isebenza ngokuvimba i-histamine, ikhemikhali umzimba wakho oyikhiphayo uma uhlangana nezinto ezingabangela ukungezwani komzimba njengempova, uthuli, noma izinwele zezilwane.
Le spray yamakhaleni kadokotela inikeza ukukhululeka okuqondiwe lapho okudingeka khona kakhulu. Ngokungafani nama-antihistamine omlomo ahamba emzimbeni wakho wonke, i-azelastine iqonda ngqo emsebenzini emakhaleni akho ukuze inciphise ukuthimula, amakhala agobhozayo, nokuminyana.
I-Azelastine nasal spray iphatha i-seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) kanye ne-year-round allergic rhinitis. Lezi zimo zibangela ukuthi amakhaleni akho avuvukale futhi acasuke uma echayeka ezintweni ezingabangela ukungezwani komzimba.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-azelastine uma uhlangabezana nokuthimula okuqhubekayo, amakhala agobhozayo noma avalekile, namakhala aluma ngenxa yokungezwani komzimba. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abadinga ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo ezintweni ezingabangela ukungezwani komzimba zasendlini njengothuli, isikhunta, noma izinwele zezilwane unyaka wonke.
Abanye odokotela baphinda babhalele i-azelastine i-non-allergic rhinitis, isimo lapho amakhala akho ecasulwa khona yizinto ezibangela njengamaphunga aqinile, izinguquko zesimo sezulu, noma imithi ethile. Le spray ingasiza ekunciphiseni lezi zimpawu ezicasulayo ngisho noma ukungezwani komzimba kungeyona imbangela.
I-Azelastine iyi-antihistamine yesibili ezivimbela ama-H1 histamine receptors ezicutshini zakho zamakhaleni. Uma uhlangana nento ebangela ukungezwani komzimba, amasosha akho omzimba akhipha i-histamine, ebangela ukuvuvukala, ukuvuvukala, nokukhiqizwa okwandisiwe kwama-mucus emakhaleni akho.
Ngokuvimba la ma-histamine receptors, i-azelastine ivimbela ukuchitheka kwezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba ngaphambi kokuthi ziqale. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze ngempumelelo kunokumane welaphe izimpawu ngemuva kokuthi sezivele zenzekile.
Umuthi uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganiselwe futhi uvamise ukuqala ukusebenza ngaphakathi kwemizuzu engu-15-30 ngemuva kokusetshenziswa. Ngenxa yokuthi ufakwa ngqo emakhaleni akho, uthola ukukhululeka okugxilile ngqo lapho ukuvuvukala kwenzeka khona, ngomsebenzi omncane emithanjeni yakho yegazi.
Sebenzisa i-azelastine nasal spray njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekunqumele, ngokuvamile ukufutha okukodwa noma okubili emgodini ngamunye wekhala kabili ngosuku. Ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa okokuqala, uzodinga ukulungisa iphampu ngokuyifutha izikhathi eziningana kuze kuvele inkungu enhle.
Nakhu ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani kahle ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle:
Ungasebenzisa i-azelastine ngaphandle kokudla, futhi asikho isidingo sokuyithatha nobisi noma amanzi njengoba kuyi-nasal spray. Zama ukuyisebenzisa ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi ohlelweni lwakho.
Gwema ukuthambekisa ikhanda lakho emuva kakhulu lapho ufutha, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi umuthi uconsele emqaleni wakho futhi udale ukunambitheka okubabayo. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, phuza amanzi ukuze usize ukususa ukunambitheka.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-azelastine busekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Ezintweni ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka, ungase uyisebenzise kuyo yonke inkathi yokungezwani komzimba, ngokuvamile izinyanga ezi-2-6.
Abantu abanezinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba unyaka wonke bavame ukusebenzisa i-azelastine ngokuqhubekayo uma nje izimpawu zabo ziqhubeka. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusabela kwakho futhi alungise uhlelo lokwelapha ngokusekelwe ekutheni umuthi ulawula kahle kangakanani izimpawu zakho.
Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthuthuka emahoreni okuqala ngqa umthamo wabo, kanti abanye bangase badinge izinsuku eziningana zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo ukuze bathole izinzuzo eziphelele. Ungayeki ukusebenzisa i-azelastine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma ubusuyisebenzisa isikhathi eside.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-azelastine nasal spray, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ithinta cishe u-5-15% wabantu abasebenzisa i-azelastine:
Ukunambitheka okubabayo kuvame ukushabalala ngemizuzu embalwa, futhi ungalinciphisa ngokugwema ukuthambisa ikhanda lakho emuva ngesikhathi sokufaka. Ukuphuza amanzi ngemva kokusebenzisa kungasiza futhi ukususa noma yikuphi ukunambitheka okusele.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokucasuka okukhulu emakhaleni, ukuphuma igazi emakhaleni okuqhubekayo, izinguquko emuzweni wakho wokuhogela, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile njengokuqubuka, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu okuphazamisa imisebenzi yansuku zonke, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma izinguquko zemizwa. Nakuba lokhu kwenzeka ngaphansi kuka-1% wabasebenzisi, kufanele kuhlolwe ngokushesha kwezokwelapha.
I-Azelastine ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma izimo zingase zikwenze kungaphephile ukuthi uyisebenzise. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele usebenzise i-azelastine uma unenkinga yokungezwani nayo noma yiziphi izithako zayo. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso bangase badinge ukulungiswa kwemithamo, njengoba umuthi ungaqongelela emzimbeni wakho uma izinso zakho zingasebenzi kahle.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-5 ubudala akufanele zisebenzise i-azelastine nasal spray, njengoba ukuphepha nokusebenza kungakahlolwa kulolu hlu lweminyaka. Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, nakuba umuthi ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengophephe uma usetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe.
Uma unomlando wezinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, i-glaucoma, noma i-prostate enwetshiwe, tshela udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala i-azelastine. Nakuba lezi zimo zingakuvimbi ngokuzenzakalelayo ukusebenzisa umuthi, zingase zidinge ukuqashwa okuseduze.
Abantu abasebenzisa imishini esindayo noma abashayela ngobungcweti kufanele baqaphele, njengoba i-azelastine ingabangela ukozela kwabanye abantu. Lo mphumela uvame ukuba mncane kodwa ungahluka kumuntu nomuntu.
I-Azelastine nasal spray itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Astelin ne-Astepro okuyizona ezivamile e-United States. Lezi zinhlobo ezinamagama aqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibe nomehluko omncane ekwakhekeni noma endleleni yokufafaza.
I-Azelastine ejwayelekile nayo iyatholakala kabanzi futhi isebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo ezinamagama. Umshwalense wakho ungase ukhethe inguqulo ejwayelekile, enganciphisa kakhulu izindleko zakho eziphuma ephaketheni.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela zemikhiqizo zihlanganisa i-azelastine neminye imithi efana ne-fluticasone (ethengiswa njenge-Dymista) ukuhlinzeka ngemiphumela ye-antihistamine ne-anti-inflammatory. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka ukuthi yiluphi ukwakheka olungcono kakhulu olufanelana nezidingo zakho ezithile.
Uma i-azelastine ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, ezinye izindlela ezingase zikunikeze usizo olufanayo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uthole inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-antihistamine zekhala zihlanganisa i-olopatadine (Patanase), esebenza ngendlela efana ne-azelastine kodwa ingase ibangele ukunambitheka okuncane okubabayo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi le ndlela iyabekezeleleka kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwesikhathi eside.
Ama-corticosteroids ekhaleni afana ne-fluticasone (Flonase), mometasone (Nasonex), noma budesonide (Rhinocort) anikeza enye indlela. Le mithi inciphisa ukuvuvukala kunokuvimba i-histamine futhi ivame ukunikeza ukukhululeka kwezimpawu okubanzi.
Ama-antihistamines omlomo afana ne-cetirizine (Zyrtec), loratadine (Claritin), noma fexofenadine (Allegra) asebenza emzimbeni wakho wonke kodwa angase angahlosiwe kangako kunezifutho zekhala. Avame ukuhlanganiswa nokwelashwa kwekhala ukuze kutholakale ukusebenza kahle kakhulu.
Ukugeza ngamanzi anosawoti emvelo kungagcwalisa noma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwe-allergy ngokugeza ngokomzimba ama-allergen emakhaleni akho. Nakuba kungewona umkhiqizo ozothatha indawo yemithi, kungathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokwelashwa okubekiwe.
I-Azelastine ne-Flonase (fluticasone) zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zisebenzela izinjongo ezihlukene ekwelashweni kwe-allergy. I-Azelastine iyi-antihistamine evimba ukusabela kwe-allergy, kuyilapho i-Flonase iyi-corticosteroid enciphisa ukuvuvukala.
Ukuze kutholakale ukukhululeka okusheshayo kwezimpawu ze-allergy ezinjengokuthimula nokugeleza kwekhala, i-azelastine ivame ukusebenza ngokushesha, ngokuvamile phakathi kwemizuzu eyi-15-30. I-Flonase ingase ithathe izinsuku eziningana ukuze ifinyelele ekusebenzeni okugcwele kodwa ivame ukunikeza ukukhululeka okubanzi, okuhlala isikhathi eside.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi i-Flonase isebenza kangcono ekuminyanisweni kwamakhala nasekukhukhumeni okuphelele, kuyilapho i-azelastine iphumelela ekumeni impendulo ye-histamine esheshayo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukusebenzisa womabili lawo machiza ndawonye ukuze kulawulwe izimpawu ngendlela efanele.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ezimpawini zakho ezithile, ukuthi ngokushesha kangakanani udinga ukukhululeka, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emuthini ngamunye. Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngomunye kunomunye, kanti abanye bayazuza ekwelashweni okuhlanganisiwe.
I-Azelastine ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanengcindezi yegazi ephezulu ngoba isetshenziswa ngqo emakhaleni akho ngokumuncwa okuncane emsingeni wakho wegazi. Ngokungafani namanye ama-decongestants omlomo angakhuphula ingcindezi yegazi, i-azelastine ngokuvamile ayithinti uhlelo lwakho lwe-cardiovascular.
Noma kunjalo, kufanele usazise udokotela wakho ngesimo sakho sengcindezi yegazi ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha. Bangakwazi ukukuqapha nganoma yikuphi ukusebenzisana okungalindelekile nemithi yakho yengcindezi yegazi futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha uma kudingeka.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-azelastine eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungangeni ekuvaleni. Ngenxa yokuthi iyi-spray yamakhala enokumuncwa okulinganiselwe, ukweqisa akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu. Ungase uhlangabezane nokulala okwengeziwe, umlomo owomile, noma ukunambitheka okubabayo okunamandla.
Geza umlomo wakho ngamanzi futhi gwema ukushayela noma ukusebenzisa imishini uma uzizwa ukozela ngokungavamile. Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi uma ukhathazekile ngobuningi obusebenzisile noma uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ezikukhathazayo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-azelastine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke nohlelo lwakho lokulinganisa olujwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uphinde imithamo ukuze ulungise okungaphuthelwanga, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-azelastine uma izimpawu zakho zokungezwani komzimba zibhekeleke kahle futhi ungasayidingi imithi. Ezintweni zokungezwani komzimba okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka, lokhu kungase kube sekupheleni kwesizini yokungezwani komzimba, kanti abantu abanezinto zokungezwani komzimba unyaka wonke bangase badinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka, ikakhulukazi uma ubesebenzisa i-azelastine izinyanga eziningana. Bangakusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esingcono kakhulu nokuthi ngabe udinga ukuyeka kancane kancane noma ungaqeda ngokushesha.
Ngokuvamile ungasebenzisa i-azelastine neminye imithi yekhala, kodwa isikhathi nokuhleleka kubalulekile. Uma usebenzisa izifutho zekhala eziningi, zihlukanise okungenani ngemizuzu engu-5-10 ukuze uvumele imithi ngayinye ukuthi isebenze kahle.
Njalo hlola nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa imithi yekhala. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondile ngoku-oda okungcono kakhulu nesikhathi sokuhlanganiswa kwakho okuthile kokwelashwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle futhi kunciphise ukuxhumana.
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