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I-Gentamicin otic iyithonsi lendlebe eliyisibulala-magciwane eliphatha izifo zamagciwane emgodini wakho wangaphandle wendlebe. Lo muthi oqoshwe ngudokotela usebenza ngokubulala amagciwane ayingozi abangela izifo zendlebe ezibuhlungu, okukusiza ukuthi uthole impumuzo ekungakhulumeni kahle futhi uvimbele ukuthi lesi sifo singasabalali.
I-Gentamicin otic ngumuthi oluketshezi oluyisibulala-magciwane olwenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha izifo zendlebe. Ingaphakathi eqenjini lezibulala-magciwane elibizwa ngokuthi ama-aminoglycosides, asebenza ngempumelelo ikakhulukazi ezinhlotsheni eziningi zamagciwane avame ukuthelela indlebe.
Lo muthi uza njengamathonsi endlebe angenazo izinto ezingcolile owawafaka ngqo emgodini wakho wendlebe. Ingxenye ethi
I-Gentamicin otic isebenza ngokuhlukumeza indlela amagciwane enza ngayo amaprotheni awadingayo ukuze aphile. Cabanga ngakho njengokuphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokwakha izingxenye ezibalulekile azidingayo ukuze zikhule futhi zande.
Uma ufaka amaconsi endlebeni yakho, umuthi uqondiswa ngqo endaweni yokutheleleka. Le ndlela eqondiwe isho ukuthi i-antibiotic ingafinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu lokugxila lapho ulidinga kakhulu, okwenza lisebenze kahle kakhulu ekulweni namagciwane endlebe.
Lokhu kuthathwa njenge-antibiotic enamandla aphakathi nendawo ekhethwe ngqo ngezifo zendlebe. Inamandla ngokwanele ukususa izifo zamagciwane kodwa ithambile ngokwanele esikhumbeni esibucayi ngaphakathi komsele wakho wendlebe uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe.
Kufanele usebenzise i-gentamicin otic ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayincomile, ngokuvamile amaconsi angu-3 kuya kwangu-4 endlebeni ethintekile izikhathi ezi-3 ngosuku. Ngaphambi kokufaka amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ithiphu le-dropper lihlala lihlanzekile futhi alithinti indlebe yakho noma enye indawo.
Okokuqala, fudumeza ibhodlela kancane ngokulibamba ezandleni zakho imizuzu embalwa. Amaconsi endlebe abandayo angabangela isiyezi noma ukuphatheka kabi. Lala ngohlangothi lwakho nendlebe ethintekile ibheke phezulu, noma tshekisa ikhanda lakho eceleni.
Kancane donsa indlebe yakho yangaphandle phezulu nangemuva ukuze uqondise umsele wendlebe, bese ucindezela inani elinconyiwe lamaconsi endlebeni yakho. Hlala kulesi sikhundla cishe imizuzu emi-5 ukuze uvumele umuthi ukuthi uhlale ujule emseleni wakho wendlebe. Ungafaka ucezu oluncane lukakotini emgodini wendlebe, kodwa ungalucindezeli lujule endlebeni yakho.
Awudingi ukuthatha lo muthi nokudla ngoba uqondiswa ngqo endlebeni yakho kunasesiswini sakho. Nokho, gwema ukuthola amanzi endlebeni yakho ephathwayo ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, njengoba umswakama ungaphazamisa ukuphulukiswa.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-gentamicin otic izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, nakuba udokotela wakho ezokunika imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe ekuqineni kokutheleleka kwakho. Kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhlelo lokwelashwa, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa.
Kungenzeka uqaphele ukuthuthuka kwezimpawu zakho kungakapheli amahora angama-48 kuya kwangama-72 uqale ukwelashwa. Ubuhlungu nokukhipha kufanele kuqale ukwehla, futhi indlebe yakho kufanele izizwe ingagcwali kangako. Nokho, ukuyeka umuthi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane asele ukuthi aphinde azale.
Uma ungaboni noma yikuphi ukuthuthuka ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-3 zokwelashwa, noma uma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Ngezinye izikhathi izifo zendlebe zidinga indlela ehlukile noma ukwelashwa okwengeziwe ukuze zinyamalale ngokuphelele.
Abantu abaningi bayamukela kahle i-gentamicin otic, kodwa njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile uma lo muthi usetshenziswa endlebeni njengoba kuqondiswe.
Imiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukusha okuncane noma ukuhlatshwa uma uqala ukufaka amaconsi endlebeni yakho. Lokhu kuvame ukuthatha imizuzwana embalwa kuphela futhi kuvame ukungabonakali njengoba uqhubeka nokwelashwa.
Abanye abantu baqaphela izinguquko zesikhashana ekuzweni kwabo noma bathole isiyezi esincane ngemva kokusebenzisa amaconsi. Le miphumela ngokuvamile iyaxazululwa ngokushesha njengoba umuthi uhlala endlebeni yakho. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukwanda kokukhipha indlebe ekuqaleni njengoba ukutheleleka kuqala ukucaca.
Imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile kodwa ingahlanganisa izinguquko zokuqhubeka zokuzwa, isiyezi esibi, noma izimpawu zokuphendula komzimba njengokuqubuka, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Uma uthola noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwe-gentamicin otic kungase kubangele izinkinga zokuzwa noma izinkinga zokulinganisela, kodwa lokhu akuvamile kakhulu ngemithi yesikhathi esifushane. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukwelashwa kwakho ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi usebenzisa imithi ngokuphepha.
Akufanele usebenzise i-gentamicin otic uma unenkinga yokungezwani komzimba ne-gentamicin noma amanye ama-antibiotic e-aminoglycoside afana ne-tobramycin noma i-amikacin. Xhumana nodokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izimo ezedlule eziqhamuke ngenxa yama-antibiotic, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane.
Le mithi ayiphephile uma une-eardrum ekhubazekile (imbobo endlebeni yakho) ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho eyichaza ngokuqondile ngaleyo ndlela. Ukusebenzisa i-gentamicin otic nge-eardrum ekhubazekile kungase kubangele ukulimala kokuzwa noma izinkinga zendlebe yangaphakathi.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zendlebe yangaphakathi noma labo abake baba nezinkinga zokuzwa ngaphambilini ezivela kuma-antibiotic e-aminoglycoside kufanele basebenzise le mithi ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ngokucophelela izinzuzo uma ziqhathaniswa nezingozi ezingaba khona kulezi zimo.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile bangasebenzisa i-gentamicin otic ngokuphepha ngoba kancane kakhulu emithini engena egazini uma isetshenziswa endlebeni. Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi yazisa udokotela wakho ngokukhulelwa noma ukuncelisa ngaphambi kokuqala noma iyiphi imithi emisha.
I-Gentamicin otic itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Garamycin ingomunye wemithi evame ukunqunywa. Ungase futhi uyibone ichazwe njenge-generic gentamicin otic solution, equkethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo.
Ezinye izindlela zokwakheka zihlanganisa i-gentamicin nezinye izithako ezifana ne-betamethasone (i-steroid) ukusiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala kanye nokwelapha ukutheleleka. Le mikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe inamagama omkhiqizo ahlukene futhi ingase ichazwe ngezifo ezinzima kakhulu.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho ezinamagama omkhiqizo futhi zivame ukushibhile. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyinikiwe nokuthi uyisebenzisa kanjani ngendlela efanele.
Uma i-gentamicin otic ingakulungele, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zamaconsi ezindlebeni ezinama-antibiotic zingelapha izifo zezindlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane. I-Ciprofloxacin otic (Cetraxal) enye inketho ethandwayo esebenza ngokumelene namagciwane amaningi afanayo ne-gentamicin.
I-Ofloxacin otic (Floxin Otic) enye indlela ephumelelayo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abangase bazwele kuma-antibiotic e-aminoglycoside. Lawa ma-antibiotic e-fluoroquinolone asebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-gentamicin kodwa asebenza ngempumelelo ngokulinganayo ezifweni eziningi zezindlebe.
Ezifweni ezihilela nokuvuvukala okukhulu, udokotela wakho angase anikeze amaconsi ahlanganisiwe aqukethe kokubili i-antibiotic ne-steroid. Izibonelo zifaka izinhlanganisela ze-ciprofloxacin-dexamethasone noma i-neomycin-polymyxin-hydrocortisone.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esifweni sakho esithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani ongase ube nakho. Ngezikhathi ezithile amasiko ayathathwa ukuze kutholakale ukuthi yimaphi ngqo amagciwane abangela isifo sakho, okusiza ukuqondisa ukukhethwa kwe-antibiotic.
Kokubili i-gentamicin otic ne-ciprofloxacin otic ziyizinketho ezinhle kakhulu zokwelapha izifo zezindlebe ezibangelwa amagciwane, futhi akukho noyedwa
I-Ciprofloxacin otic ingase ikhethwe uma une-eardrum eqhume, njengoba ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengephephile kulesi simo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Gentamicin isetshenziswe ngempumelelo ezifweni zendlebe iminyaka eminingi futhi inesithombe sokuphepha esisungulwe kahle.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengomlando wakho wezokwelapha, ubukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho, kanye nezimpendulo zokwelashwa zangaphambilini lapho ekhetha phakathi kwale mithi. Zombili ziyasebenza uma zisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele ohlotsheni olufanele lokutheleleka.
Yebo, i-gentamicin otic ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba umuthi usetshenziswa ngqo endlebeni yakho futhi okuncane kakhulu kungena egazini lakho, akuthinti amazinga kashukela egazini noma ukusebenzisana nemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase bathambekele ezifweni zendlebe futhi bangase badinge ukuqashwa eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyanyamalala ngokuphelele, njengoba isifo sikashukela ngezinye izikhathi singanciphisa izinqubo zokuphulukisa.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa amaconsi amaningi kunalawo abekiwe, ungangeni ekuqhumeni. Ukusebenzisa amaconsi ambalwa engeziwe ngezikhathi ezithile akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane ukuze uvumele noma yimuphi umuthi oweqile ukuthi uphume endlebeni yakho.
Ungase uzwe ukushisa noma ukuluma okwandisiwe okwesikhashana, kodwa lokhu kufanele kulungiswe ngokushesha. Uma ukhathazekile ngobuningi obusebenzisile noma uzwa izimpawu ezingavamile, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungaphindi uphinde imithamo ukuze ubuyisele umthamo owuphuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ukuqina ekuthathweni kwemithi yakho kubalulekile ekusuleni ukutheleleka ngempumelelo.
Kufanele uqede lonke uhlelo lwe-gentamicin otic njengoba olushiwo udokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda yonke imithi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi kungaholela ekumelaneni kwama-antibiotic.
Izifundo eziningi zokwelapha zithatha izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10. Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthukanga ngemuva kokuqeda inkambo ephelele, noma uma zibuyela ngemuva nje kokuyeka ukwelashwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo.
Kungcono ukugwema ukubhukuda noma ukuthola amanzi endlebeni yakho ephathwayo ngenkathi usebenzisa i-gentamicin otic. Amanzi anganciphisa imithi futhi aphazamise ukuphulukiswa, okungenzeka kunwebe ukutheleleka kwakho.
Uma kufanele ushawa, sebenzisa ibhola likakotini elinokhilimu we-petroleum jelly ukuvikela indlebe yakho emanzini. Uma usuqede inkambo yakho yokwelashwa futhi udokotela wakho eqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuqediwe, ungaqhubeka nemisebenzi yamanzi ejwayelekile.
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