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I-Hydrocortisone ne-acetic acid otic iyimithi yamaconsi endlebe kadokotela elapha izifo zendlebe nokuvuvukala. Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isebenza ngokulwa namagciwane ngenkathi inciphisa ukuvuvukala nokungakhululeki emseleni wakho wendlebe.
Uma ubhekene nesifo sendlebe esingakhululekile, udokotela wakho angase akubhalele lokhu kwelashwa okusebenza kabili ukukusiza ukuba uzizwe ungcono ngokushesha. Le mithi ihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukubhekana kokubili nesifo nezimpawu ezibuhlungu ezihambisana naso.
Le mithi iyisixazululo esiwuketshezi osifaka ngqo emseleni wakho wendlebe usebenzisa amaconsi. Iqukethe i-hydrocortisone, okuyisithako esithambile esinciphisa ukuvuvukala, ne-acetic acid, okudala imvelo ene-asidi esiza ukubulala amagciwane nama-fungi.
Cabanga ngayo njengokwelashwa okuhloswe ngqo emthonjeni wenkinga yakho yendlebe. I-hydrocortisone ithulisa izicubu ezicasukile, ezivuvukele endlebeni yakho, ngenkathi i-acetic acid isebenza njengento yokubulala amagciwane ethambile ukususa isifo.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzokubhala lokhu uma unesifo sendlebe sangaphandle, esibizwa nangokuthi indlebe yomdwebi, noma uma umsila wakho wendlebe uvuvukala futhi utheleleka. Yenzelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa endlebeni futhi akufanele neze isetshenziswe emehlweni akho noma ithathwe ngomlomo.
Le mithi ikakhulukazi ilapha izifo zendlebe zangaphandle, ezaziwa ngokuthi i-otitis externa. Lezi zifo zenzeka lapho amagciwane noma ama-fungi ekhula emseleni wakho wendlebe, okubangela ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukukhipha.
Ungase udinge lokhu kwelashwa uma ube ne-swimmer's ear ngenxa yamanzi abanjwe, une-scratch enegciwane emseleni wakho wendlebe, noma uma indlebe yakho ivuvukale ngenxa yokuhlanza ngokweqile noma ukucasuka. Umuthi usebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ezifweni ezihilela kokubili ukukhula kwamagciwane nokuvuvukala okukhulu.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akubhalele lokhu ngezimo ezingapheli zomsila wendlebe lapho ukuvuvukala okuphindaphindayo kanye nokutheleleka kuyizinkinga. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi uma udinga kokubili amandla okulwa nokutheleleka e-acetic acid kanye nezinzuzo zokulwa nokuvuvukala ze-hydrocortisone zisebenza ndawonye.
Lo muthi usebenza ngenqubo yezinyathelo ezimbili ebhekana nokutheleleka nokuvuvukala endlebeni yakho. I-acetic acid yehlisa izinga le-pH emseleni wakho wendlebe, idale indawo lapho amagciwane ayingozi kanye nesikhunta singakwazi ukusinda nokuzala.
Khonamanjalo, i-hydrocortisone inciphisa ukuvuvukala ngokuthulisa ukusabela komzimba wakho emzimbeni endaweni ethintekile. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ububomvu, nobuhlungu obuhlabayo obuvame ukuhambisana nezifo zendlebe.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokwelashwa okuphakathi nendawo okuqinile kwezifo zendlebe. Inamandla kunezinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter kodwa ithambile kunezinye izibulala-magciwane ezinamandla zokubhala. Indlela yokuhlanganisa isho ukuthi ingabhekana nezici eziningi zenkinga yakho yendlebe ngesikhathi esisodwa, okuyinto evame ukuholela ekukhululekeni okusheshayo.
Uzosebenzisa lo muthi njengamaconsi endlebe, ngokuvamile amaconsi angu-3 kuya kwangu-4 endlebeni ethintekile izikhathi ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 ngosuku. Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ithiphu le-dropper alithinti indlebe yakho noma enye indawo.
Ukuze usebenzise amaconsi ngempumelelo, thambekisa ikhanda lakho eceleni noma ulale ngendlebe ethintekile ibheke phezulu. Ngemuva kokufaka amaconsi endlebeni yakho, donsa ngobumnene i-earlobe yakho phansi nangemuva ukusiza umuthi ukuthi ufinyelele ngaphakathi emseleni wendlebe, bese uhlala kuleso sikhundla imizuzu engaba ngu-2.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla noma amanzi ngoba uqondana ngqo endlebeni yakho. Kodwa-ke, zama ukugcina indlebe yakho yomile phakathi kwemithamo futhi gwema ukubhukuda noma ukuthola amanzi endlebeni yakho ngenkathi usebenzisa lokhu kwelashwa.
Amaconsi okushisa kwegumbi anethezekile kuneqhwa, ngakho-ke ungafudumeza ibhodlela ngokulibamba ezandleni zakho imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokulisebenzisa. Ungalokothi ushise umuthi noma uwusebenzise uma ushintshe umbala noma uthole izinhlayiya.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa lo muthi izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile ngokuya ngobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho. Kubalulekile ukusebenzisa inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa noma ngabe uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa nje.
Ungase uqaphele ukuthuthuka kwezimpawu zakho kungakapheli amahora angama-24 kuya kwangama-48 ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala kuvame ukwehla kuqala, kulandelwe ukwehla kokukhipha kanye nokuphulukiswa okuphelele kokutheleleka.
Uma ungaboni ngcono ngemuva kwezinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-4 zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Ngezinye izikhathi izifo zendlebe zidinga indlela ehlukile noma ukwelashwa okwengeziwe. Ungalokothi welule ukwelashwa kwakho ngaphezu kwalokho okushiwo udokotela wakho ngaphandle kokubheka naye kuqala.
Abantu abaningi bayawubekezelela kahle lo muthi, kodwa abanye bangase babe nemiphumela emincane engemihle. Izindlela ezivamile kakhulu zenzeka ngqo endaweni yokufaka emseleni wakho wendlebe.
Nansi imiphumela engemihle ongase uyithole, futhi kujwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuzizwa ukhathazekile ngayo:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukunyamalala ngemizuzu embalwa ngemuva kokufaka futhi ivame ukungabonakali njengoba indlebe yakho iphola. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi noma yikuphi ukuphatheka kabi kokuqala kufanele ukukhululeka okulandelayo.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi ebaluleke kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Nakuba kungavamile, lezi zimo zingabonisa ukuthi umuthi awukulungele noma ukuthi udinga indlela ehlukile yokwelashwa.
Lo muthi awulungele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto eziningana ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zendlebe noma izimo zempilo kufanele bagweme lokhu kwelashwa.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma une-eardrum ebhobozwe, okusho ukuthi kukhona imbobo noma ukudabuka kulwelwesi oluncane olwahlukanisa indlebe yakho yangaphandle nendlebe yakho emaphakathi. Ukusebenzisa amaconsi endlebe uma i-eardrum yakho ilimele kungabangela ukuthi umuthi ufike endlebeni yakho emaphakathi futhi kungenzeka ukuthi kubangele izinkinga zokuzwa.
Abantu abanomzimba olwa ne-hydrocortisone, i-acetic acid, okanye naziphi ezinye izithako ezikwesi silungiselelo kufuneka bayiphephe leyeza. Ukuba uke waba nokusabela kwamanye amayeza e-steroid okanye amathontsi endlebeni kwixesha elidlulileyo, qiniseka ukuba uxelela ugqirha wakho.
Ukongeza, eli yeza lisenokungabi lolona khetho lungcono ukuba uneentsholongwane ezithile okanye usulelo lwefungus endlebeni, njengoko icandelo le-steroid linokwenza ezi ntlobo zosulelo zibe mbi ngakumbi. Ugqirha wakho uza kumisela ukuba loluphi uhlobo losulelo onalo ngaphambi kokuba achaze olu nyango.
Eli qela lamayeza lifumaneka phantsi kwamagama ebrand amaninzi, i-VoSol HC ingenye yezona nguqulelo zixhaphakileyo ezichazwayo. Amanye amagama ebrand abandakanya i-Acetasol HC kunye neendlela ezahlukeneyo zokwenza i-generic.
Izithako ezisebenzayo kunye nokusebenza ziyafana nokuba leliphi igama lebrand, kodwa izithako ezingasebenziyo okanye ukupakisha kunokwahluka kancinci. Ikhemisi yakho inokutshintsha inguqulelo ye-generic, esebenza ngokulinganayo kwaye ihlala ibiza ngaphantsi.
Ukuba unenkxalabo malunga nokutshintsha phakathi kweebrendi okanye iinguqulelo ze-generic, thetha ngale nto nogqirha wakho okanye usokhemisi. Bangancedisa ukuqinisekisa ukuba ufumana amandla amayeza afanayo kunye nomgangatho nokuba leliphi igama lebrand elithile.
Ezinye iindlela zonyango losulelo lwendlebe ziyafumaneka ukuba eli yeza alilungelanga. Ugqirha wakho unokucinga ngamathontsi endlebe e-antibiotic afana ne-ciprofloxacin okanye i-ofloxacin ukuba usulelo lwakho luyibacteria ngokuyintloko.
Kwiintsholongwane zosulelo lwendlebe, amathontsi endlebe e-antifungal aqukethe izithako ezinjenge-clotrimazole anokuba afanelekile ngakumbi. Abanye oogqirha bakhetha ukudibanisa amathontsi e-antibiotic-steroid afana ne-neomycin-polymyxin-hydrocortisone kwiintlobo ezithile zosulelo.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ama-antibiotics omlomo uma ukutheleleka kunzima noma uma amathonsi endlebe engasebenzi kahle esimweni sakho. Ukukhetha kuncike ohlotsheni lokutheleleka onalo, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha esikhathini esidlule.
Zombili lezi zindlela zokwelapha ziyasebenza ekuthelelekeni kwendlebe, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi zifanele izimo ezihlukene. I-Hydrocortisone ne-acetic acid otic ilungele ikakhulukazi izifo lapho ukudala imvelo ene-asidi kubalulekile ekubulaleni amagciwane nama-fungi.
I-Neomycin-polymyxin-hydrocortisone iqukethe ama-antibiotics ahlasela ngqo amagciwane, okwenza ifaneleke kakhulu ekuthelelekeni kwamagciwane okuqinisekisiwe. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu banomzimba ngaphandle kwe-neomycin, okwenza inhlanganisela ye-hydrocortisone ne-acetic acid ibe yindlela engcono kubo.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lokutheleleka oluthile onalo, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nanoma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula zangaphambilini emithini. Akukho emithini engcono kunenye - zimane ziyithuluzi elihlukile lezimo ezihlukene.
Yebo, le mithi ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba isetshenziswa ngqo endlebeni yakho futhi kuncane okungena egazini lakho, akunakwenzeka ukuthi kuthinte amazinga kashukela egazini lakho.
Kodwa-ke, uma unesifo sikashukela nokutheleleka kwendlebe njalo, kubalulekile ukugcina ushukela wakho wegazi ulawulwa kahle, njengoba ushukela wegazi ophezulu ungenza ukuthi uthambekele ekuthelelekeni. Yazisa udokotela wakho ngesifo sakho sikashukela ukuze bakwazi ukuqapha impilo yakho yonke ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma ngempela usebenzisa amaconsi amaningi kunalawo abekiwe, ungabi nexhala. Njengoba lo muthi usetshenziswa ngaphandle endlebeni yakho, ukweqisa akulindelekile ukuthi kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu.
Ungase uzwe ukushisa noma ukucasuka okuningi kunokujwayelekile, kodwa lokhu kufanele kuphele ngemizuzu embalwa. Uma ukhathazekile noma uzwa ukungakhululeki okukhulu, unga geza ngobumnene indlebe yakho ngamanzi ahlanzekile noma uthinte udokotela wakho ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, uwusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungaphindi imithamo ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ukuqina kubalulekile ekusuleni ukutheleleka kwakho, ngakho zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi zokukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imithamo yakho.
Kufanele uqhubeke usebenzisa lo muthi ngesikhathi esiphelele esinqunywe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaconsi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukutheleleka ukuthi kubuyele noma kube ngumelana nokwelashwa.
Uma uzwa imiphumela emibi kakhulu noma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi ngenkathi usebenzisa umuthi, thintana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka. Bangakwazi ukusiza ekunqumeni ukuthi kufanele yini ukuyeka ukwelashwa noma uzame enye indlela.
Lo muthi ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengophephe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngoba kuncane kakhulu okumuncwa egazini lakho. Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi yazisa udokotela wakho uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa.
Udkt wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo zokwelapha ukutheleleka kwendlebe yakho uma kuqhathaniswa nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingase zibe khona. Ezimweni eziningi, ukutheleleka kwendlebe okungelashwa kubeka enye ingozi enkulu kunemithi ngokwayo, kodwa udkt wakho angakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nesimo sakho.
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