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I-Lidocaine topical iyimithi yokuthulisa ozoyigcoba ngqo esikhumbeni sakho ukuze ukhulule ubuhlungu nokungakhululeki. Cabanga ngayo njenge "inkinobho yokucisha" ethambile, yesikhashana yezimpawu zemizwa endaweni oyigcobayo. Le anesthetic yendawo isebenza ngokuvimba izimpawu zobuhlungu ukuthi zingafinyeleli ebuchosheni bakho, ikunikeza ukukhululeka ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zobuhlungu obungaphezulu ngaphandle kokuthinta ingxenye eseleyo yomzimba wakho.
I-Lidocaine topical iyi-anesthetic yendawo eza ngezinhlobo eziningana ezihlanganisa okhilimu, ama-gel, ama-spray, nama-patches. Ingaphansi kohlobo lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-amide anesthetics, avimba okwesikhashana izimpawu zemizwa endaweni ethile oyigcobayo. Ngokungafani nemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu oyigwinyayo, i-lidocaine isebenza kuphela ebusweni nasemazingeni angajulile esikhumba sakho.
Le mithi iyatholakala kokubili ngaphandle kwe-counter nangemiyalelo kadokotela, kuye ngamandla kanye nokwakheka. Izinhlobo ezingaphandle kwe-counter ngokuvamile ziqukethe ukugxila okuphansi, kuyilapho izinhlobo zokwelapha zingaba namandla kakhulu ezimweni zobuhlungu obukhulu.
I-Lidocaine topical isiza ukukhulula izinhlobo ezahlukene zobuhlungu obungaphezulu nokungakhululeki. Udokotela wakho angase ayincomise kokubili ukukhululeka kobuhlungu besikhashana kanye nezimo zokuphatha ubuhlungu eziqhubekayo.
Nawa amazwi ajwayelekile lapho i-lidocaine topical inganikeza khona ukukhululeka:
Ngezimo eziqeqeshwe kakhulu, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase anqume izindlela ezinamandla. Lokhu kungabandakanya ubuhlungu bemizwa yesifo sikashukela, izimo zobuhlungu ezingapheli, noma ukululama ezinhlelweni ezithile zokuhlinzwa.
Abanye abantu basebenzisa i-lidocaine topical nangezinye izizathu ezingavamile kodwa ezivumelekile, njengokudambisa ukungakhululeki okuvela ezimweni ezithile zesikhumba noma ukuphatha ubuhlungu obuvamile obusuka kumadivayisi ezokwelapha njengamashubhu okondla noma ama-catheter.
I-Lidocaine topical isebenza ngokuvimba okwesikhashana iziteshi ze-sodium emangqamuzaneni akho ezinzwa. Lezi ziteshi zifana namasango amancane avumela izimpawu zobuhlungu ukuthi zihambe zisuka endaweni ethintekile ziye ebuchosheni bakho. Uma i-lidocaine ivimba la masango, izimpawu zobuhlungu azikwazi ukungena, ngakho-ke awuzizwa ungakhululekile.
Umuthi uthathwa njenge-anesthetic yendawo enamandla aphakathi nendawo. Inamandla kunezinye izinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter kodwa ithambile kune-lidocaine injections esetshenziswa ezinqubweni zamazinyo noma zokuhlinzwa. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzwa ukukhululeka kungakapheli imizuzu emi-5 kuya kweli-10 yokusebenzisa, futhi imiphumela ivamise ukuhlala ihora elingu-1 kuya kwamathathu.
Umphumela wokuba ndikindiki uhlala endaweni lapho uwusebenzisa khona. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungalapha izindawo ezithile zobuhlungu ngaphandle kokuthinta umzimba wakho wonke noma ukubangela ukozela njengoba imithi ethile yobuhlungu yomlomo ingase yenze.
Ukusebenzisa i-lidocaine topical ngendlela efanele kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obungcono kakhulu ngenkathi uhlala uphephile. Indlela eqondile incike ohlotsheni olulusebenzisayo, kodwa kunemihlahlandlela ejwayelekile esebenza ezimweni eziningi.
Qala ngokuhlanza indawo ethintekile ngensipho namanzi amancane, bese uyomisa. Faka ungqimba oluncane lomuthi ngqo endaweni ebuhlungu, usebenzisa okwanele kuphela ukumboza isikhumba. Akudingeki ukuthi ukugcobe ngamandla - ukusebenzisa ngobumnene kuvame ukwanele.
Ngama-creams nama-gels, sebenzisa izandla ezihlanzekile noma i-applicator ehlanzekile ukuze ugweme ukwethula amagciwane endaweni ephathwayo. Uma usebenzisa isifutho, siligcine amasentimitha angu-3 kuya kwangu-6 ukusuka esikhumbeni sakho bese usifutha ngokulinganayo. Ngamaphashi, susa ingemuva bese ufaka uhlangothi olunamathelayo ngqo esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile.
Ngokuvamile ungafaka i-lidocaine topical izikhathi eziyi-3 noma ezi-4 ngosuku, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi landela imiyalelo ethile kumkhiqizo wakho noma evela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ungambozi indawo ephathwayo ngamabhandeshi aqinile noma amaphedi okushisa ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ukumuncwa futhi kubangele imiphumela emibi.
Ubude besikhathi osisebenzisa ngaso i-lidocaine topical sincike kulokho okwelaphayo nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Ngezilonda ezincane njengokusikeka noma ukulunywa yizinambuzane, ungase idinga kuphela izinsuku ezimbalwa kuze kube yilapho ubuhlungu buqeda ngokwemvelo.
Ezimweni ezingapheli njengobuhlungu bemizwa ye-post-shingles, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwabo. Abanye abantu basebenzisa i-lidocaine topical amasonto noma izinyanga njengengxenye yohlelo lwabo lokuphatha ubuhlungu, kodwa lokhu kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi kwenziwe ngesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Ngokuvamile, uma usebenzisa inguqulo etholakala ngaphandle kwe-counter ngaphezu kwesonto ngaphandle kokuthuthuka, kufanelekile ukuhlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Banganquma ukuthi ngabe udinga ifomula eqinile noma ngabe kungenzeka kube nesimo esingaphansi esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-lidocaine topical, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile uma uyisebenzisa njengoba kuqondisiwe.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Lezi zindlela ezithambile zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi noma uma uyeka ukuwusebenzisa. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi, cabanga ukuyeka ukusebenzisa futhi ukhulume nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okunezimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi. Izimpawu zokumuncwa kwemithi eningi kakhulu zifaka isiyezi, ukudideka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma ukuquleka.
Uma usebenzisa amanani amakhulu ezindaweni ezinkulu zesikhumba, noma uma unesikhumba esilimele noma esilimele kakhulu, ungase umunce imithi eningi kunaleyo obuyihlosile, okwandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi yesistimu.
Ngenkathi i-lidocaine topical ivikelekile ngokuvamile, abantu abathile kufanele bayigweme noma bayisebenzise ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha kuphela. Uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani ne-lidocaine noma ezinye izidambisi zendawo, akufanele usebenzise lo muthi.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo kufanele baqaphele, njengoba i-lidocaine ingathinta ukushaya kwenhliziyo uma imuncwa ngamanani amakhulu. Uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zesibindi, umzimba wakho ungase ungayicubunguli kahle imithi, okungenzeka kuholele ezinkingeni.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-lidocaine topical, ikakhulukazi amafomula aqinile kadokotela. Ngenkathi amanani amancane ngokuvamile abhekwa njengaphephile, ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukuthola isiqondiso esichwepheshile ngalezi zikhathi ezibalulekile.
Izingane zingasebenzisa i-lidocaine topical, kodwa zidinga ukugxila okuphansi nokuqapha okucophelelayo. Isikhumba sabo sizwela kakhulu futhi simunca imithi kalula kunesikhumba sabantu abadala.
I-Lidocaine topical iyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, ngalinye linamafomula namandla ahlukile kancane. Imikhiqizo ejwayelekile etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta ihlanganisa i-Aspercreme ene-Lidocaine, i-Bengay Ultra Strength, nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene yesitolo ejwayelekile.
Amabhrendi okubhala imithi ahlanganisa iziqeshana ze-Lidoderm, ezenzelwe izimo zobuhlungu ezingamahlala-khona, kanye ne-Xylocaine ngamandla ahlukahlukene. Okhilimu be-LMX beza ngamazinga ahlukene ukuze kukhululwe izinhlobo ezahlukene zobuhlungu.
Isithako esisebenzayo siyafana kuwo wonke amabhrendi, kodwa izithako ezingasebenzi, ukugxila, kanye nendlela yokulethwa kungahluka. Umuthi wakho wezemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde umehluko futhi ukhethe inketho efanele kakhulu izidingo zakho ezithile.
Uma i-lidocaine topical ingakulungele, ezinye izindlela ezinganikeza ukukhululeka okufanayo kobuhlungu. Ezinye izidambisi zokugcoba zihlanganisa i-benzocaine ne-pramoxine, esebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa ingase ithandwe kangcono ngabanye abantu.
Imithi elwa nokuvuvukala efana ne-diclofenac gel ingasiza ngobuhlungu bemisipha namalunga, ikakhulukazi uma ukuvuvukala kuhilelekile. Imikhiqizo esekelwe ku-menthol inikeza ukukhululeka okupholile futhi ingasebenza kahle ezinhlungwini ezincane.
Ngobuhlungu bemizwa ngqo, ukhilimu we-capsaicin usebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokunciphisa izimpawu zobuhlungu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ama-NSAID angaphezulu noma ngisho nokwelashwa okubandayo okulula kuyasebenza ohlotsheni lwabo oluthile lobuhlungu.
Ezinye izindlela zemvelo zihlanganisa i-aloe vera yokusha nokucasuka kwesikhumba, noma i-arnica yama-bruises nobuhlungu bemisipha, nakuba lezi zivame ukuba nemiphumela emincane.
I-Lidocaine topical ne-benzocaine yomibili iyizidambisi zendawo, kodwa inomehluko obalulekile. I-Lidocaine ngokuvamile inikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside, ngokuvamile amahora angu-1 kuya kwangu-3 uma kuqhathaniswa nemizuzu engama-30 kuya kweli-1 lehora le-benzocaine.
I-Lidocaine ivame ukubhekwa njengempumelelo enkulu ngobuhlungu obujulile ngoba ingena esikhumbeni kangcono. I-Benzocaine isebenza ikakhulukazi endaweni engaphezulu futhi ivame ukutholakala emikhiqizweni yokusika okuncane, ukusha kwelanga, nobuhlungu bomphimbo.
Ngokwembono yokuphepha, i-lidocaine inengozi ephansi yokubangela isimo esibucayi esibizwa nge-methemoglobinemia, esingenzeka nge-benzocaine, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. Kodwa-ke, i-benzocaine ingase ingabangeli ukucasuka kwesikhumba kubantu abazwelayo.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwabo kuvame ukuncika kulokho okwelaphayo nokuthi isikhumba sakho sisabela kanjani. Ezidingweni eziningi zokukhulula ubuhlungu obuncane, i-lidocaine topical inikeza ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe nemiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside.
I-Lidocaine topical ingaphepha kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa kudingeka ukuqapha okwengeziwe. Isikhumba esinesifo sikashukela sivame ukuphola kancane futhi singase sizwele kakhulu emithini. Uma unezinhlungu zemizwa yesifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho angase ancome ngokuqondile ama-patches noma ama-creams e-lidocaine njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Okubalulekile ukubheka indawo yokusebenzisa ngokucophelela nganoma yiziphi izimpawu zokucasuka noma ukuphola kancane. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele bahlale bexhumana nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha wendawo, ikakhulukazi uma benokujikeleza okubi noma izinkinga zesikhumba ezikhona.
Uma usebenzise i-lidocaine topical eningi, geza ngokucophelela okuningi ngensipho namanzi. Susa noma yimaphi ama-patches uma uwasebenzisa, futhi gwema ukusebenzisa eminye imithi kuze kube umthamo olandelayo ohleliwe.
Qaphela izimpawu zokumuncwa okuningi, njengokugajuka, isicanucanu, ukudideka, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungavamile. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu noma uzizwa ungaphilile, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma ukulawulwa kwezinto ezinobuthi ngokushesha. Izimo eziningi zokusebenzisa ngokweqile zibangela kuphela ukucasuka kwesikhumba okuncane, kodwa kungcono ukuqapha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-lidocaine topical, uyisebenzise ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi sokusebenzisa esilandelayo. Uma kunjalo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungasebenzisi imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngokuqeda ubuhlungu obungcono. I-Lidocaine topical isebenza kahle kakhulu uma isetshenziswa njalo, kodwa ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulimaze ukwelashwa kwakho konke.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukusebenzisa i-lidocaine topical lapho ubuhlungu bakho buba ngcono noma bunyamalala ngokuphelele. Ngenxa yokulimala okuncane, lokhu kungase kube ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ngezimo ezingamahlalakhona, sebenzisana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze unqume isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuyeka ukusebenzisa.
Akukho ukuncika ngokomzimba nge-lidocaine topical, ngakho ngeke uzwe izimpawu zokuhoxisa uma uyeka. Kodwa-ke, ubuhlungu bakho bokuqala bungase bubuye uma imiphumela yomuthi isiphela. Uma ubususebenzisa isimo esingamahlalakhona, xoxa ngokunciphisa noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha nodokotela wakho.
Inani elincane le-lidocaine topical ngokuvamile libhekwa njengokuphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kodwa kufanele njalo uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo kuqala. Umuthi ungangena ngaphakathi kwesitho somzimba ngamanani amancane, nakuba lokhu ngokuvamile kungalimazi uma kusetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe ezindaweni ezincane.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo zokuqeda ubuhlungu ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingase zibe khona kuwe nomntwana wakho. Bangase bancomise amafomula athile noma izindlela zokusebenzisa eziphephe kakhulu ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ungalokothi usebenzise imikhiqizo ye-lidocaine yamandla kadokotela ngaphandle kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha ngenkathi ukhulelwe.
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