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Indlela yokuphefumula i-nicotine ibhekisela ekulethweni kwe-nicotine ngqo emaphashini akho ngamadivayisi akhethekile ezokwelapha njengama-inhaler noma ama-spray emakhaleni. Le ndlela ivumela i-nicotine ukuthi ifinyelele ngokushesha emsingeni wakho wegazi, okwenza kube yithuluzi eliphumelelayo kubantu abazama ukuyeka ukubhema. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le ndlela ngoba ilingisa isenzo somlomo nesandla sokubhema ngenkathi inikeza imithamo ye-nicotine elawulwayo ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu zokuhoxisa.
Indlela yokuphefumula i-nicotine iyindlela yokuyeka ukubhema ngemiyalelo enikeza i-nicotine ngohlelo lwakho lokuphefumula. Ngokungafani nama-patch noma ushingamu, le ndlela ikuvumela ukuthi uphefumule umhwamuko we-nicotine ngedivayisi encane, efana nogwayi noma i-spray emakhaleni.
Kucabange njengebhuloho phakathi kokubhema nenkululeko ephelele ye-nicotine. Idivayisi inikeza umkhuba ojwayelekile wokuletha okuthile emlonyeni wakho nokuphefumula, okungakhululeka ngokwengqondo ngesikhathi sohambo lwakho lokuyeka. Le ndlela ikunikeza ukulawula okwengeziwe kokuthi uthola nini futhi malini i-nicotine uma kuqhathaniswa nezinketho zokukhishwa okuqhubekayo njengama-patch.
Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa ama-inhaler omlomo we-nicotine nama-spray emakhaleni, kokubili okudinga imiyalelo evela kumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Lawa madivayisi aklanyelwe ukukusiza ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane ukuncika kwakho ku-nicotine ngenkathi uphatha izimpawu zokuhoxisa ezingakhululeki.
Indlela yokuphefumula i-nicotine isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukusiza abantu ukuthi bayeke ukubhema ugwayi wecuba. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le ndlela uma uzamile ezinye izinsiza zokuyeka ukubhema ngaphandle kwempumelelo noma uma ngokuqondile ukhumbula isenzo somzimba sokubhema.
Le ndlela isebenza kahle kakhulu kubantu abahlushwa yizici zokuziphatha zokubhema. Uma uzithola ufikelela ugwayi ngezikhathi ezicindezelayo, ngemva kokudla, noma ngesikhathi semisebenzi ethile yansuku zonke, indlela yokuphefumula ingasiza ukushintsha le mikhuba ngenye enempilo.
Abanye abahlinzeki bezempilo batusa nokuphefumula i-nicotine kubantu abahlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima zokuhoxisa njengokulangazelela okukhulu, ukucasuka, noma ubunzima bokugxilisa ingqondo. Uhlobo olusheshayo lwe-nicotine ephefumulwayo lunganikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela ezihamba kancane.
Ukuphefumula i-nicotine kusebenza ngokuletha amanani amancane, alawulwayo e-nicotine ngqo emaphashini akho, lapho ingena ngokushesha egazini lakho. Le nqubo ishesha kune-nicotine gum noma ama-lozenges kodwa ithambile kune-nicotine spike enamandla oyithola kugwayi.
Uma udonsa ku-nicotine inhaler, le divayisi ikhipha i-nicotine vapor ethathwa ngomugqa womlomo wakho nomphimbo, hhayi ngaphakathi emaphashini akho njengentuthu kagwayi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uthola ukukhululeka kwe-nicotine ngemizuzu ngaphandle kokugwema i-tar eyingozi nezinkulungwane zamakhemikhali anobuthi atholakala entuthwini kagwayi.
Amandla omuthi athathwa njengamaphakathi uma eqhathaniswa nezinye izinketho zokushintshwa kwe-nicotine. Inamandla kune-nicotine gum kodwa ayinamandla njengokushaya kwe-nicotine okuvela ekubhemeni. Le ndlela elinganiselayo isiza ukwanelisa ukulangazelela kwakho ngenkathi kancane kancane uqeda umzimba wakho ekuthembekeni kwe-nicotine.
Kufanele usebenzise ukuphefumula i-nicotine ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayichazayo, ngokuvamile uthatha ama-puff angu-6-16 noma nini lapho uzwa isifiso sokubhema. Ngokungafani nokudla noma ukuphuza, awudingi ukuhlela lo muthi ngesikhathi sokudla, nakuba kufanele ugweme iziphuzo ezinama-asidi njengekhofi noma i-soda imizuzu engu-15 ngaphambi nangemva kokusetshenziswa.
Ngezinto zokuphefumula i-nicotine, faka i-cartridge emlonyeni bese uthatha amaphaphu angashoni kunokuba uphefumulela ngaphakathi. I-nicotine ifakwa emlonyeni nasemqaleni wakho, ngakho akudingeki ukuthi uyiphefumulele ngaphakathi emaphashini akho. I-cartridge ngayinye ivamise ukuhlala imizuzu engaba ngu-20 yokuphefumula okusebenzayo.
Uma usebenzisa i-nicotine nasal spray, faka ithiphu lebhodlela ngaphakathi emgodini wekhala lakho bese ufutha kanye ngenkathi uphefumulela ngobumnene ngekhala lakho. Qala ngesifutho esisodwa emgodini wekhala ngalinye, futhi ungeqi umthamo omkhulu onconywayo ngehora noma ngosuku odokotela bakho abakushoyo.
Gcina i-inhaler noma i-nasal spray ekamelweni lokushisa, futhi shintsha ama-cartridge noma uvuselele imiyalelo njengoba kudingeka. Ungabelani ngedivayisi yakho nabanye, futhi uhlanze umlomo njalo ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwamagciwane.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa ukufuthelwa kwe-nicotine izinyanga ezi-3-6, nakuba isikhathi sakho esithile sincike emlandweni wakho wokubhema nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi udale uhlelo lokunciphisa kancane olusebenzayo ezidingweni zakho.
Ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala, ungasebenzisa i-inhaler noma i-nasal spray kaningi usuku lonke ukuze ulawule ukulangazelela okukhulu. Njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela futhi izimpawu zokuhoxiswa zithoba, uzonciphisa kancane ukuthi uyisebenzisa kangaki idivayisi.
Umgomo uwukuzeka kancane kancane i-nicotine ngokuphelele, hhayi ukusebenzisa indlela yokuphefumula unomphela. Abanye abantu badinga izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde, ikakhulukazi uma babebhema kakhulu iminyaka eminingi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokufanele.
Ungayeki ukusebenzisa ukufuthelwa kwe-nicotine ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa futhi kwandise ingozi yakho yokubuyela kumagremu.
Ukuhogela i-nicotine kungabangela imiphumela eminingi emibi, nakuba iningi lingelincane futhi lingokwesikhashana njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu zithinta umlomo wakho, umphimbo, nezindima zamakhala ngoba yilapho i-nicotine ithintana khona ngqo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bahlangabezana nokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, noma ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo besifuba. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukuqubuka okukhulu kwamakhala ngama-spray amakhala noma bahlangabezane nezinguquko ezinkulu zemizwa. Lezi zindlela zokuphendula azivamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuzibika kudokotela wakho uma zenzeka.
Akufanele usebenzise ukuhogela i-nicotine uma unezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, isifuba esibi, noma uma usabhema ugwayi njalo. Inhlanganisela ye-nicotine evela emithonjeni eminingi ingaba yingozi futhi ikhulise ingozi yakho yezinkinga ezingathi sína zenhliziyo.
Abantu abaneziqhumane zenhliziyo zakamuva, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma ubuhlungu besifuba obungazinzile kufanele bagweme izindlela zokuhogela i-nicotine. Inhliziyo yakho idinga isikhathi sokuphola, futhi ukucindezeleka okwengeziwe kwe-nicotine kungaphazamisa ukululama.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, ukuhogela i-nicotine akukhuthazwa ngoba i-nicotine ingalimaza ingane yakho esakhula noma idlulele obisini. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela eziphephile zokukusiza ukuyeka ukubhema ngalezi zikhathi ezibalulekile.
Labo abanezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula njengesifo sokuvinjelwa kwamaphaphu esingamahlalakhona (COPD) noma ukuhlaselwa yi-asthma okusebenzayo bangase bathole ukuthi ukuhogela i-nicotine kwenza izimpawu zabo zokuphefumula zibe zimbi kakhulu. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome izindlela ezihlukene zokuyeka ukubhema ezingabandakanyi ukuhogela noma yiziphi izinto.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma unezilonda ze-peptic ezisebenzayo, umfutho wegazi ophezulu ongagadiwe, noma isifo sesibindi esibi, udokotela wakho angase akhethe ezinye izindlela zokuyeka ukubhema ezingabeki ingcindezi eningi kulezi zitho ezithintekile.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo wama-nicotine inhalers yi-Nicotrol Inhaler, equkethe ama-cartridge e-nicotine owafaka emlonyeni ongasetshenziswa kabusha. Le divayisi kadokotela itholakala kabanzi futhi isisize abantu ukuyeka ukubhema iminyaka eminingi.
Ngama-spray emakhaleni, i-Nicotrol NS iyigama eliyinhloko lomkhiqizo elitholakala emazweni amaningi. Yomibili imikhiqizo idinga incwadi kadokotela evela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo futhi iza nemiyalelo enemininingwane yokusetshenziswa okufanele.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zale mithi zingase zitholakale kuye ngendawo yakho kanye nomshwalense. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiziphi izinketho ezihlanganiswe yisikimu sakho somshwalense futhi achaze noma yikuphi ukungafani phakathi kwamagama omkhiqizo kanye namafomula ajwayelekile.
Uma ukuhogela i-nicotine kungakulungeli, ezinye izindlela eziningi zokuyeka ukubhema eziphumelelayo zingakusiza ukuthi uyeke ngempumelelo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome iziqeshana ze-nicotine, ezinikeza amazinga e-nicotine aqhubekayo usuku lonke ngaphandle kokudinga ukulinganisa njalo.
I-nicotine gum kanye ne-lozenges zinikeza enye inketho ekuvumela ukuthi ulawule ukuthi uthola nini imithamo ye-nicotine. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kahle kubantu abangathandi ukusebenzisa amadivayisi okuhogela noma abanezinkinga zokuphefumula.
Imithi engeyona i-nicotine efana ne-bupropion (Wellbutrin) noma i-varenicline (Chantix) ingasiza ekunciphiseni ukulangazelela nezimpawu zokuhoxisa ngaphandle kokwengeza i-nicotine ohlelweni lwakho. Le mithi kadokotela isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunokufaka esikhundleni se-nicotine futhi ingase ibe ngcono kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo.
Izinhlelo zokusekela ukuziphatha, ukwelulekwa, kanye namaqembu okusekela kungathuthukisa noma iyiphi indlela yokuyeka ukubhema. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuhlanganisa imithi nokusekelwa ngokomzwelo kubanika ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokuphumelela isikhathi eside.
Indlela yokuhogela i-nicotine kanye ne-nicotine gum zombili ziyithuluzi eliphumelelayo lokuyeka ukubhema, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zivumelana nezintandokazi ezihlukene. Indlela yokuhogela ingase ibe ngcono kuwe uma ukhumbula isenzo sokubhema noma udinga ukukhululeka okusheshayo kwe-nicotine.
Ukuhogela i-nicotine kunikeza ukumuncwa okusheshayo futhi kulingisa eduze umkhuba wokubeka umlomo esandleni wokubhema. Lokhu kungaba mnandi ngokwengqondo futhi kusize ukwanelisa kokubili izici zamakhemikhali nezokuziphatha zokulutheka kwe-nicotine.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-nicotine gum ingase ilungele abanye abantu ngoba ayidingi ukuthwala idivayisi noma ukufaka ama-cartridge. I-Gum futhi ivumela ukusetshenziswa okungabonakali kakhulu ezimweni zomphakathi lapho ukusebenzisa i-inhaler kungase kuhehe ukunakwa okungafunwa.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwalezi zindlela kuvame ukwehla ezintandokazini zomuntu siqu, izici zokuphila, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani endleleni ngayinye. Abanye abantu basebenzisa ngisho zombili izindlela ngezikhathi ezihlukene ohambweni lwabo lokuyeka, ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wabo.
Ukuhogela i-nicotine kudinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela uma unesifo senhliziyo, futhi kufanele ukusebenzise ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha okuseduze. Nakuba kuphephe kakhulu kunokuqhubeka nokubhema, i-nicotine ingase isathinte izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi.
Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo nodokotela wakho oqeqeshiwe bazodinga ukuhlola isimo sakho senhliziyo ngaphambi kokuncoma ukuhogela i-nicotine. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengempilo yakho yenhliziyo yamuva, imithi yamanje, kanye nengozi yonke yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Ezimweni eziningi, odokotela bakhetha izindlela zokuyeka ukubhema ezingena-nicotine kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo ezinzima. Nokho, uma ungakwazanga ukuyeka ngezindlela ezinye, izinzuzo zokuyeka ukubhema zingase zidlule izingozi zokwelashwa kwe-nicotine okwesikhashana.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-nicotine inhalation eningi kakhulu, yeka ukusebenzisa idivayisi ngokushesha futhi uzihlolele izimpawu ze-nicotine overdose. Izimpawu zihlanganisa isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, isiyezi, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma ukuzizwa uphelelwa amandla.
Phuza amanzi amaningi futhi uhlale phansi noma ulale endaweni enethezekile. Izimpawu eziningi ze-nicotine overdose ezilula zithuthuka phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30-60 njengoba umzimba wakho uqhubekisa i-nicotine eyeqile.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma ukulawulwa kwe-poison uma unezimpawu ezinzima njengobunzima bokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngokuqondile uchwepheshe wezokwelapha.
Ukuvimbela ukweqisa okuzayo, gcina umkhondo wokuthi mangaki ama-puffs noma ama-sprays owasebenzisayo nsuku zonke, futhi setha izikhumbuzi uma kudingekile. Cabangela ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-smartphone noma incwadi elula yokubheka amaphethini akho okusetshenziswa.
Uma uphuthelwa ukusebenzisa ukuhogela kwakho i-nicotine lapho uvamise ukukwenza, vele ukusebenzise ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula noma uma uzwa ukulangazelela okulandelayo. Ungazami ukwenza izilinganiso eziphuthelwe ngokusebenzisa ama-puff noma ama-spray engeziwe ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Ngokungafani nemithi edinga isikhathi esiqinile, ukuhogela i-nicotine kusetshenziswa njengoba kudingeka ekulangazeleleni kunokuba kuhlelelwe ngokuqinile. Okubalulekile ukukusebenzisa ngokuqhubekayo lapho uzwa isifiso sokubhema, kunokukhathazeka ngesikhathi esiqondile.
Uma uzithola ukhohlwa njalo ukusebenzisa ukuhogela kwakho i-nicotine, zama ukukuthwala nawe ngaso sonke isikhathi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi ezimnene ngezikhathi lapho ubuyovutha khona. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina amazinga e-nicotine aqhubekayo futhi kuvimbela ukulangazelela okukhulu.
Unga qala ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwakho kwe-nicotine inhalation lapho uzizwa uqiniseka ngekhono lakho lokuphatha ukulangazelela futhi ungabhemi amasonto amaningana. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka ngemva kwamasonto angu-6-12 okusetshenziswa njalo, nakuba isikhathi somuntu ngamunye sihlukile.
Sebenza nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze udale uhlelo lokunciphisa kancane kancane kunokuyeka kungazelelwe. Unganciphisa inani lama-puff noma ama-spray ansuku zonke ngama-25% ngesonto ngalinye, uqaphele ukuthi uzizwa kanjani futhi ulungise izinga njengoba kudingeka.
Izimpawu zokuthi usukulungele ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa zihlanganisa ukuba nokulangazelela okuncane kwansuku zonke, ukuzizwa uqiniseka ezimweni ezingabhemi, nokuphatha ngempumelelo ingcindezi ngaphandle kokufinyelela i-nicotine. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqaphele lezi zinguquko ezinhle futhi uhlele ukuncishiswa kwakho ngendlela efanele.
Ukuhogela i-Nicotine kungasebenzisana nemithi ethile, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi kadokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kanye nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Eminye imithi ingase idinge ukulungiswa kwemithamo lapho uqala noma uyeka ukwelashwa nge-nicotine.
Imithi yokunciphisa igazi, imithi yesifo sikashukela, kanye neminye imithi yokucindezeleka kungathinteka ukusetshenziswa kwe-nicotine. Udokotela wakho angase adinge ukukuqapha eduze noma alungise imithamo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi yonke imithi yakho isebenza ngokuphepha ndawonye.
Ungayeki noma uqale noma iyiphi imithi ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Gcina uhlu olusha lwazo zonke izidakamizwa zakho bese ululetha kuyo yonke imihlangano yezokwelapha ukusiza udokotela wakho enze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
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