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I-Phenylephrine nasal spray iyimithi yokuvimbela ukuminyana ekusiza ukuthi kucace amakhala avalekile ngokunciphisa imithambo yegazi evuvukele emakhaleni akho. Kungenzeka ukuthi uyibonile emashalofini emakhemisi ngaphansi kwamagama emikhiqizo afana ne-Sudafed PE noma i-Neo-Synephrine, futhi ingenye yezindlela ezivame kakhulu zokwelapha ukuminyana kwamakhala okungathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela. Le mithi isebenza ngokushesha ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda okwesikhashana uma ubhekene nomkhuhlane, izifo ezingapheli, noma ukucindezela kwamathambo.
I-Phenylephrine nasal iyindlela yokuvimbela ukuminyana oyifafaza ngqo emakhaleni akho ukuze ukhululeke ekuminyaneni. Ingowodwana yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi i-sympathomimetics, okusho ukuthi ilingisa amakhemikhali athile emvelo emzimbeni wakho alawula usayizi wemithambo yegazi. Uma uyifafaza emakhaleni akho, ibangela imithambo yegazi emincane emgqeni wamakhala ukuthi inciphe noma iqine.
Lo mphumela wokuqina unciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuvuvukala emakhaleni akho, okuvula izindlela zakho zomoya futhi kwenza ukuphefumula kube lula. Imithi iyatholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela futhi iza ngamazinga ahlukene, ngokuvamile asukela ku-0.25% kuya ku-1% amandla ngokuya ngeminyaka yakho nobukhulu bokuminyana kwakho.
I-Phenylephrine nasal spray iphatha ukuminyana kwamakhala okwesikhashana okubangelwa izimo eziningana ezivamile. Abantu abaningi bayayithatha uma benomkhuhlane, izifo ezingapheli zonyaka, noma izifo zamathambo ezenza ikhala labo lizizwe livaliwe ngokuphelele.
Imithi ingahlinzeka ngokuqeda ukuminyana okuhlobene nomkhuhlane wotshani, lapho impova nezinye izinto ezingapheli zibangela ukuvuvukala kwamakhala. Iphinde ibe usizo ngesikhathi sokutheleleka okuphezulu kokuphefumula lapho amathambo akho ezizwa ecindezelwe futhi engakhululekile. Abanye abantu bayayisebenzisa ukuminyana okubangelwa izinguquko emoyeni, njengangesikhathi sezindiza zezindiza noma lapho beya ezindaweni eziphakeme ezihlukene.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, isifutho se-phenylephrine nasal singasiza ngokuvaleka kwamakhala ngenxa yezinto ezingcolisa imvelo njengothuli, intuthu, noma iphunga elinamandla. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lo muthi uphatha kuphela uphawu lokuminyana, hhayi imbangela eyinhloko yesimo sakho.
I-Phenylephrine nasal isebenza ngokuvula izamukeli ezithile emithanjeni yakho yegazi yamakhala ebizwa ngokuthi ama-alpha-adrenergic receptors. Lapho lezi zamukeli zikhuthazwa, zibangela ukuthi imithambo yegazi inciphe, okunciphisa ukugeleza kwegazi ezicutshini ezivuvukele emakhaleni akho.
Cabanga ngayo njengokunciphisa umfutho wamanzi ekhosini lengadi - igazi elincane eligijima ngalezo zithombo kusho ukuvuvukala okuncane nendawo eyengeziwe yomoya ukuthi udlule. Le nqubo ivamise ukuqala ngemizuzu embalwa ngemva kokusebenzisa isifutho, futhi ngokuvamile uzoqaphela ukuphefumula kwakho kulula ngokushesha.
Njengoba i-decongestant, i-phenylephrine ithathwa njengephumelela ngokulinganisela kodwa ithambile kunezinye izinketho ezinamandla zokubhala. Inikeza ukukhululeka okuthembekile kubantu abaningi ngaphandle kokubangela imiphumela emibi enamandla engase ikhiqizwe ezinye izinto ezikhulula ukuminyana. Imiphumela ivamise ukuhlala phakathi kwamahora angu-3 kuya kwangu-4, kuye ngamandla omuthi nokuphendula kwakho ngakunye.
Ukuthatha isifutho se-phenylephrine nasal ngendlela efanele kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola imiphumela engcono kakhulu ngenkathi unciphisa imiphumela emibi engaba khona. Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa isifutho, vungula ngobumnene amakhala akho ukuze ususe noma yimuphi umkhuhlane ongase uvimbele umuthi ukuthi ungafinyeleli ezicutshini ezivuvukele.
Susa ikepisi ebhodleleni lesifutho bese ulilungisa uma ulisebenzisa okokuqala ngokufutha kanye noma kabili emoyeni. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane phambili bese ufaka ithiphu yesifutho emgodini owodwa wamakhala, ukhombe ngemuva nangaphandle kwesithombo sakho, hhayi phezulu ngqo ebuchosheni bakho.
Nansi inqubo yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo yokusebenzisa ngendlela efanele:
Akudingeki udle ngaphambi noma ngemuva kokusebenzisa isifutho se-phenylephrine nasal, futhi akukho mingcele ethile yokudla. Kodwa-ke, ukuba negilasi lamanzi eduze kungasiza uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zokunambitheka zesikhashana ngemuva kokusebenzisa umuthi.
Isifutho se-phenylephrine nasal kufanele sisetshenziswe kuphela isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile singadluli izinsuku ezi-3 zilandelana. Lokhu kungase kubonakale sengathi isikhathi esifushane, kodwa kunesizathu esibalulekile sezokwelapha salokhu okukhawulela okubizwa ngokuthi "ukuminyana okubuyayo."
Uma usebenzisa ama-decongestants amakhala isikhathi eside, izindima zakho zamakhala zingancika emuthini. Uma uyeka ukuwusebenzisa, ukuminyana kwakho kungase kubuye kube kubi kakhulu kunakuqala, okudala umjikelezo lapho uzizwa sengathi udinga ukusebenzisa isifutho esiningi ukuze uthole ukukhululeka.
Uma ukuminyana kwakho kuqhubeka ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezi-3 zokwelashwa, sekuyisikhathi sokubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo. Bangasiza ekutholeni ukuthi ngabe unesimo esibangela ukuthi sidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile, njengokutheleleka ngamabhaktheriya e-sinus okungase kudingeke ama-antibiotics. Ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa isifutho ngaphezu kohlaka lwesikhathi olunconyiwe empeleni kungenza izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abantu abaningi bayasithwala kahle isifutho se-phenylephrine nasal, kodwa njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, kungabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile uma umuthi usetshenziswa njengoba uqondiswe isikhathi esifushane.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile ongase uyizwe ihlanganisa ukushisa okwesikhashana noma ukuluma emakhaleni akho uma uqala ukusebenzisa isifutho. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukunambitheka okubabayo noma okungajwayelekile emlonyeni wabo, ikhanda elincane, noma isiyezi esincane. Le miphumela ivame ukuba mnene futhi iyanyamalala ngokushesha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo ingahlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukwenzeka uma usebenzisa umuthi omningi kakhulu noma uwusebenzisa isikhathi eside kunokuba kunconywe. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zale miphumela emibi kakhulu, yeka ukusebenzisa isifutho bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingahlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okubangela izimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nokuminyana okukhulu okubuyayo okubi kunezimpawu zabo zokuqala, ikakhulu uma bebesebenzisa isifutho isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezi-3 ezinconyiwe.
Ngenkathi i-phenylephrine nasal spray ivame ukuphepha kubantu abadala abaningi nezingane ezineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-6 ubudala, abantu abathile kufanele bagweme ukuyisebenzisa noma bayisebenzise ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha kuphela. Izimo zakho zezempilo neminye imithi kungathinta ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani ngokuphepha le decongestant.
Abantu abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu kufanele baqaphele ngokukhethekile, njengoba i-phenylephrine ingakhuphula umfutho wegazi ngaphezulu. Uma unesifo senhliziyo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma usanda kuba nesifo senhliziyo, kufanele uthintane nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele ugweme i-phenylephrine nasal spray uma une:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele bakhulume nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-phenylephrine nasal spray, njengoba kungekho ucwaningo olwanele lokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwayo okuphelele ngalezi zikhathi. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-6 ubudala akufanele zisebenzise lo muthi ngaphandle uma ziqondiswe ngqo udokotela wezingane.
Uma usebenzisa imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi ama-MAO inhibitors (asetshenziselwa ukucindezeleka), imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi, noma ezinye izinto ezikhuthazayo, kufanele uhlole usokhemisi wakho noma udokotela ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-phenylephrine nasal spray ukuze ugweme ukuxhumana okungaba yingozi.
I-Phenylephrine nasal spray itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, okwenza kube lula ukuyithola emathunjini amaningi kanye nezitolo zokudla. Amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Neo-Synephrine, evame ukuthathwa njengenguqulo yokuqala neyaziwa kakhulu yalo muthi.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo adumile afaka i-Sudafed PE Nasal Spray, i-Little Noses Decongestant (eyenzelwe izingane), ne-Vicks Sinex. Izitolo eziningi zithwala nezinguqulo zazo ezivamile, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa ngokuvamile zibiza ngaphansi kwezinketho zegama lomkhiqizo.
Uma uthenga i-phenylephrine nasal spray, uzothola ukuthi iza ngamandla ahlukene. Ukugxila okungu-0.25% kuvame ukunconywa ezinganeni, kuyilapho amandla angu-0.5% no-1% ejwayelekile kubantu abadala. Hlala ufunda ilebula ngokucophelela ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola amandla afanele eminyaka yakho kanye nezidingo zakho.
Uma i-phenylephrine nasal spray ingakulungeli noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele, ezinye izindlela ezingasiza ukuphatha ukuminyana kwamakhala. Ama-saline nasal sprays ayindlela enobungane kakhulu futhi angasetshenziswa ngokuphepha isikhathi eside ngaphandle kwengozi yokuminyana okubuyayo.
Ezinye izifutho zamakhala ze-decongestant zihlanganisa i-oxymetazoline (etholakala ku-Afrin) kanye ne-xylometazoline (ku-Otrivin). Le mithi isebenza ngendlela efana ne-phenylephrine kodwa ingahlala isikhathi eside, nakuba ithwala ingozi efanayo yokuminyana okubuyayo uma isetshenziswa ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezi-3.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona izifutho zihlanganisa ama-decongestants omlomo afana ne-pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) noma amaphilisi omlomo e-phenylephrine. Ama-antihistamines afana ne-loratadine (Claritin) noma i-cetirizine (Zyrtec) angasiza uma ukuminyana kwakho kuhlobene nokungezwani komzimba. Amakhambi emvelo afana nokuhogela umusi, ama-humidifiers, noma ukuchelela ngamakhala ngamakhambi e-saline nawo anganikeza ukukhululeka ngaphandle kwemithi.
Kokubili i-phenylephrine ne-oxymetazoline ziyizinto ezisebenzayo ze-nasal decongestants, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezibalulekile ezingenza enye ifaneleke kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile. I-Oxymetazoline, etholakala emikhiqizweni efana ne-Afrin, ngokuvamile ihlala isikhathi eside kune-phenylephrine - ngokuvamile inikeza ukukhululeka amahora angu-10-12 uma kuqhathaniswa nama-3-4 amahora e-phenylephrine.
Nokho, i-phenylephrine ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengobungane futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emincane, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo zenhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-phenylephrine ayivamile ukubangela imizwa yokuthuthumela noma yokungazinzi engenzeka ngama-decongestants aqinile.
Imithi yomibili inengozi efanayo yokuminyana okubuyayo uma isetshenziswa izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezi-3 zilandelana. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika ekutheni udinga isikhathi esingakanani sokukhululeka nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emithini ngayinye. Uma udinga ukukhululeka okuhlala isikhathi eside futhi ukwazi ukubekezelela imiphumela eqinile, i-oxymetazoline ingase ilungele kakhulu. Uma ukhetha imiphumela emnene noma unezimo ezizwelayo, i-phenylephrine ingaba yindlela engcono.
I-phenylephrine nasal spray ingakhuphula umfutho wegazi, ngakho-ke abantu abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu kufanele bayisebenzise ngokucophelela. Ngenkathi inani elithathwa ngamaphaseji akho ekhala lincane kakhulu kunemithi yomlomo, lingase lithinte uhlelo lwakho lwe-cardiovascular.
Uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu olawulwa kahle futhi uhlela kuphela ukusebenzisa isifutho usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, kungase kwamukeleke ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Kodwa-ke, uma umfutho wegazi lakho ungawelwe kahle noma usebenzisa imithi eminingi yomfutho wegazi, kungcono ukugwema i-phenylephrine ngokuphelele. Cabangela ukusebenzisa izifutho zekhala ze-saline noma ezinye izindlela ezingezona ezemithi esikhundleni salokho.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-phenylephrine nasal spray eningi kunokunconywe, ungesabi, kodwa ziqaphelele izinto ezingezinhle. Ukusebenzisa okuningi kungabangela izimpawu ezinjengokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ikhanda elibuhlungu elibuhlungu, isiyezi, isicanucanu, noma ukuzizwa unovalo.
Phuza amanzi amaningi bese uzama ukuphumula endaweni ethule, enethezekile. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima ezinjengobuhlungu besifuba, ikhanda elibuhlungu elibuhlungu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo kakhulu, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ngezimpawu ezithambile, kufanele zithuthuke kancane kancane emahoreni ambalwa alandelayo njengoba umuthi uphela.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-phenylephrine nasal spray, vele uyisebenzise uma ukhumbula, inqobo nje uma kungesona isikhathi esiseduze somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Njengoba i-phenylephrine nasal spray isetshenziswa njengoba kudingeka ukuze kuncishiswe ukuminyana kunokuba ngeshejuli eqinile, ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona into ekhathazayo. Vele uqhubeke nephethini yakho yokulinganisa ejwayelekile futhi ukhumbule ukuthi akufanele uyisebenzise izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezi-3 zilandelana kungakhathaliseki imithamo ephuthelwe.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-phenylephrine nasal spray nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, kodwa ngokufanelekile, kufanele uyeke ngemva kokuba ukuminyana kwakho kuthuthuke noma ngemva kokuyisebenzisa izinsuku ezi-3, noma ngabe yini eza kuqala. Akunasidingo sokunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane - ungamane uyeke ukuyisebenzisa.
Uma ukuminyana kwakho kubuya ngemva kokuyeka isifutho ngaphakathi kwemikhawulo yezinsuku ezi-3, ungaqala ukuyisebenzisa futhi. Nokho, uma usuvele uyisebenzise izinsuku ezi-3 zilandelana, kufanele uthathe ikhefu okungenani izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa futhi ukuze ugweme ukuminyana okubuyayo. Ngesikhathi saleli khefu, cabangela ukusebenzisa izifutho ze-saline noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingenawo umuthi.
Ukuvikeleka kwe-phenylephrine nasal spray ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa akukacwaningwa ngokujulile, ngakho-ke kungcono ukubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa. Nakuba inani elithathwa ngomlomo ngokusetshenziswa kwekhala lincane, noma yimuphi umuthi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kufanele ucabangwe ngokucophelela.
Udokotela wakho angasiza ekulinganiseni izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nobukhulu bokuminyana kwakho. Bangase batusa ezinye izindlela eziphephile njengezifutho ze-saline nasal, ama-humidifier, noma ezinye izindlela ezingenawo umuthi zokuphatha ukuminyana kwakho kwekhala ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
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